Cuba vs Uruguay: Population ages 65 and above
Cuba
17.0%
in 2025
Uruguay
16.3%
in 2025
Cuba rank
57th
Uruguay rank
60th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Cuba
- Uruguay
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 17.0% against 16.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Cuba ranks 57th and Uruguay ranks 60th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 8.4% | 3.9% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 9.6% | 3.6% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 11.0% | 3.1% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 12.3% | 3.5% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 13.6% | 2.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 14.6% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.8% | 0.4% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Cuba or Uruguay?
- Cuba, at 17.0% against 16.3% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Cuba and Uruguay?
- 0.7%, 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 population ages 65 and above?
- Cuba ranks 57th and Uruguay ranks 60th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.