Uruguay vs Zimbabwe Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Uruguay vs Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Median age
	Uruguay	Zimbabwe
1960	29	16.4
1961	29.1	16.2
1962	29.2	16
1963	29.2	15.8
1964	29.3	15.7
1965	29.4	15.7
1966	29.5	15.7
1967	29.6	15.7
1968	29.7	15.7
1969	29.8	15.7
1970	29.9	15.7
1971	29.9	15.8
1972	30	15.8
1973	30.1	15.8
1974	30.1	15.9
1975	30.1	15.9
1976	30.1	15.8
1977	30.1	15.8
1978	30	15.7
1979	30	15.6
1980	30.1	15.6
1981	30.1	15.7
1982	30.2	15.8
1983	30.3	15.8
1984	30.3	15.8
1985	30.4	15.9
1986	30.5	15.9
1987	30.6	15.9
1988	30.7	15.9
1989	30.8	16.1
1990	30.9	16.3
1991	31	16.5
1992	31.1	16.4
1993	31.2	16.3
1994	31.4	16.4
1995	31.5	16.6
1996	31.6	16.9
1997	31.7	17.2
1998	31.8	17.5
1999	31.9	17.7
2000	32	17.8
2001	32.2	18
2002	32.3	18.1
2003	32.5	18.2
2004	32.7	18.3
2005	32.9	18.3
2006	33.1	18.5
2007	33.3	18.5
2008	33.5	18.5
2009	33.7	18.4
2010	34	18.3
2011	34.2	18.2
2012	34.5	18.1
2013	34.7	18
2014	34.9	18
2015	35	18
2016	35.2	18
2017	35.3	18.1
2018	35.5	18.2
2019	35.8	18.3
2020	36	18.5
2021	36.3	18.6
2022	36.5	18.7
2023	36.8	18.9
2024	37.2	19
2025	37.4	19.1
2026	37.7	19.3
2027	38.1	19.5
2028	38.4	19.7
2029	38.8	20
2030	39.1	20.2
2031	39.5	20.5
2032	39.8	20.8
2033	40.2	21.1
2034	40.5	21.3
2035	40.9	21.6
2036	41.3	21.8
2037	41.6	22.1
2038	42	22.3
2039	42.4	22.5
2040	42.7	22.6
2041	43.1	22.8
2042	43.4	23
2043	43.8	23.2
2044	44.1	23.4
2045	44.5	23.6
2046	44.8	23.8
2047	45.2	24
2048	45.5	24.2
2049	45.8	24.4
2050	46.2	24.6

In 1960, the median age in Uruguay was 29 years compared to 16.4 years in Zimbabwe. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 37.2 years in Uruguay and to 19 years in Zimbabwe.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Uruguay is expected to increased to around 46.2 years by 2050 compared to 24.6 years in Zimbabwe. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Uruguay		Zimbabwe
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	2.58%	2.45%	7.07%	6.95%
5-9	3.29%	3.11%	6.68%	6.58%
10-14	3.51%	3.35%	6.83%	6.76%
15-19	3.54%	3.38%	5.68%	5.67%
20-24	3.64%	3.5%	4.75%	4.92%
25-29	3.79%	3.67%	3.19%	3.64%
30-34	3.69%	3.57%	2.56%	3.11%
35-39	3.43%	3.33%	2.75%	3.35%
40-44	3.13%	3.14%	2.67%	3.34%
45-49	3.31%	3.4%	1.69%	2.44%
50-54	2.98%	3.04%	1%	1.57%
55-59	2.78%	2.94%	0.75%	1%
60-64	2.56%	2.84%	0.62%	0.83%
65-69	2.11%	2.53%	0.58%	0.83%
70-74	1.6%	2.13%	0.46%	0.67%
75-79	1.16%	1.77%	0.23%	0.36%
80+	1.42%	3.33%	0.16%	0.3%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Uruguay has low demographic potential with 47.1% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 74.4% and high potential in Zimbabwe.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Uruguay			Zimbabwe
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	55.7%	42.9%	12.7%	103%	96.1%	6.87%
1961	55.9%	43.1%	12.8%	104.4%	97.5%	6.91%
1962	56.1%	43.3%	12.9%	106%	99.1%	6.94%
1963	56.4%	43.5%	13%	107.9%	100.9%	6.97%
1964	56.8%	43.7%	13.1%	108.8%	101.8%	6.97%
1965	57.1%	43.9%	13.2%	108.4%	101.5%	6.92%
1966	57.4%	44%	13.4%	108%	101.1%	6.86%
1967	57.7%	44.1%	13.6%	107.6%	100.8%	6.8%
1968	57.8%	44.1%	13.8%	107.2%	100.4%	6.74%
1969	58%	44%	14%	106.8%	100.1%	6.68%
1970	58.1%	43.9%	14.2%	106.3%	99.7%	6.62%
1971	58.2%	43.7%	14.4%	105.9%	99.3%	6.59%
1972	58.2%	43.6%	14.6%	105.6%	99%	6.57%
1973	58.3%	43.4%	14.8%	105.5%	98.9%	6.56%
1974	58.4%	43.4%	15.1%	105.4%	98.9%	6.55%
1975	58.8%	43.4%	15.3%	105.5%	98.9%	6.56%
1976	59.2%	43.6%	15.6%	105.7%	99.1%	6.59%
1977	59.6%	43.6%	16%	106.3%	99.6%	6.69%
1978	59.9%	43.6%	16.3%	107.8%	100.9%	6.97%
1979	60.1%	43.5%	16.6%	109.7%	102.4%	7.33%
1980	60.1%	43.3%	16.8%	108.9%	101.7%	7.19%
1981	60.1%	43%	17.1%	107.1%	100.3%	6.87%
1982	60%	42.8%	17.2%	106.4%	99.6%	6.75%
1983	59.9%	42.6%	17.3%	105.8%	99.2%	6.65%
1984	59.8%	42.3%	17.4%	105.5%	98.9%	6.57%
1985	59.6%	42.1%	17.5%	104.9%	98.4%	6.47%
1986	59.6%	41.9%	17.7%	104.2%	97.8%	6.37%
1987	59.6%	41.7%	17.9%	104%	97.7%	6.3%
1988	59.6%	41.5%	18.1%	103.9%	97.7%	6.27%
1989	59.5%	41.2%	18.3%	102.7%	96.5%	6.22%
1990	59.3%	40.7%	18.5%	100.8%	94.7%	6.17%
1991	59%	40.3%	18.8%	98.7%	92.6%	6.11%
1992	58.9%	39.8%	19%	99.6%	93.3%	6.21%
1993	58.8%	39.5%	19.3%	101.1%	94.6%	6.49%
1994	58.8%	39.3%	19.5%	99.9%	93.2%	6.74%
1995	59%	39.2%	19.8%	97.6%	90.7%	6.85%
1996	59.3%	39.2%	20.1%	94.1%	87.3%	6.82%
1997	59.5%	39.2%	20.3%	90.5%	83.8%	6.7%
1998	59.6%	39.1%	20.5%	87.2%	80.7%	6.55%
1999	59.7%	39.1%	20.7%	84.6%	78.2%	6.39%
2000	59.8%	38.9%	20.9%	82.8%	76.5%	6.28%
2001	59.8%	38.8%	21.1%	81.6%	75.4%	6.19%
2002	59.8%	38.5%	21.3%	81%	74.9%	6.08%
2003	59.7%	38.2%	21.5%	81.2%	75.2%	5.99%
2004	59.5%	37.8%	21.6%	81.6%	75.7%	5.91%
2005	59.2%	37.5%	21.8%	82.2%	76.3%	5.87%
2006	59%	37.1%	21.9%	82.5%	76.7%	5.82%
2007	58.7%	36.6%	22%	82.8%	77%	5.77%
2008	58.3%	36.2%	22.1%	83.5%	77.7%	5.75%
2009	57.9%	35.6%	22.2%	84.5%	78.7%	5.75%
2010	57.4%	35.1%	22.3%	85.7%	79.9%	5.76%
2011	57%	34.5%	22.4%	86.8%	81%	5.77%
2012	56.5%	34%	22.5%	87.9%	82.1%	5.8%
2013	56.2%	33.6%	22.6%	88.6%	82.8%	5.84%
2014	55.9%	33.2%	22.7%	88.9%	83%	5.93%
2015	55.7%	32.9%	22.7%	88.8%	82.8%	6.08%
2016	55.5%	32.6%	22.8%	88.3%	82.1%	6.23%
2017	55.2%	32.2%	23%	87.5%	81.2%	6.35%
2018	54.9%	31.7%	23.2%	86.5%	80.1%	6.46%
2019	54.6%	31.2%	23.4%	85.4%	78.9%	6.55%
2020	54.2%	30.5%	23.6%	84.4%	77.8%	6.6%
2021	53.6%	29.9%	23.8%	83.4%	76.8%	6.6%
2022	53.1%	29.2%	23.9%	82.5%	76%	6.59%
2023	52.7%	28.5%	24.1%	81.6%	75.1%	6.57%
2024	52.3%	27.9%	24.4%	80.1%	73.6%	6.49%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Uruguay decreased from 59.5% to 52.3% between 2004 and 2024.

In Zimbabwe, the ratio of dependent people decreased from 81.6% to 80.1% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Uruguay	Zimbabwe
1960	64.2%	49.3%
1961	64.1%	48.9%
1962	64%	48.5%
1963	63.9%	48.1%
1964	63.8%	47.9%
1965	63.6%	48%
1966	63.5%	48.1%
1967	63.4%	48.2%
1968	63.4%	48.3%
1969	63.3%	48.4%
1970	63.3%	48.5%
1971	63.2%	48.6%
1972	63.2%	48.6%
1973	63.2%	48.7%
1974	63.1%	48.7%
1975	63%	48.7%
1976	62.8%	48.6%
1977	62.7%	48.5%
1978	62.5%	48.1%
1979	62.5%	47.7%
1980	62.4%	47.9%
1981	62.5%	48.3%
1982	62.5%	48.5%
1983	62.5%	48.6%
1984	62.6%	48.7%
1985	62.6%	48.8%
1986	62.7%	49%
1987	62.7%	49%
1988	62.7%	49%
1989	62.7%	49.3%
1990	62.8%	49.8%
1991	62.9%	50.3%
1992	62.9%	50.1%
1993	63%	49.7%
1994	63%	50%
1995	62.9%	50.6%
1996	62.8%	51.5%
1997	62.7%	52.5%
1998	62.6%	53.4%
1999	62.6%	54.2%
2000	62.6%	54.7%
2001	62.6%	55.1%
2002	62.6%	55.2%
2003	62.6%	55.2%
2004	62.7%	55.1%
2005	62.8%	54.9%
2006	62.9%	54.8%
2007	63%	54.7%
2008	63.2%	54.5%
2009	63.3%	54.2%
2010	63.5%	53.9%
2011	63.7%	53.5%
2012	63.9%	53.2%
2013	64%	53%
2014	64.1%	52.9%
2015	64.2%	53%
2016	64.3%	53.1%
2017	64.4%	53.3%
2018	64.6%	53.6%
2019	64.7%	53.9%
2020	64.9%	54.2%
2021	65.1%	54.5%
2022	65.3%	54.8%
2023	65.5%	55.1%
2024	65.7%	55.5%
2025	65.8%	56.2%
2026	66%	56.8%
2027	66.1%	57.6%
2028	66.2%	58.3%
2029	66.4%	58.9%
2030	66.5%	59.4%
2031	66.6%	59.8%
2032	66.7%	60.1%
2033	66.7%	60.4%
2034	66.6%	60.6%
2035	66.5%	60.9%
2036	66.3%	61.1%
2037	66.1%	61.3%
2038	65.8%	61.6%
2039	65.5%	61.7%
2040	65.2%	61.9%
2041	64.8%	62%
2042	64.5%	62.1%
2043	64.2%	62.2%
2044	63.9%	62.3%
2045	63.7%	62.4%
2046	63.5%	62.4%
2047	63.4%	62.5%
2048	63.2%	62.6%
2049	63%	62.7%
2050	62.8%	62.8%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 62.7% to 65.7% in Uruguay and from 55.1% to 55.5% in Zimbabwe.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Uruguay	Zimbabwe
1960	27.6%	47.3%
1961	27.6%	47.7%
1962	27.7%	48.1%
1963	27.8%	48.5%
1964	27.9%	48.8%
1965	27.9%	48.7%
1966	28%	48.6%
1967	28%	48.5%
1968	27.9%	48.5%
1969	27.8%	48.4%
1970	27.8%	48.3%
1971	27.7%	48.2%
1972	27.5%	48.2%
1973	27.4%	48.1%
1974	27.4%	48.1%
1975	27.4%	48.1%
1976	27.4%	48.2%
1977	27.3%	48.3%
1978	27.3%	48.5%
1979	27.2%	48.8%
1980	27%	48.7%
1981	26.9%	48.4%
1982	26.7%	48.3%
1983	26.6%	48.2%
1984	26.5%	48.1%
1985	26.4%	48%
1986	26.2%	47.9%
1987	26.1%	47.9%
1988	26%	47.9%
1989	25.8%	47.6%
1990	25.6%	47.1%
1991	25.3%	46.6%
1992	25.1%	46.8%
1993	24.9%	47.1%
1994	24.7%	46.6%
1995	24.7%	45.9%
1996	24.6%	45%
1997	24.6%	44%
1998	24.5%	43.1%
1999	24.5%	42.4%
2000	24.4%	41.9%
2001	24.2%	41.5%
2002	24.1%	41.4%
2003	23.9%	41.5%
2004	23.7%	41.7%
2005	23.5%	41.9%
2006	23.3%	42%
2007	23.1%	42.1%
2008	22.8%	42.4%
2009	22.6%	42.7%
2010	22.3%	43%
2011	22%	43.4%
2012	21.7%	43.7%
2013	21.5%	43.9%
2014	21.3%	43.9%
2015	21.1%	43.8%
2016	21%	43.6%
2017	20.8%	43.3%
2018	20.5%	42.9%
2019	20.2%	42.5%
2020	19.8%	42.2%
2021	19.4%	41.9%
2022	19.1%	41.6%
2023	18.7%	41.3%
2024	18.3%	40.9%
2025	17.9%	40.3%
2026	17.5%	39.6%
2027	17.1%	39%
2028	16.7%	38.4%
2029	16.3%	37.8%
2030	15.8%	37.4%
2031	15.4%	37%
2032	15.1%	36.8%
2033	14.8%	36.5%
2034	14.7%	36.3%
2035	14.6%	36.1%
2036	14.5%	35.8%
2037	14.5%	35.6%
2038	14.4%	35.3%
2039	14.4%	35.1%
2040	14.3%	34.8%
2041	14.3%	34.6%
2042	14.3%	34.3%
2043	14.2%	34.1%
2044	14.1%	33.8%
2045	14.1%	33.5%
2046	14%	33.2%
2047	13.9%	32.9%
2048	13.8%	32.6%
2049	13.7%	32.2%
2050	13.6%	31.9%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 18.3% in Uruguay and 40.9% in Zimbabwe. Birth rates in Uruguay compared to Zimbabwe .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Uruguay	Zimbabwe
1960	8.19%	3.39%
1961	8.21%	3.38%
1962	8.25%	3.37%
1963	8.29%	3.35%
1964	8.35%	3.34%
1965	8.43%	3.32%
1966	8.51%	3.3%
1967	8.62%	3.28%
1968	8.73%	3.26%
1969	8.86%	3.23%
1970	8.98%	3.21%
1971	9.11%	3.2%
1972	9.24%	3.19%
1973	9.37%	3.19%
1974	9.5%	3.19%
1975	9.65%	3.19%
1976	9.81%	3.2%
1977	10%	3.24%
1978	10.2%	3.36%
1979	10.4%	3.5%
1980	10.5%	3.44%
1981	10.7%	3.32%
1982	10.8%	3.27%
1983	10.8%	3.23%
1984	10.9%	3.2%
1985	11%	3.16%
1986	11.1%	3.12%
1987	11.2%	3.09%
1988	11.3%	3.07%
1989	11.5%	3.07%
1990	11.6%	3.07%
1991	11.8%	3.08%
1992	12%	3.11%
1993	12.1%	3.22%
1994	12.3%	3.37%
1995	12.4%	3.47%
1996	12.6%	3.51%
1997	12.7%	3.52%
1998	12.8%	3.5%
1999	12.9%	3.46%
2000	13.1%	3.44%
2001	13.2%	3.41%
2002	13.3%	3.36%
2003	13.4%	3.3%
2004	13.6%	3.26%
2005	13.7%	3.22%
2006	13.8%	3.19%
2007	13.9%	3.16%
2008	14%	3.14%
2009	14.1%	3.12%
2010	14.2%	3.1%
2011	14.3%	3.09%
2012	14.4%	3.09%
2013	14.5%	3.09%
2014	14.5%	3.14%
2015	14.6%	3.22%
2016	14.7%	3.31%
2017	14.8%	3.39%
2018	15%	3.47%
2019	15.1%	3.53%
2020	15.3%	3.58%
2021	15.5%	3.6%
2022	15.6%	3.61%
2023	15.8%	3.62%
2024	16%	3.6%
2025	16.3%	3.56%
2026	16.5%	3.51%
2027	16.8%	3.45%
2028	17.1%	3.38%
2029	17.4%	3.31%
2030	17.7%	3.24%
2031	17.9%	3.19%
2032	18.2%	3.14%
2033	18.5%	3.1%
2034	18.7%	3.08%
2035	18.9%	3.07%
2036	19.2%	3.07%
2037	19.5%	3.1%
2038	19.7%	3.14%
2039	20.1%	3.2%
2040	20.4%	3.29%
2041	20.9%	3.41%
2042	21.2%	3.55%
2043	21.6%	3.72%
2044	21.9%	3.91%
2045	22.2%	4.11%
2046	22.5%	4.34%
2047	22.7%	4.59%
2048	23%	4.84%
2049	23.2%	5.08%
2050	23.5%	5.32%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 16% in Uruguay and 3.6% in Zimbabwe. Life expectancy in Uruguay compared to Zimbabwe .