Jamaica vs Uruguay: Population by age group

Jamaica
165,500 people
in 2023
Uruguay
175,413 people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
144th
Uruguay rank
142nd

Population by age group over time

  • Jamaica
  • Uruguay
0100.0k200.0k300.0k195019862023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 175,413 people against 165,500 people in Jamaica, a difference of 9,913 people.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Jamaica ranks 144th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 226,788 people 230,604 people 3,816 people Uruguay
1960s 301,311 people 264,152 people 37,159 people Jamaica
1970s 296,037 people 274,246 people 21,790 people Jamaica
1980s 295,609 people 264,597 people 31,012 people Jamaica
1990s 298,965 people 270,192 people 28,773 people Jamaica
2000s 251,631 people 249,839 people 1,792 people Jamaica
2010s 197,276 people 231,588 people 34,312 people Uruguay
2020s 168,524 people 189,482 people 20,958 people Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Jamaica or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 175,413 people against 165,500 people in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Jamaica and Uruguay?
9,913 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uruguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Uruguay rank globally for population by age group?
Jamaica ranks 144th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.