Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Age dependency ratio
Sri Lanka
51.9%
in 2025
Uruguay
51.9%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
140th
Uruguay rank
139th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 51.9% against 51.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 140th and Uruguay ranks 139th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.0% | 56.9% | 23.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 73.2% | 58.9% | 14.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 66.7% | 59.8% | 6.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 55.7% | 59.2% | 3.5% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 59.2% | 10.7% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 55.9% | 5.4% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 53.0% | 1.2% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 51.9% against 51.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uruguay rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Sri Lanka ranks 140th and Uruguay ranks 139th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 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.