Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 5,661 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 5,661 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Uruguay peaked at 33,711 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3,063 people, 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 people | 13,547 people | 33,711 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 6,723 people | 3,063 people | 10,247 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,838 people | 5,242 people | 9,402 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (2021)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.218 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1027 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1027 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1186 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.5% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2514 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Uruguay?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Uruguay was 5,661 people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 33,711 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,063 people in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Uruguay ranks 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.