Mexico vs Uruguay: Share of the population that is female
Mexico
51.5%
in 2025
Uruguay
51.5%
in 2025
Mexico rank
39th
Uruguay rank
40th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Mexico
- Uruguay
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 51.5% against 51.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 39th and Uruguay ranks 40th of 215 regions.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.0% | 50.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 50.0% | 50.6% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 51.1% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 51.3% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 51.5% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 51.5% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Mexico or Uruguay?
- Mexico, at 51.5% against 51.5% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Mexico and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Mexico ranks 39th and Uruguay ranks 40th of 215 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.