Life expectancy estimates and projections in Uruguay

Life expectancy at birth in Uruguay was 78.1 years in 2023.

Uruguay, 2023 (latest estimate) 78.1 Years
Change from 2022 +2.2% 2022: 76.5 years
Projection for 2030 79.3 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 82.3 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 88.5 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 62nd of 216 See the full ranking

Life expectancy estimates and projections in Uruguay over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Life expectancy at birth, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Uruguay
2100 88.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 87.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 87.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 86.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 86.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 85.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 85.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 84.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 83.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 83.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 82.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 81.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 80.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 80.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 79.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 78.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 78.1 years
2022 76.5 years
2021 75.4 years
2020 78.4 years
2019 77.5 years
2018 77.5 years
2017 77.6 years
2016 77.4 years
2015 77.3 years
2014 77.2 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.2% from 76.5 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 77.0 years, the figure has changed by +1.5%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Uruguay has the 62nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Uruguay
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024