Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 5.85 in 2024. β Volatile
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Uruguay, 2006β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Uruguay is 5.85, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Uruguay peaked at 22.09 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.52, in 2017.
Uruguay ranks 77th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 17.36 | 13.43 | 22.09 | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.73 | 4.52 | 11.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.51 | 5.85 | 7.11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.41 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,058 (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 revenues vs income inequality 25.88 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.218 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Uruguay?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Uruguay was 5.85 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 22.09 in 2006.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Uruguay ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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