What is median age in Uruguay?

Median age in Uruguay was 35.78 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 35.78 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 26.83 years in 1950.

How does Uruguay rank for median age?

Uruguay ranks 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Uruguay

Name: Median age in Uruguay
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uruguay: Median age was 35.78 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

35.78 years

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

94th

of 236 countries

All-time high

35.78 years

in 2023

All-time low

26.83 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Uruguay, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Uruguay stood at 35.78 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Uruguay peaked at 35.78 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.83 years, in 1950.

Uruguay ranks 94th 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	27.34 years	26.83 years	27.86 years	10
1960s	28.37 years	27.96 years	28.77 years	10
1970s	29.03 years	28.86 years	29.09 years	10
1980s	29.39 years	29.07 years	29.76 years	10
1990s	30.39 years	29.86 years	30.89 years	10
2000s	31.75 years	31 years	32.73 years	10
2010s	33.92 years	33 years	34.76 years	10
2020s	35.39 years	35.02 years	35.78 years	4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

91 Chile 35.97 years compare
92 Armenia 35.83 years compare
93 Iceland 35.81 years compare
95 Dominica 35.62 years compare
96 Antigua and Barbuda 35.49 years compare
97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 35.35 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Uruguay

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0143 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.862 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.9506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 73.32 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 78.34 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 87.72 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Uruguay?: Median age in Uruguay was 35.78 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 35.78 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 26.83 years in 1950.
How does Uruguay rank for median age?: Uruguay ranks 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.