Gender in Uruguay

237 indicators covering gender for Uruguay.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 2030 down 20.7% 140th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year 2030 down 54.4% 168th
Population 2,839 2030 up 4.2% 132nd
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,839 2030 up 4.2% 132nd
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4412 % change on previous year 2030 down 13.9% 139th
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 2025 down 30.9% 140th
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 2025 down 30.8% 140th
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 2025 down 30.3% 140th
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 2025 down 30.0% 140th
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 2025 down 29.3% 140th
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 17,097 2025 down 28.9% 140th
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,390 2025 down 27.6% 141st
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,268 2025 down 27.1% 141st
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 16,768 2025 down 25.8% 140th
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 17,671 2025 down 25.1% 141st
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 17,413 2025 down 23.3% 140th
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 18,383 2025 down 22.5% 140th
Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 35.05 2027 down 2.3% 131st
Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.875 2025 down 2.8% 41st
Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.856 2025 down 6.0% 42nd
Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.801 2025 down 8.6% 65th
Women's Political Participation Index 0.985 2025 up 4.9% 52nd
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.875 2025 down 2.8% 41st
Key features of women's political empowerment 0.875 2025 down 2.8% 41st
Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 0.4592 % change on previous year 2025 up 312.9% 50th
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.875 2025 down 2.8% 41st
Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 20th
Prevalence of obesity, female 37.7% 2024 up 31.1% 52nd
Prevalence of obesity, male 31.8% 2024 up 32.8% 29th
Life expectancy at age 60, female 25.39 years 2024 up 2.8% 48th
Life expectancy at age 60, male 15.68 years 2024 down 17.9% 185th
Share of women who are obese 37.7% 2024 up 31.2% 55th
Share of women who are overweight or obese 66.6% 2024 up 14.0% 60th
Share of overweight men vs. women 71.7% 2024 up 13.8% 20th
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 88.2% 2024 up 1.1% 83rd
Share of women who are married or in a union 11.0% 2013 down 2.3% 66th
Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th
Population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 24.6% 142nd
Population, annual growth rate -0.044 % change on previous year 2024 down 113.4% 160th
Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 34.3% 82nd
Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 251.88 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 24.0% 48th
Women, Business and the Law Index 88.75 index (0–100) 2023 up 6.8% 50th
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 122nd
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 94th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 15.4% 128th
Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Population, per square kilometre 19.36 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1.3% 160th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 4.1% 60th
Labor force, female 828,804 2025 up 6.0% 122nd
Labor force, female, per capita 0.2449 units per person 2025 up 5.5% 41st
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2025 up 0.2% 68th