Austria vs Uruguay: Total dependency ratio

Austria
52.6%
in 2023
Uruguay
52.5%
in 2023
Austria rank
146th
Uruguay rank
147th

Total dependency ratio over time

  • Austria
  • Uruguay
0204060195019862023

How they compare

Austria currently reports 52.6% against 52.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Austria ranks 146th and Uruguay ranks 147th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 50.9% 55.5% 4.6% Uruguay
1960s 57.1% 56.9% 0.2% Austria
1970s 60.9% 58.9% 2.1% Austria
1980s 50.1% 59.8% 9.7% Uruguay
1990s 48.7% 59.2% 10.5% Uruguay
2000s 47.7% 59.1% 11.4% Uruguay
2010s 48.7% 55.8% 7.1% Uruguay
2020s 51.5% 53.3% 1.8% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total dependency ratio, Austria or Uruguay?
Austria, at 52.6% against 52.5% in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Austria and Uruguay?
0.1%, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Uruguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Austria and Uruguay rank globally for total dependency ratio?
Austria ranks 146th and Uruguay ranks 147th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total dependency ratio
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).