Old age dependency ratio rose 1.40% to 24.5% in Uruguay in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, old age dependency ratio in Uruguay reached an all time high of 24.5% in 2024 and an all time low of 12.7% in 1955. When compared to Uruguay's main peers, old age dependency ratio in Argentina amounted to 19.5%, 15.9% in Brazil, 21.5% in Chile and 11.1% in Paraguay in 2024.
Uruguay has been ranked 46th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of old age dependency ratio, 16 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Old Age Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Argentina | % | 29.6% | 30.5% | 31.4% | 32.2% | 33.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | % | 14.0% | 14.2% | 14.6% | 15.0% | 15.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 32.9% | 34.0% | 35.4% | 36.8% | 38.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 40.3% | 41.0% | 42.1% | 43.1% | 44.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | % | 16.2% | 16.6% | 17.2% | 17.8% | 18.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 25.4% | 26.2% | 27.1% | 28.0% | 28.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | % | 35.7% | 36.5% | 37.1% | 37.7% | 38.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 23.7% | 24.4% | 25.1% | 25.9% | 26.7% |
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