Population growth rate vs median age in Uruguay

Uruguay: Population growth rate vs median age was 0.0088 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0088
Change on year
up 110.1%
World rank
182nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.21
in 1963
All-time low
-0.1655
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Population growth rate vs median age in Uruguay, 1950–2023

00.51195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population growth rate vs median age in Uruguay is 0.0088, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 110.1% on the previous year and down 98.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population growth rate vs median age in Uruguay peaked at 1.21 in 1963 and was at its lowest, -0.1655, in 2021.

That places Uruguay 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Population growth rate vs median age in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Population growth rate vs median age in Uruguay, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 1.02 —
1951 1.05 +2.4%
1952 1.08 +2.8%
1953 1.1 +2.6%
1954 1.13 +2.5%
1955 1.14 +0.7%
1956 1.17 +2.9%
1957 1.18 +1.1%
1958 1.2 +1.1%
1959 1.2 +0.1%
1960 1.2 +0.4%
1961 1.21 +0.5%
1962 1.21 +0.3%
1963 1.21 +0.0%
1964 1.18 -2.6%
1965 1.15 -2.7%
1966 1.12 -2.6%
1967 1.08 -3.5%
1968 1.06 -2.2%
1969 1.04 -1.7%
1970 1.03 -0.8%
1971 1.02 -1.1%
1972 1.02 +0.5%
1973 1.06 +4.0%
1974 1.13 +6.0%
1975 1.16 +3.0%
1976 1.15 -1.2%
1977 1.08 -6.2%
1978 1.03 -4.5%
1979 0.9339 -9.2%
1980 0.8622 -7.7%
1981 0.8426 -2.3%
1982 0.8477 +0.6%
1983 0.8079 -4.7%
1984 0.7888 -2.4%
1985 0.7951 +0.8%
1986 0.808 +1.6%
1987 0.8023 -0.7%
1988 0.8172 +1.9%
1989 0.8205 +0.4%
1990 0.8278 +0.9%
1991 0.8142 -1.6%
1992 0.7914 -2.8%
1993 0.7671 -3.1%
1994 0.7765 +1.2%
1995 0.7798 +0.4%
1996 0.7683 -1.5%
1997 0.7364 -4.2%
1998 0.6827 -7.3%
1999 0.6713 -1.7%
2000 0.6448 -3.9%
2001 0.6331 -1.8%
2002 0.6122 -3.3%
2003 0.5677 -7.3%
2004 0.5503 -3.1%
2005 0.576 +4.7%
2006 0.5406 -6.1%
2007 0.5287 -2.2%
2008 0.5099 -3.6%
2009 0.512 +0.4%
2010 0.4891 -4.5%
2011 0.4489 -8.2%
2012 0.4653 +3.7%
2013 0.4878 +4.8%
2014 0.4838 -0.8%
2015 0.4808 -0.6%
2016 0.4145 -13.8%
2017 0.3219 -22.3%
2018 0.2157 -33.0%
2019 0.114 -47.1%
2020 0.1191 +4.5%
2021 -0.1655 -239.0%
2022 -0.0874 -47.2%
2023 0.0088 -110.1%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.0088 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1118, 8% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.0088 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4839, 2% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population growth rate vs median age in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 -239.0% 0.1191 -0.1655
2023 +110.1% -0.0874 0.0088
2022 +47.2% -0.1655 -0.0874
2019 -47.1% 0.2157 0.114
2018 -33.0% 0.3219 0.2157

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.13 1.02 1.2 10
1960s 1.15 1.04 1.21 10
1970s 1.06 0.9339 1.16 10
1980s 0.8192 0.7888 0.8622 10
1990s 0.7615 0.6713 0.8278 10
2000s 0.5675 0.5099 0.6448 10
2010s 0.3922 0.114 0.4891 10
2020s -0.0313 -0.1655 0.1191 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 179 Sweden 0.0377 compare
  2. 180 France 0.0343 compare
  3. 181 Denmark 0.009 compare
  4. 183 Netherlands 0.0083 compare
  5. 184 Aruba -0.0122 compare
  6. 185 Slovakia -0.0343 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population growth rate vs median age in Uruguay?
Population growth rate vs median age in Uruguay was 0.0088 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 1963.
What is the lowest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1655 in 2021.
How does Uruguay rank for population growth rate vs median age?
Uruguay ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is population growth rate vs median age rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate vs median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population growth rate vs median age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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