Age dependency ratio in Uruguay
Uruguay: Age dependency ratio was 51.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 51.9% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Uruguay peaked at 60.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2025.
Uruguay ranks 138th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.9% | 55.7% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.9% | 58.1% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.8% | 59.5% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 58.8% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 57.9% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 54.6% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 51.9% | 54.2% | 6 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 22,492 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 13.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 22,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 23,494 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 216,510 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 19.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 334,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 23,933 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 24,094 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 22,834 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Uruguay?
- Age dependency ratio in Uruguay was 51.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2025.
- How does Uruguay rank for age dependency ratio?
- Uruguay ranks 138th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.