Rwanda vs Uruguay: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Rwanda
533,294 people
in 2023
Uruguay
533,083 people
in 2023
Rwanda rank
105th
Uruguay rank
106th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Rwanda
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 533,294 people against 533,083 people in Uruguay, a difference of 211 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Rwanda ranks 105th 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 Rwanda Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 76,448 people 192,822 people 116,374 people Uruguay
1960s 103,551 people 224,823 people 121,272 people Uruguay
1970s 123,386 people 275,769 people 152,382 people Uruguay
1980s 145,005 people 330,835 people 185,830 people Uruguay
1990s 153,485 people 392,363 people 238,878 people Uruguay
2000s 228,251 people 446,391 people 218,140 people Uruguay
2010s 344,516 people 489,465 people 144,949 people Uruguay
2020s 494,234 people 525,690 people 31,456 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, Rwanda or Uruguay?
Rwanda, at 533,294 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 Rwanda and Uruguay?
211 people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uruguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Uruguay rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Rwanda ranks 105th 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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Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.