Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Uruguay

Uruguay: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.5284 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5284
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
65th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.6222
in 2005
All-time low
0.5214
in 2020
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.61998200920211998: 0.612000: 0.6122001: 0.6142002: 0.6092003: 0.6212004: 0.6132005: 0.6222006: 0.6112007: 0.612008: 0.6052009: 0.5912010: 0.5892011: 0.5422012: 0.5592013: 0.5562014: 0.5382015: 0.5342016: 0.532017: 0.5262018: 0.5242019: 0.5222020: 0.5212021: 0.528

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.5284 for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in 2021.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Uruguay peaked at 0.6222 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5214, in 2020.

That places Uruguay 65th out of 110 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6095 0.6095 0.6095 1
2000s 0.6107 0.5907 0.6222 10
2010s 0.542 0.5217 0.5894 10
2020s 0.5249 0.5214 0.5284 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 62 Bulgaria 0.5362 compare
  2. 63 United States 0.5346 compare
  3. 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5301 compare
  4. 66 Czechia 0.5237 compare
  5. 67 Serbia 0.5216 compare
  6. 68 Iceland 0.5215 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Uruguay?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Uruguay was 0.5284 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.6222 in 2005.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5214 in 2020.
How does Uruguay rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Uruguay ranks 65th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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