Median age estimates and projections in Uruguay
The median age in Uruguay was 35.8 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Uruguay, 2023 (latest estimate)
35.8
Change from 2022
+0.8%
Projection for 2030
38.1 years
Projection for 2050
45.2 years
Projection for 2100
54.1 years
Position in 2023
78th of 216
Median age estimates and projections in Uruguay over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
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.
| Period | Uruguay |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 54.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 53.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 53.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 53.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 52.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 52.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 51.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 50.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 48.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 46.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 45.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 43.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 41.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 39.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 38.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 36.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 35.8 years |
| 2022 | 35.5 years |
| 2021 | 35.3 years |
| 2020 | 35.0 years |
| 2019 | 34.8 years |
| 2018 | 34.5 years |
| 2017 | 34.3 years |
| 2016 | 34.2 years |
| 2015 | 34.0 years |
| 2014 | 33.9 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8% from 35.5 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 33.7 years, the figure has changed by +6.2%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Uruguay has the 78th highest value.
More for Uruguay
All statistics for Uruguay
Population estimates and projections
3,388,080 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.41 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.04%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
3,384,688 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.06%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
16.3%
2025 · World Bank