El Salvador vs Uruguay: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
El Salvador
504,728 people
in 2023
Uruguay
533,083 people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
107th
Uruguay rank
106th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 533,083 people against 504,728 people in El Salvador, a difference of 28,355 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 107th and Uruguay ranks 106th of 236 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87,699 people | 192,822 people | 105,123 people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 103,458 people | 224,823 people | 121,365 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 118,482 people | 275,769 people | 157,287 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 129,507 people | 330,835 people | 201,328 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 197,947 people | 392,363 people | 194,416 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 352,238 people | 446,391 people | 94,153 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 438,680 people | 489,465 people | 50,785 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 491,128 people | 525,690 people | 34,562 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, El Salvador or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 533,083 people against 504,728 people in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 28,355 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- El Salvador ranks 107th and Uruguay ranks 106th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.