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
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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.