Age dependency ratio in Uruguay
Uruguay: Age dependency ratio was 51.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 51.9% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Uruguay peaked at 60.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2025.
Uruguay ranks 138th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.7% | — |
| 1961 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 56.8% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 57.4% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 57.7% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 58.0% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 58.2% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 58.2% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 58.3% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 58.4% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 58.8% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 59.2% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 59.6% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 60.1% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 60.1% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 60.0% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 59.8% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 59.6% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 59.6% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 59.6% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 59.5% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 59.3% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 59.0% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 58.9% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 58.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 58.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 59.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 59.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 59.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 58.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 53.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 52.3% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 51.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.9% | 55.7% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.9% | 58.1% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.8% | 59.5% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 58.8% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 57.9% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 54.6% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 51.9% | 54.2% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,631 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0872 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0918 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Uruguay?
- Age dependency ratio in Uruguay was 51.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2025.
- How does Uruguay rank for age dependency ratio?
- Uruguay ranks 138th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.