Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 5.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 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 5.9% for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Uruguay peaked at 22.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2017.
That places Uruguay 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22.1% | — |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -29.2% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +43.1% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 13.4% | 22.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Uruguay?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Uruguay was 5.9% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Uruguay ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.