In 2022, the Cerro Largo region was the area in Uruguay with the highest percentage of people living in poverty, at 19.1 percent. Rivera was the second poorest region with approximately 15.5 percent. Uruguay's capital, Montevideo, rounded out the top three with nearly 13 percent of its residents living in poverty.
Share of people living in poverty in Uruguay in 2022, by region
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MInisterio de Desarrollo Social (Uruguay). (May 16, 2024). Share of people living in poverty in Uruguay in 2022, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399843/uruguay-people-living-poverty-region/
MInisterio de Desarrollo Social (Uruguay). "Share of people living in poverty in Uruguay in 2022, by region ." Chart. May 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399843/uruguay-people-living-poverty-region/
MInisterio de Desarrollo Social (Uruguay). (2024). Share of people living in poverty in Uruguay in 2022, by region . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399843/uruguay-people-living-poverty-region/
MInisterio de Desarrollo Social (Uruguay). "Share of People Living in Poverty in Uruguay in 2022, by Region ." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399843/uruguay-people-living-poverty-region/
MInisterio de Desarrollo Social (Uruguay), Share of people living in poverty in Uruguay in 2022, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399843/uruguay-people-living-poverty-region/ (last visited November 26, 2024)
Share of people living in poverty in Uruguay in 2022, by region [Graph], MInisterio de Desarrollo Social (Uruguay), May 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399843/uruguay-people-living-poverty-region/