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

Singapore
682,387 people
in 2023
Uruguay
633,076 people
in 2023
Singapore rank
139th
Uruguay rank
140th

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

  • Singapore
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 682,387 people against 633,076 people in Uruguay, a difference of 49,311 people.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Singapore ranks 139th and Uruguay ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 548,146 people 648,580 people 100,434 people Uruguay
1960s 790,679 people 740,479 people 50,200 people Singapore
1970s 740,697 people 785,740 people 45,043 people Uruguay
1980s 633,308 people 796,530 people 163,222 people Uruguay
1990s 710,216 people 790,003 people 79,787 people Uruguay
2000s 742,743 people 774,662 people 31,919 people Uruguay
2010s 703,056 people 713,895 people 10,840 people Uruguay
2020s 679,954 people 653,226 people 26,728 people Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Singapore or Uruguay?
Singapore, at 682,387 people against 633,076 people in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Singapore and Uruguay?
49,311 people, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Uruguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Singapore and Uruguay rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Singapore ranks 139th 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.