In 2020, it was estimated that 0.4 percent of the Uruguayan population were living below the indigence line,up from 0.2 percent on the previous year. Between 2007 and 2018, the percentage of population below the indigence line in Uruguay showed a downward trend.
Percentage of population below the indigence line in Uruguay from 2006 to 2020
To determine the line of indigence and poverty, 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 population below the indigence line in Uruguay from 2006 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/862192/indigence-line-share-population-uruguay/
Presidencia del Uruguay, und Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto. "Percentage of population below the indigence line in Uruguay from 2006 to 2020." Chart. March 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/862192/indigence-line-share-population-uruguay/
Presidencia del Uruguay, Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto. (2021). Percentage of population below the indigence line in Uruguay from 2006 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/862192/indigence-line-share-population-uruguay/
Presidencia del Uruguay, and Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto. "Percentage of Population below The Indigence Line in Uruguay from 2006 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/862192/indigence-line-share-population-uruguay/
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