Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Uruguay

Share of population aged 65 and over in Uruguay in 2025 — 16.3%. Ranked 60 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8.1 pp.

2025 16.3% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 60of 217
Period maximum 16.3%2025
Period minimum 8.2%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Uruguay, 1960–20257.51012.51517.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8.2%1962: 8.2%1964: 8.4%1966: 8.5%1968: 8.7%1970: 9%1972: 9.2%1974: 9.5%1976: 9.8%1978: 10.2%1980: 10.5%1982: 10.8%1984: 10.9%1986: 11.1%1988: 11.3%1990: 11.6%1992: 12%1994: 12.3%1996: 12.6%1998: 12.8%2000: 13.1%2002: 13.3%2004: 13.6%2006: 13.8%2008: 14%2010: 14.2%2012: 14.4%2014: 14.5%2016: 14.7%2018: 15%2020: 15.3%2022: 15.6%2024: 16%2025: 16.3%
Change over the period: +8.1 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay

Uruguay 16.3%
World 10.4%
South America computed 11%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.3 +0.2 pp
2024 16 +0.2 pp
2023 15.8 +0.2 pp
2022 15.6 +0.1 pp
2021 15.5 +0.2 pp
2020 15.3 +0.2 pp
2019 15.1 +0.2 pp
2018 15 +0.1 pp
2017 14.8 +0.1 pp
2016 14.7 +0.1 pp
2015 14.6 +0.1 pp
2014 14.5 +0.1 pp
2013 14.5 +0.1 pp
2012 14.4 +0.1 pp
2011 14.3 +0.1 pp
2010 14.2 +0.1 pp
2009 14.1 +0.1 pp
2008 14 +0.1 pp
2007 13.9 +0.1 pp
2006 13.8 +0.1 pp
2005 13.7 +0.1 pp
2004 13.6 +0.1 pp
2003 13.4 +0.1 pp
2002 13.3 +0.1 pp
2001 13.2 +0.1 pp
2000 13.1 +0.1 pp
1999 12.9 +0.1 pp
1998 12.8 +0.1 pp
1997 12.7 +0.1 pp
1996 12.6 +0.2 pp
1995 12.4 +0.1 pp
1994 12.3 +0.2 pp
1993 12.1 +0.2 pp
1992 12 +0.2 pp
1991 11.8 +0.2 pp
1990 11.6 +0.2 pp
1989 11.5 +0.1 pp
1988 11.3 +0.1 pp
1987 11.2 +0.1 pp
1986 11.1 +0.1 pp
1985 11 +0.1 pp
1984 10.9 +0.1 pp
1983 10.8 +0.1 pp
1982 10.8 +0.1 pp
1981 10.7 +0.1 pp
1980 10.5 +0.2 pp
1979 10.4 +0.2 pp
1978 10.2 +0.2 pp
1977 10 +0.2 pp
1976 9.8 +0.2 pp
1975 9.7 +0.1 pp
1974 9.5 +0.1 pp
1973 9.4 +0.1 pp
1972 9.2 +0.1 pp
1971 9.1 +0.1 pp
1970 9 +0.1 pp
1969 8.9 +0.1 pp
1968 8.7 +0.1 pp
1967 8.6 +0.1 pp
1966 8.5 +0.1 pp
1965 8.4 +0.1 pp
1964 8.4 +0.1 pp
1963 8.3 +0 pp
1962 8.2 +0 pp
1961 8.2 +0 pp
1960 8.2

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.