Population, age 16, female in Uruguay

Uruguay: Population, age 16, female was 25,116 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
25,116
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
130th
of 191 countries
All-time high
27,249
in 1994
All-time low
24,618
in 2001
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 16, female in Uruguay, 1990–2015

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200220151990: 26.1k1991: 26.6k1992: 27.0k1993: 27.2k1994: 27.2k1995: 27.1k1996: 26.8k1997: 26.2k1998: 25.6k1999: 25.0k2000: 24.7k2001: 24.6k2002: 24.7k2003: 25.0k2004: 25.3k2005: 25.6k2006: 25.9k2007: 26.1k2008: 26.3k2009: 26.3k2010: 26.3k2011: 26.2k2012: 26.0k2013: 25.7k2015: 25.1k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 16, female in Uruguay stood at 25,116.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, female in Uruguay peaked at 27,249 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 24,618, in 2001.

That places Uruguay 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Population, age 16, female in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 16, female in Uruguay, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 26,126
1991 26,594 +1.8%
1992 26,961 +1.4%
1993 27,192 +0.9%
1994 27,249 +0.2%
1995 27,116 -0.5%
1996 26,759 -1.3%
1997 26,205 -2.1%
1998 25,574 -2.4%
1999 25,034 -2.1%
2000 24,701 -1.3%
2001 24,618 -0.3%
2002 24,748 +0.5%
2003 25,024 +1.1%
2004 25,344 +1.3%
2005 25,633 +1.1%
2006 25,877 +1.0%
2007 26,094 +0.8%
2008 26,258 +0.6%
2009 26,342 +0.3%
2010 26,330 -0.0%
2011 26,206 -0.5%
2012 25,976 -0.9%
2013 25,682 -1.1%
2015 25,116 -2.2%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 25,116 is below the median for high income countries, which is 28,679, 88% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 25,116 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39,831, 63% of the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26,481 25,034 27,249 10
2000s 25,464 24,618 26,342 10
2010s 25,862 25,116 26,330 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 127 Jamaica 26,286 compare
  2. 128 Lesotho 26,047 compare
  3. 129 Namibia 25,433 compare
  4. 131 Albania 24,782 compare
  5. 132 Guinea-Bissau 24,050 compare
  6. 133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23,990 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, female in Uruguay?
Population, age 16, female in Uruguay was 25,116 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, female recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 27,249 in 1994.
What is the lowest population, age 16, female recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 24,618 in 2001.
How does Uruguay rank for population, age 16, female?
Uruguay ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 16, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.