Act Now LATAM | Act Now LATAM Strategic is dedicated to promoting the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fostering collaboration with Mexican and Latin American organizations to create a more sustainable, equitable, and prosperous future for all

Fostering trust, promoting transparency

united for the sustainable future of Latin America.

Learn More

Act Now Foundation LATAM is a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor

based in Florida, USA. We issue tax-deductible receipts

and serve as a bridge between US donors and

Latin American organizations aligned with the UN’s

Sustainable development Goals

Data

Poverty and income distribution

Poverty in Latina America is geographically distributed in a heterogeneous manner. Thus, there are areas in the region where poverty exceeds 60% of the population, particularly in extensive areas of the northern South America and Central America. On the other hand, in the Southern Cone of Latin America, the opposite situation is observed, with poverty rates below 15% in the southern states of Brazil, in practically all departments of Uruguay, as well as in the central region of Chile. The estimates presented here are based on the application of Small Area Estimation techniques, wich combine census information, household survey data, and statistical models.

Older adults who receive insufficient pensions according to percapita income quintiles, by sex

In Latin America, a good part of people aged 65 and over do not have pensions, or these are insufficient to sustan them out of poverty. The percentage of people in these situation is higher in the lowest income quintiles, as well as among women. In the first two quintiles, more than half of the other adults receive insufficient pensions or do not receive them al all.

National accounts

The recovery at the regional level during the year 2022 of 4.0% is explained by a contribution of internal demand to GDP of 4.1% and the negative contribution of -0.1% of externar demand.

Persons who completed secondary education according to geographic area of residence, by sex

In the region, a significant number of young adults (between the ages of 20 and 24) have not been able to finish secondary school. Its culmination is a basic achievement to enable the integration of people into modern societies and achieve higher levels of well-being. In urban areas, 77% of women and 70% of the men have achieved this achievement. In rural areas, 56% of women and 53% of men have finished high school.

People living in urban areas according to housing tenure status, by per capita income quintiles

Housing is the most important asset that most households have. Being an owner is the guarantee of having a place to stay and deal with emergency situations, something that does not happen in other types of tenures. In Latin America, mosto people own the home in wich they reside. However, the percentages vary widely according to the socieconomic level of the households: in the first quintile, 57% of people live in their own home, while in the richest quintile this percentage reaches 74%.

Environmetal resources and their use

Primary renewable energy generation in the region has remained stable in recent years. The burning orf organic matter, mainly sugarcane and wood, remains the most used energy source (17.9%). As for no-combustible resources, hydroenergy maintains a historical participation of 8.7%.