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Population Pyramid of Uruguay2024

Total population
3.4M
Median age
37.2
Peak year
2020
Peak population
3.4M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 2.2M · median age 27.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 3.0M · median age 30.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 3.3M · median age 32
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 3.4M · median age 37.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 3.3M · median age 46.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 2.2M · median age 55.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Uruguay presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 37.2 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 18.3% of the population; people 65 and older account for 16.0%.

Peak population

Uruguay's population peaked in 2020 and has been declining since.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 2.2 million with median age 27.9. Projected 2100 values are 2.2 million and median age 55.1.

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