Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Uruguay
Uruguay: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 5,661 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Uruguay is 5,661, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Uruguay peaked at 33,711 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3,063, in 2018.
That places Uruguay 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,544 | 13,547 | 33,711 | 4 |
| 2010s | 6,723 | 3,063 | 10,247 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,838 | 5,242 | 9,402 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.41 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,058 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 25.88 (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.218 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.49 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1027 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1027 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1186 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2514 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Uruguay?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Uruguay was 5,661 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 33,711 in 2006.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,063 in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Uruguay ranks 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).