Share of the population that is female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of the population that is female was 51.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
51.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
40th
of 215 countries
All-time high
51.6%
in 2011
All-time low
49.9%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Uruguay stood at 51.5%.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Uruguay peaked at 51.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 1960.
Uruguay ranks 40th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.1% | 49.9% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.6% | 50.3% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 50.9% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 51.4% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 6 |
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More gender data for Uruguay
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 17,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 16,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 17,671 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Uruguay?
- Share of the population that is female in Uruguay was 51.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of the population that is female?
- Uruguay ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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