Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Uruguay
Uruguay: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 0.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2006
All-time low
0.1%
in 2006
Years of data
18
2006–2023
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Uruguay, 2006–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Uruguay is 0.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Uruguay peaked at 0.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2006.
That places Uruguay 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.1% | — |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 8% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 24 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
- 25 Mongolia 0.3% compare
- 26 Montenegro 0.3% compare
- 27 Albania 0.1% compare
- 27 Azerbaijan 0.1%
- 27 Belarus 0.1% compare
- 27 Chile 0.1% compare
- 27 China 0.1% compare
- 27 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
- 27 Paraguay 0.1% compare
- 27 State of Palestine 0.1% compare
- 27 Thailand 0.1% compare
- 27 Türkiye 0.1% compare
- 27 Ukraine 0.1% compare
- 27 Turkey 0.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,058 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.88 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Uruguay?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Uruguay was 0.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Uruguay ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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