Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 9.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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 9.1% for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in 2024.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Uruguay peaked at 29.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2017.
Uruguay ranks 78th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 29.8% | — |
| 2007 | 26.5% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +31.5% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 19.4% | 29.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.7% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.1% | 11.5% | 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 of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Uruguay?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Uruguay was 9.1% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Uruguay ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.