Malawi vs Uruguay: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Malawi
546,872 people
in 2023
Uruguay
533,083 people
in 2023
Malawi rank
103rd
Uruguay rank
106th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Malawi
- Uruguay
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 546,872 people against 533,083 people in Uruguay, a difference of 13,789 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Malawi ranks 103rd and Uruguay ranks 106th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 98,892 people | 192,822 people | 93,931 people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 120,100 people | 224,823 people | 104,723 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 148,145 people | 275,769 people | 127,623 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 282,366 people | 330,835 people | 48,470 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 346,826 people | 392,363 people | 45,537 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 479,769 people | 446,391 people | 33,378 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 525,995 people | 489,465 people | 36,530 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 536,054 people | 525,690 people | 10,364 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Malawi or Uruguay?
- Malawi, at 546,872 people against 533,083 people in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Malawi and Uruguay?
- 13,789 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Uruguay rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Malawi ranks 103rd 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+.