The incidence of homelessness and poverty in households registered a decrease from 2006 onwards, keeping estimates for 2018 at levels similar to those of previous years. However, in 2020 the percentage of households below the indigence line in Uruguay increased to 0.3 percent.
Percentage of households below the indigence line in Uruguay from 2006 to 2020
To determine if a household lives in situation of poverty or indigence, the National Institute of Statistics of Uruguay takes into account the value of the basic food and non-food basket, and the number of household members.
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Presidencia del Uruguay, & Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto. (March 25, 2021). Percentage of households below the indigence line in Uruguay from 2006 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/862180/indigence-line-share-households-uruguay/
Presidencia del Uruguay, und Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto. "Percentage of households below the indigence line in Uruguay from 2006 to 2020." Chart. March 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/862180/indigence-line-share-households-uruguay/
Presidencia del Uruguay, Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto. (2021). Percentage of households below the indigence line in Uruguay from 2006 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/862180/indigence-line-share-households-uruguay/
Presidencia del Uruguay, and Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto. "Percentage of Households below The Indigence Line in Uruguay from 2006 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/862180/indigence-line-share-households-uruguay/
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