Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 533,083 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Uruguay, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Uruguay is 533,083 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Uruguay peaked at 533,083 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 183,824 people, in 1950.
Uruguay ranks 106th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 192,822 people | 183,824 people | 203,918 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 224,823 people | 207,076 people | 245,583 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 275,769 people | 250,640 people | 304,545 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 330,835 people | 310,262 people | 354,128 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 392,363 people | 361,055 people | 420,865 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 446,391 people | 426,180 people | 465,496 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 489,465 people | 469,865 people | 512,099 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 525,690 people | 518,926 people | 533,083 people | 4 |
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More population data for Uruguay
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 78,530 people (2100)
- Population density 12.83 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1,322 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Uruguay?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Uruguay was 533,083 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 533,083 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 183,824 people in 1950.
- How does Uruguay rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Uruguay ranks 106th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.