Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of population below international poverty line in Uruguay, 1981–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population below international poverty line in Uruguay is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population below international poverty line in Uruguay peaked at 1.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1981.
Uruguay ranks 103rd of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 1.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +57.1% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +36.4% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -42.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 50% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5%, 8% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +200.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 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)
- 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 proportion of population below international poverty line in Uruguay?
- Proportion of population below international poverty line in Uruguay was 0.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Uruguay ranks 103rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population below international poverty line rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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