SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate in Uruguay
Uruguay: SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate was 0.1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate in Uruguay is 0.1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate in Uruguay peaked at 0.409 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 89th out of 117 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1 | — |
| 2001 | 0.103 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.409 | +297.1% |
| 2003 | 0.337 | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 0.197 | -41.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1 | -49.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1646 | 0.1 | 0.409 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 86 Barbados 0.301 compare
- 87 Montenegro 0.291 compare
- 88 Jordan 0.169 compare
- 89 Albania 0.1 compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 0.1 compare
- 89 Belarus 0.1 compare
- 89 Belize 0.1 compare
- 89 Chile 0.1 compare
- 89 China 0.1 compare
- 89 Costa Rica 0.1 compare
- 89 Algeria 0.1 compare
- 89 Iraq 0.1 compare
- 89 Kazakhstan 0.1 compare
- 89 Maldives 0.1 compare
- 89 Mongolia 0.1 compare
- 89 Mauritius 0.1 compare
- 89 Malaysia 0.1 compare
- 89 Paraguay 0.1 compare
- 89 Palestine, State of 0.1 compare
- 89 Thailand 0.1 compare
- 89 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1 compare
- 89 Tunisia 0.1 compare
- 89 Türkiye 0.1 compare
- 89 Ukraine 0.1 compare
More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,839 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,839 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4412 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate in Uruguay?
- Sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate in Uruguay was 0.1 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.409 in 2002.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate?
- Uruguay ranks 89th out of 117 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The series is part of the ILO modelled estimates and is harmonized to account for differences in national data and scope of coverage, collection and tabulation methodologies as well as for other country-specific factors. The working poverty rate conveys the percentage of employed persons living in poverty in spite of being employed. Poverty is defined using the international poverty line of US$3 per day in purchasing power parity (PPP). For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.