Moldova vs Uruguay: Age dependency breakdown
Moldova
24.2%
in 2023
Uruguay
24.0%
in 2023
Moldova rank
65th
Uruguay rank
68th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Moldova
- Uruguay
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 24.2% against 24.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Moldova ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.7% | 12.7% | 5.0% | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 9.2% | 13.2% | 4.1% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 15.3% | 4.7% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 17.5% | 5.9% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 19.6% | 5.1% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 21.6% | 6.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 22.7% | 5.9% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 23.8% | 0.8% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Moldova or Uruguay?
- Moldova, at 24.2% against 24.0% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Moldova and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Moldova and Uruguay rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Moldova ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 68th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).