Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.2% for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Uruguay peaked at 1.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
Uruguay ranks 98th of 120 countries on this measure, 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 | 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)
- 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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.5% (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)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2514 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Uruguay?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 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 share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines?
- Uruguay ranks 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 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 Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines. 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.