Cuba vs Uruguay: Age dependency ratio, old
Cuba
25.1%
in 2025
Uruguay
24.7%
in 2025
Cuba rank
58th
Uruguay rank
59th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Cuba
- Uruguay
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 25.1% against 24.7% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Cuba ranks 58th and Uruguay ranks 59th of 217 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 13.3% | 5.5% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 10.5% | 15.3% | 4.8% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 17.5% | 5.4% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 19.6% | 6.8% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 21.6% | 5.7% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 22.8% | 2.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 24.1% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Cuba or Uruguay?
- Cuba, at 25.1% against 24.7% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Cuba and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Uruguay rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Cuba ranks 58th and Uruguay ranks 59th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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.