How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Uruguay
Uruguay: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Uruguay stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Uruguay peaked at 1.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
That places Uruguay 97th 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.
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -27.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -44.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -33.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -30.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -42.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -23.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +46.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +110.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -44.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +55.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -29.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 42% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.1%, 5% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 4 |
| 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 how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Uruguay?
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Uruguay was 0.2% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
- Uruguay ranks 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.