Population ages 15-64, total in Uruguay
Uruguay: Population ages 15-64, total was 2.23 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, total in Uruguay is 2.23 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Uruguay peaked at 2.23 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.63 million, in 1960.
That places Uruguay 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.70 million | 1.63 million | 1.76 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.80 million | 1.77 million | 1.84 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 million | 1.84 million | 1.93 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.00 million | 1.95 million | 2.04 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 million | 2.04 million | 2.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 million | 2.11 million | 2.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.22 million | 2.20 million | 2.23 million | 6 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 25,057 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,734 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 23,801 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 24,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 23,708 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total in Uruguay?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Uruguay was 2.23 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 million in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Uruguay ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.