Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total was 173 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Uruguay, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Uruguay is 173, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Uruguay peaked at 173 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 115, in 1960.
That places Uruguay 102nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 115 | — |
| 1965 | 123 | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 139 | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 134 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 151 | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 164 | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 163 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 152 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 155 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 163 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 173 | +6.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 173 is below the median for high income countries, which is 385, 45% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 173 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 229, 76% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 119 | 115 | 123 | 2 |
| 1970s | 136.5 | 134 | 139 | 2 |
| 1980s | 157.5 | 151 | 164 | 2 |
| 1990s | 157.5 | 152 | 163 | 2 |
| 2000s | 159 | 155 | 163 | 2 |
| 2010s | 173 | 173 | 173 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 99 Costa Rica 191 compare
- 99 Rwanda 191 compare
- 101 Armenia 174 compare
- 103 Tajikistan 167 compare
- 104 Papua New Guinea 162 compare
- 105 Togo 160 compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Uruguay was 173 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 173 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 115 in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total?
- Uruguay ranks 102nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 55-59, total is the total population of 55-59 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.