Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 17.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 17.4% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Uruguay peaked at 19.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2018.
Uruguay ranks 20th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 19.4% | — |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | -2.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 17.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 17.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.8%, 98% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 18.8% | 19.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 16.9% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.3% | 18.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More infrastructure data for Uruguay
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 145.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.21 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3562 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1195 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.46 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Uruguay?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Uruguay was 17.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Uruguay ranks 20th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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