Urban population, aged 15-24 in Uruguay

Uruguay: Urban population, aged 15-24 was 1.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
1.0%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
5th
of 99 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1998
All-time low
0.9%
in 2011
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Urban population, aged 15-24 in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.811998200920211998: 1 % of population aged 15-242000: 1 % of population aged 15-242001: 1 % of population aged 15-242002: 1 % of population aged 15-242003: 1 % of population aged 15-242004: 1 % of population aged 15-242005: 1 % of population aged 15-242006: 0.945 % of population aged 15-242007: 0.946 % of population aged 15-242008: 0.944 % of population aged 15-242009: 0.929 % of population aged 15-242010: 0.951 % of population aged 15-242011: 0.926 % of population aged 15-242012: 0.944 % of population aged 15-242013: 0.946 % of population aged 15-242014: 0.948 % of population aged 15-242015: 0.949 % of population aged 15-242016: 0.945 % of population aged 15-242017: 0.948 % of population aged 15-242018: 0.945 % of population aged 15-242019: 0.947 % of population aged 15-242020: 0.954 % of population aged 15-242021: 0.95 % of population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 1.0% for urban population, aged 15-24 in 2021.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, aged 15-24 in Uruguay peaked at 1.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2011.

Uruguay ranks 5th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Urban population, aged 15-24 in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of population aged 15-24 Change
1998 1.0%
2000 1.0% +0.0%
2001 1.0% +0.0%
2002 1.0% +0.0%
2003 1.0% +0.0%
2004 1.0% +0.0%
2005 1.0% +0.0%
2006 0.9% -5.5%
2007 0.9% +0.1%
2008 0.9% -0.2%
2009 0.9% -1.6%
2010 1.0% +2.4%
2011 0.9% -2.7%
2012 0.9% +1.9%
2013 0.9% +0.3%
2014 0.9% +0.2%
2015 0.9% +0.1%
2016 0.9% -0.5%
2017 0.9% +0.4%
2018 0.9% -0.3%
2019 0.9% +0.2%
2020 1.0% +0.7%
2021 1.0% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2020s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 3 Netherlands 1.0% compare
  2. 4 Belgium 1.0% compare
  3. 6 Djibouti 0.9% compare
  4. 7 Chile 0.9% compare
  5. 8 Jordan 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, aged 15-24 in Uruguay?
Urban population, aged 15-24 in Uruguay was 1.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, aged 15-24 recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest urban population, aged 15-24 recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
How does Uruguay rank for urban population, aged 15-24?
Uruguay ranks 5th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Urban population, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,373 data points, 1970–2021
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