Population, ages 12-17, female in Uruguay

Uruguay: Population, ages 12-17, female was 149,558 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
149,558
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
130th
of 191 countries
All-time high
161,287
in 1991
All-time low
149,558
in 2015
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 12-17, female in Uruguay, 1990–2015

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200220151990: 160.5k1991: 161.3k1992: 161.0k1993: 159.9k1994: 158.4k1995: 157.0k1996: 155.5k1997: 154.1k1998: 152.8k1999: 151.9k2000: 151.6k2001: 151.9k2002: 152.9k2003: 154.2k2004: 155.5k2005: 156.4k2006: 156.9k2007: 157.2k2008: 157.0k2009: 156.6k2010: 155.9k2011: 155.0k2012: 153.7k2013: 152.3k2014: 150.9k2015: 149.6k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

In 2015, population, ages 12-17, female in Uruguay stood at 149,558. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 12-17, female in Uruguay peaked at 161,287 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 149,558, in 2015.

Uruguay ranks 130th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Population, ages 12-17, female in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Population, ages 12-17, female in Uruguay, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 160,536 —
1991 161,287 +0.5%
1992 160,975 -0.2%
1993 159,876 -0.7%
1994 158,428 -0.9%
1995 156,970 -0.9%
1996 155,531 -0.9%
1997 154,066 -0.9%
1998 152,777 -0.8%
1999 151,900 -0.6%
2000 151,587 -0.2%
2001 151,946 +0.2%
2002 152,902 +0.6%
2003 154,199 +0.8%
2004 155,456 +0.8%
2005 156,392 +0.6%
2006 156,940 +0.4%
2007 157,157 +0.1%
2008 157,040 -0.1%
2009 156,626 -0.3%
2010 155,949 -0.4%
2011 154,985 -0.6%
2012 153,737 -0.8%
2013 152,321 -0.9%
2014 150,889 -0.9%
2015 149,558 -0.9%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 149,558 is below the median for high income countries, which is 172,425, 87% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 149,558 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 236,282, 63% of the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 157,235 151,900 161,287 10
2000s 155,024 151,587 157,157 10
2010s 152,906 149,558 155,949 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 127 Slovakia 157,159 compare
  2. 128 Lesotho 156,072 compare
  3. 129 Guinea-Bissau 153,060 compare
  4. 131 Namibia 148,794 compare
  5. 132 Albania 146,450 compare
  6. 133 Gambia 137,650 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 12-17, female in Uruguay?
Population, ages 12-17, female in Uruguay was 149,558 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 12-17, female recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 161,287 in 1991.
What is the lowest population, ages 12-17, female recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 149,558 in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for population, ages 12-17, female?
Uruguay ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 12-17, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-17, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 12-17, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, ages 12-17, female is the total number of females age 12-17.