Montevideo city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Montevideo city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
12.9%
2023
13.4%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+3.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -3.6 pp (-27.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -3.9 pp (-41.9%) |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +4.3 pp (79.6%) |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +1.9 pp (19.6%) |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +1.8 pp (15.5%) |