indigenous people in Latin America continue to experience extremely high poverty rates.
Overall, both the number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America has increased since 2015, reaching 201 and 82 million persons in 2022, respectively. The recent setback experienced in the region partially reverted the improvements witnessed during the early 2000s. Furthermore, Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2022 (in millions)
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Overview
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- Basic Statistic People living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic Poverty rate by gender in Latin American countries 2021
- Basic Statistic Gini coefficient income distribution inequality in Latin America 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Latin America: gender gap index 2023, by country
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Poverty
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- Premium Statistic Share of population below the poverty line in Uruguay 2006-2023
- Basic Statistic Poverty headcount ratio at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day in Uruguay 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of people living in poverty in Uruguay 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Share of the population below the poverty line in Uruguay 2011-2023, by age
- Premium Statistic Uruguay: share of households below the poverty line 2006-2023
Food insecurity
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- Premium Statistic Uruguay: food insecurity prevalence 2014-2022, by severity
- Basic Statistic Share of population unable to afford to eat healthy in Uruguay, 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Distribution of food insecure households in Uruguay in 2023, by region
- Basic Statistic Distribution of food insecure households in Uruguay in 2023, by income quintile
- Basic Statistic Distribution of food insecure households with children under six in Uruguay 2023
Social inequality
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- Basic Statistic Uruguay: wealth inequality based on income concentration 2012-2022
- Basic Statistic Income ratio between the tenth and first income deciles in Uruguay 2006-2023
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Uruguay 2023, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Share of the population below the poverty line in Uruguay 2023, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Share of child poverty in Uruguay 2010-2020, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Percentage of indigenous people living under the poverty line in Uruguay 2007-2022
- Basic Statistic Share of students who feel unsafe in school in Uruguay 2022, by socioeconomic status
Gender inequality
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- Basic Statistic Gender gap index in Uruguay 2014-2023
- Basic Statistic Gender gap index in Uruguay 2023, by area
- Basic Statistic Labor market gender gap index in Uruguay 2023, by area
- Basic Statistic Share of poverty in households in Uruguay 2023, by region and gender headship
- Premium Statistic Moderate or severe food insecurity prevalence in Uruguay 2018-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Distribution of paid and unpaid labor in Uruguay 2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Share of time spent on domestic work by each gender in Uruguay 2022, by task
- Basic Statistic Public opinion on the importance of gender equality in Uruguay 2023
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (January 27, 2023). Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. January 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2023). Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Number of People Living in Poverty and Extreme Poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, January 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/