Life expectancy at birth, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Life expectancy at birth, female was 82.04 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Uruguay, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Uruguay stood at 82.04 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Uruguay peaked at 82.04 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71 years, in 1960.
Uruguay ranks 56th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.51 years | 71 years | 71.99 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.14 years | 72.15 years | 73.98 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.61 years | 74.31 years | 76.61 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.63 years | 76.9 years | 78.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.6 years | 78.86 years | 80.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.96 years | 80.52 years | 81.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.19 years | 79.44 years | 82.04 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 22,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 23,494 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 13.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 216,510 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 19.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 22,492 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 22,834 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 334,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 24,094 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Uruguay?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Uruguay was 82.04 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 82.04 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 71 years in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Uruguay ranks 56th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.