Croatia vs Uruguay: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Croatia
550,842 people
in 2023
Uruguay
633,076 people
in 2023
Croatia rank
143rd
Uruguay rank
140th

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

  • Croatia
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 633,076 people against 550,842 people in Croatia, a difference of 82,234 people.

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

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

Croatia ranks 143rd and Uruguay ranks 140th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 1.11 million people 648,580 people 456,620 people Croatia
1960s 1.11 million people 740,479 people 370,729 people Croatia
1970s 998,602 people 785,740 people 212,862 people Croatia
1980s 982,113 people 796,530 people 185,584 people Croatia
1990s 851,414 people 790,003 people 61,411 people Croatia
2000s 691,238 people 774,662 people 83,424 people Uruguay
2010s 616,645 people 713,895 people 97,251 people Uruguay
2020s 561,339 people 653,226 people 91,887 people Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Croatia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 633,076 people against 550,842 people in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Croatia and Uruguay?
82,234 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Uruguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Uruguay rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Croatia ranks 143rd and Uruguay ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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

Indicator
Share 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 0-14.