Uruguay | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Records
63
Source
Uruguay | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
8.20878747 1960
8.23951166 1961
8.27820349 1962
8.32603077 1963
8.38533074 1964
8.45641385 1965
8.54048691 1966
8.63944796 1967
8.74941957 1968
8.86401628 1969
8.98162163 1970
9.09637402 1971
9.20095857 1972
9.30346262 1973
9.41800123 1974
9.54634775 1975
9.69195398 1976
9.86356982 1977
10.05035989 1978
10.2254407 1979
10.37928058 1980
10.50878332 1981
10.60512406 1982
10.67901809 1983
10.75788123 1984
10.85363404 1985
10.96420662 1986
11.09312286 1987
11.23515336 1988
11.38304364 1989
11.53882123 1990
11.70190542 1991
11.86933449 1992
12.03871052 1993
12.20254581 1994
12.359131 1995
12.51116682 1996
12.65974622 1997
12.80732759 1998
12.95392781 1999
13.10296427 2000
13.25722772 2001
13.41141427 2002
13.56006166 2003
13.69809171 2004
13.82995269 2005
13.95424892 2006
14.0624256 2007
14.15881986 2008
14.24927545 2009
14.33714693 2010
14.42493428 2011
14.51657566 2012
14.60185281 2013
14.67127542 2014
14.73868346 2015
14.81700855 2016
14.9128755 2017
15.03027976 2018
15.16674574 2019
15.33815201 2020
15.45851971 2021
15.57949669 2022

Uruguay | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Records
63
Source