Ireland vs Uruguay: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Ireland
0.1621 units per person
in 2025
Uruguay
0.1628 units per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
60th
Uruguay rank
59th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • Uruguay
00.050.10.15196019922025

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.1628 units per person against 0.1621 units per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.0007 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 59th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.112 units per person 0.0844 units per person 0.0276 units per person Ireland
1970s 0.1085 units per person 0.0962 units per person 0.0123 units per person Ireland
1980s 0.1089 units per person 0.1098 units per person 0.0009 units per person Uruguay
1990s 0.1137 units per person 0.1234 units per person 0.0097 units per person Uruguay
2000s 0.1102 units per person 0.136 units per person 0.0258 units per person Uruguay
2010s 0.1288 units per person 0.146 units per person 0.0172 units per person Uruguay
2020s 0.1537 units per person 0.1576 units per person 0.0039 units per person Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Ireland or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.1628 units per person against 0.1621 units per person in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Ireland and Uruguay?
0.0007 units per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Uruguay?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Uruguay rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Ireland ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 59th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.