Median age of public paid employees in Uruguay

Uruguay: Median age of public paid employees was 43 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
43
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
35th
of 66 countries
All-time high
45
in 2006
All-time low
42
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2020

Median age of public paid employees in Uruguay, 2000–2020

010203040502000201020202000: 422001: 422002: 432003: 432004: 442005: 442006: 452007: 442008: 452009: 442010: 452011: 432012: 432014: 422015: 422016: 422017: 422018: 432019: 422020: 43

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, median age of public paid employees in Uruguay stood at 43.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees in Uruguay peaked at 45 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 42, in 2000.

Uruguay ranks 35th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Median age of public paid employees in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees in Uruguay, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 42
2001 42 +0.0%
2002 43 +2.4%
2003 43 +0.0%
2004 44 +2.3%
2005 44 +0.0%
2006 45 +2.3%
2007 44 -2.2%
2008 45 +2.3%
2009 44 -2.2%
2010 45 +2.3%
2011 43 -4.4%
2012 43 +0.0%
2014 42 -2.3%
2015 42 +0.0%
2016 42 +0.0%
2017 42 +0.0%
2018 43 +2.4%
2019 42 -2.3%
2020 43 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.6 42 45 10
2010s 42.67 42 45 9
2020s 43 43 43 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 35 Argentina 43 compare
  2. 35 Costa Rica 43 compare
  3. 35 El Salvador 43 compare
  4. 35 South Africa 43 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

More reference data data for Uruguay

All data for Uruguay →

Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees in Uruguay?
Median age of public paid employees in Uruguay was 43 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 45 in 2006.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 42 in 2000.
How does Uruguay rank for median age of public paid employees?
Uruguay ranks 35th out of 66 countries with data for 2020.
Is median age of public paid employees rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median age of public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Median age of public paid employees in Uruguay. Statizoid. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/median-age-of-public-paid-employees/uruguay/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/median-age-of-public-paid-employees/uruguay/">Median age of public paid employees in Uruguay</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Median age of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
66 places, 819 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed