Demographics of Uruguay

Population pyramid of Uruguay in 2020

Population|  3.444.263 (2023 census)[1]
Density|  19.43/km2
Growth rate|  0.27% (2023 est.)[2]
Birth rate|  12.65 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)[2]
Death rate|  9.12 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)[2]
Life expectancy|  78.66 years
• male|  75.58 years
• female|  81.86 years (2023 est.)[2]
Fertility rate|  1.75 children born/woman (2023 est.)[2]
Infant mortality rate|  8.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)[2]
Net migration rate|  -0.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)[2]
Age structure
0–14 years|  18.9% (male 329,268/ female 317,925)
15–64 years|  65.4% (male 1,112,622/ female 1,128,418)
65 and over|  15.7% (male 218,242/ female 318,855) (2023 est.)[2]
Sex ratio
Total| 0.94 male(s)/female (2023 est.)[2]
At birth| 1.04 male(s)/female
Under 15| 1.04 male(s)/female
15–64 years| 0.98 male(s)/female
65 and over| 0.68 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationality| Uruguayan
Major ethnic|

*     * White (87.68%)[3]
* Spanish (N/D)
* Italian (N/D)
* French (N/D)
* German (N/D)
* Arab (N/D)
* Others (N/D)

Minor ethnic|

*     * Black (4.60%)
* Native (2.35%)
* Charrúa (N/D)
* Others (N/D)
* East Asian (0.23%)
* Other (0.15%)
* Unspecified (4.99%)

Language
Official| Spanish
Spoken| Italian * Galician * Basque

This is a demography of the population of Uruguay including population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

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## Population size and structure

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Census populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1852| 131,969| —
1860| 223,238| +6.79%
1908| 1,042,686| +3.26%
1963| 2,634,555| +1.70%
1975| 2,828,544| +0.59%
1985| 3,008,649| +0.62%
1996| 3,258,203| +0.73%
2004| 3,341,417| +0.32%
2011| 3,412,636| +0.30%
2023| 3,499,451| +0.21%
Source: [4]

According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects[5][6] the total population was 3,426,260 in 2021, compared to only 2,239,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2015 was 21.4%, 64.2% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 14.4% was 65 years or older.[7]

| Total population  | Proportion
aged 0–14
(%)  | Proportion
aged 15–64
(%)  | Proportion
aged 65+
(%)

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1950  | 2 239 000 | 27.9 | 63.9 | 8.2
1955  | 2 373 000 | 27.6 | 64.3 | 8.1
1960  | 2 539 000 | 27.8 | 64.1 | 8.1
1965  | 2 695 000 | 28.1 | 63.6 | 8.3
1970  | 2 810 000 | 27.9 | 63.3 | 8.8
1975  | 2 830 000 | 27.7 | 62.7 | 9.6
1980  | 2 916 000 | 26.9 | 62.7 | 10.4
1985  | 3 012 000 | 26.8 | 62.3 | 10.9
1990  | 3 110 000 | 26.0 | 62.4 | 11.6
1995  | 3 225 000 | 25.0 | 62.6 | 12.4
2000  | 3 321 000 | 24.5 | 62.4 | 13.0
2005  | 3 326 000 | 23.8 | 62.8 | 13.5
2010  | 3 374 000 | 22.5 | 63.7 | 13.8
2015  | 3 432 000 | 21.4 | 64.2 | 14.4

### Demographic distribution

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Metropolitan Montevideo, with about one and a half million inhabitants, is the capital and largest city. The rest of the urban population lives in about 20 towns. Montevideo is about 200 kilometers (120 mi) away from Buenos Aires in neighboring Argentina.

Uruguay is distinguished by its high literacy rate (97.3%) and a large urban middle class.

As a result of the low birth rate, high life expectancy, and relatively high rate of emigration of younger people, Uruguay's population is quite mature. In 2006, the country had a birth rate of 13.91 births per thousand population, lower than neighboring countries Argentina (16.73 births/1000 population)[3] and Brazil (16.56 births/1,000 population).

Demographic distribution by departments according to the Census results  Department | 2011 census  | 2023 census[8]

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Artigas | 76,043  | 77,487
Canelones | 536,761  | 608,956
Cerro Largo | 89,223  | 91,025
Colonia | 127,358  | 135,797
Durazno | 59,018  | 62,011
Flores | 26,509  | 26,271
Florida | 69,265  | 70,325
Lavalleja | 60,205  | 59,175
Maldonado | 172,130  | 212,951
Montevideo | 1,375,540  | 1,302,954
Paysandú | 117,023  | 121,843
Río Negro Department | 56,013  | 57,334
Rivera | 106,522  | 109,300
Rocha | 73,520  | 80,707
Salto | 128,803  | 136,197
San José | 110,323  | 119,714
Soriano | 84,535  | 83,685
Tacuarembó | 93,236  | 96,013
Treinta y Tres | 50,611  | 47,706

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### Structure of the population

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Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 04.X.2011) (Excluding 437 homeless persons.): [9]

Age group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | %

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Total  | 1 577 416  | 1 708 461  | 3 285 877  | 100
0-4  | 112 704  | 107 641  | 220 345  | 6.71
5-9  | 121 820  | 116 248  | 238 068  | 7.25
10-14  | 131 022  | 125 530  | 256 552  | 7.81
15-19  | 133 042  | 128 649  | 261 691  | 7.96
20-24  | 119 928  | 121 078  | 241 006  | 7.33
25-29  | 112 852  | 115 533  | 228 385  | 6.95
30-34  | 113 884  | 119 481  | 233 365  | 7.10
35-39  | 108 704  | 113 817  | 222 521  | 6.77
40-44  | 98 612  | 104 486  | 203 098  | 6.18
45-49  | 95 812  | 102 961  | 198 773  | 6.05
50-54  | 93 175  | 101 390  | 194 565  | 5.92
55-59  | 81 828  | 91 179  | 173 007  | 5.27
60-64  | 69 864  | 80 911  | 150 775  | 4.59
65-69  | 58 769  | 72 794  | 131 563  | 4.00
70-74  | 47 705  | 64 690  | 112 395  | 3.42
75-79  | 36 806  | 56 853  | 93 659  | 2.85
80-84  | 24 912  | 45 593  | 70 505  | 2.15
85-89  | 11 535  | 25 891  | 37 426  | 1.14
90-94  | 3 636  | 10 477  | 14 113  | 0.43
95-99  | 733  | 2 813  | 3 546  | 0.11
100+  | 73  | 446  | 519  | 0.02
Age group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | Percent
0-14  | 365 546  | 349 419  | 714 965  | 21.76
15-64  | 1 027 701  | 1 079 485  | 2 107 186  | 64.13
65+  | 184 169  | 279 557  | 464 026  | 14.12

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021) (Data refer to national projections.): [9]

Age Group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | %

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Total  | 1 718 089  | 1 824 936  | 3 543 026  | 100
0–4  | 115 596  | 110 257  | 225 853  | 6.37
5–9  | 117 523  | 112 140  | 229 663  | 6.48
10–14  | 120 433  | 115 127  | 235 560  | 6.65
15–19  | 127 596  | 122 265  | 249 861  | 7.05
20–24  | 135 201  | 130 480  | 265 682  | 7.50
25–29  | 134 040  | 131 180  | 265 220  | 7.49
30–34  | 125 736  | 124 495  | 250 231  | 7.06
35–39  | 118 584  | 119 068  | 237 652  | 6.71
40–44  | 118 608  | 122 445  | 241 053  | 6.80
45–49  | 111 148  | 115 632  | 226 780  | 6.40
50–54  | 99 048  | 106 336  | 205 384  | 5.80
55–59  | 94 956  | 104 859  | 199 816  | 5.64
60–64  | 86 974  | 99 168  | 186 142  | 5.25
65-69  | 71 453  | 86 108  | 157 560  | 4.45
70-74  | 54 568  | 71 791  | 126 360  | 3.57
75-79  | 39 695  | 58 860  | 98 555  | 2.78
80-84  | 25 487  | 44 662  | 70 149  | 1.98
85-89  | 14 098  | 30 179  | 44 277  | 1.25
90+  | 7 343  | 19 885  | 27 227  | 0.77
Age group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | Percent
0–14  | 353 552  | 337 524  | 691 076  | 19.51
15–64  | 1 151 893  | 1 175 927  | 2 327 820  | 65.70
65+  | 212 644  | 311 485  | 524 129  | 14.79

## Vital statistics

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### Official vital statistics

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| Average population
[10][11] | Live births  | Deaths  | Natural change  | Crude birth rate (per 1000)  | Crude death rate (per 1000)  | Natural change (per 1000)  | Crude migration rate (per 1000)  | Total fertility rate[fn 1][12]

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1900  | 926,000  | 30,580 | 12,878 | 17,702  | 33.0 | 13.9 | 19.1 |  | 4.5
1901  | 951,000  | 31,703 | 12,504 | 19,199  | 33.3 | 13.1 | 20.2 | 6.1  | 4.41
1902  | 976,000  | 31,526 | 13,439 | 18,087  | 32.3 | 13.8 | 18.5 | 7.1  | 4.31
1903  | 1,004,000  | 32,600 | 13,673 | 18,927  | 32.5 | 13.6 | 18.9 | 9.0  | 4.34
1904  | 1,023,000  | 26,984 | 11,515 | 15,469  | 26.4 | 11.3 | 15.1 | 3.5  | 4.37
1905  | 1,056,000  | 33,709 | 13,612 | 20,097  | 31.9 | 12.9 | 19.0 | 12.3  | 4.4
1906  | 1,087,000  | 32,578 | 15,083 | 17,495  | 30.0 | 13.9 | 16.1 | 12.4  | 4.42
1907  | 1,124,000  | 33,657 | 15,561 | 18,096  | 29.9 | 13.8 | 16.1 | 16.8  | 4.45
1908  | 1,043,000  | 35,520 | 14,421 | 21,099  | 34.1 | 13.8 | 20.2 | -97.9  | 4.43
1909  | 1,079,000  | 35,663 | 15,249 | 20,414  | 33.1 | 14.1 | 18.9 | 14.5  | 4.41
1910  | 1,116,000  | 35,927 | 16,515 | 19,412  | 32.2 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 15.8  | 4.38
1911  | 1,160,000  | 37,530 | 16,552 | 20,978  | 32.4 | 14.3 | 18.1 | 19.8  | 4.36
1912  | 1,208,000  | 39,171 | 16,745 | 22,426  | 32.4 | 13.9 | 18.6 | 21.1  | 4.34
1913  | 1,261,000  | 40,315 | 15,374 | 24,941  | 32.0 | 12.2 | 19.8 | 22.2  | 4.22
1914  | 1,297,000  | 38,571 | 15,350 | 23,221  | 29.7 | 11.8 | 17.9 | 9.9  | 4.1
1915  | 1,327,000  | 38,046 | 16,602 | 21,444  | 28.7 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 6.4  | 3.98
1916  | 1,359,000  | 36,983 | 20,338 | 16,645  | 27.2 | 15.0 | 12.2 | 11.3  | 3.86
1917  | 1,387,000  | 36,752 | 17,348 | 19,404  | 26.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.2  | 3.74
1918  | 1,409,000  | 38,914 | 20,009 | 18,905  | 27.6 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 2.2  | 3.69
1919  | 1,442,000  | 39,307 | 18,904 | 20,403  | 27.3 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 8.8  | 3.64
1920  | 1,473,000  | 39,335 | 19,041 | 20,294  | 26.7 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 7.2  | 3.59
1921  | 1,505,000  | 39,611 | 18,449 | 21,162  | 26.3 | 12.3 | 14.1 | 7.2  | 3.53
1922  | 1,542,000  | 40,261 | 16,415 | 23,846  | 26.1 | 10.6 | 15.5 | 8.5  | 3.48
1923  | 1,579,000  | 40,231 | 18,110 | 22,121  | 25.5 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 9.4  | 3.45
1924  | 1,616,000  | 41,880 | 19,132 | 22,748  | 25.9 | 11.8 | 14.1 | 8.8  | 3.43
1925  | 1,653,000  | 42,167 | 19,332 | 22,835  | 25.5 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 8.6  | 3.4
1926  | 1,695,000  | 43,091 | 17,828 | 25,263  | 25.4 | 10.5 | 14.9 | 9.9  | 3.37
1927  | 1,737,000  | 42,845 | 19,939 | 22,906  | 24.7 | 11.5 | 13.2 | 11.0  | 3.34
1928  | 1,782,000  | 44,632 | 19,070 | 25,562  | 25.0 | 10.7 | 14.3 | 11.0  | 3.27
1929  | 1,823,000  | 44,236 | 19,660 | 24,576  | 24.3 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 9.0  | 3.2
1930  | 1,875,000  | 45,718 | 20,049 | 25,669  | 24.4 | 10.7 | 13.7 | 14.0  | 3.13
1931  | 1,922,000  | 44,854 | 21,163 | 23,691  | 23.3 | 11.0 | 12.3 | 12.2  | 3.06
1932  | 1,956,000  | 44,036 | 19,825 | 24,211  | 22.5 | 10.1 | 12.4 | 5.0  | 2.99
1933  | 1,982,000  | 41,650 | 20,358 | 21,292  | 21.0 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 2.4  | 2.93
1934  | 2,007,000  | 41,337 | 20,065 | 21,272  | 20.6 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 1.9  | 2.86
1935  | 2,030,000  | 41,426 | 21,514 | 19,912  | 20.4 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 1.5  | 2.8
1936  | 2,053,000  | 40,705 | 19,843 | 20,862  | 19.8 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 1.0  | 2.74
1937  | 2,080,000  | 41,337 | 21,561 | 19,776  | 19.9 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 3.5  | 2.68
1938  | 2,108,000  | 41,701 | 21,658 | 20,043  | 19.8 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 3.8  |
1939  | 2,132,000  | 42,862 | 19,341 | 23,521  | 20.1 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 0.3  |
1940  | 2,155,000  | 42,893 | 20,695 | 22,198  | 19.9 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 0.4  |
1941  | 2,175,000  | 44,287 | 20,381 | 23,906  | 20.4 | 9.4 | 11.0 | -1.8  |
1942  | 2,194,000  | 42,670 | 20,646 | 22,024  | 19.4 | 9.4 | 10.0 | -1.3  |
1943  | 2,211,000  | 43,500 | 20,738 | 22,762  | 19.7 | 9.4 | 10.3 | -2.6  |
1944  | 2,216,000  | 46,443 | 19,990 | 26,453  | 21.0 | 9.0 | 11.9 | -9.6  |
1945  | 2,266,000  | 49,021 | 19,627 | 29,394  | 21.6 | 8.7 | 13.0 | 9.1  |
1946  | 2,290,000  | 48,978 | 18,415 | 30,563  | 21.4 | 8.0 | 13.3 | -2.8  |
1947  | 2,317,000  | 46,796 | 20,139 | 26,657  | 20.2 | 8.7 | 11.5 | 0.2  |
1948  | 2,343,000  | 49,033 | 19,326 | 29,707  | 20.9 | 8.2 | 12.7 | -1.6  |
1949  | 2,383,000  | 54,838 | 18,351 | 36,487  | 23.0 | 7.7 | 15.3 | 1.5  |
1950  | 2,239,000  | 56,858 | 19,199 | 37,659  | 25.4 | 8.6 | 16.8 | -81.1  |
1951  | 2,261,000  | 45,281 | 19,190 | 26,091  | 20.0 | 8.5 | 11.5 | -1.8  |
1952  | 2,286,000  | 46,710 | 19,083 | 27,627  | 20.4 | 8.4 | 12.1 | -1.2  |
1953  | 2,313,000  | 47,464 | 19,408 | 28,056  | 20.5 | 8.4 | 12.1 | -0.4  |
1954  | 2,342,000  | 49,888 | 19,153 | 30,735  | 21.3 | 8.2 | 13.1 | -0.7  |
1955  | 2,373,000  | 56,111 | 20,611 | 35,500  | 23.7 | 8.7 | 15.0 | -1.8  |
1956  | 2,405,000  | 56,389 | 19,895 | 36,494  | 23.5 | 8.3 | 15.2 | -1.9  |
1957  | 2,438,000  | 56,337 | 21,722 | 34,615  | 23.1 | 8.9 | 14.2 | -0.7  |
1958  | 2,471,000  | 57,100 | 20,937 | 36,163  | 23.1 | 8.5 | 14.6 | -1.2  |
1959  | 2,505,000  | 56,589 | 23,523 | 33,066  | 22.6 | 9.4 | 13.2 | 0.4  |
1960  | 2,539,000  | 56,302 | 22,104 | 38,507  | 22.2 | 8.7 | 15.2 | -1.8  |
1961  | 2,572,000  | 54,950 | 21,954 | 42,503  | 21.4 | 8.5 | 16.5 | -3.7  |
1962  | 2,604,000  | 56,120 | 22,563 | 43,541  | 21.6 | 8.7 | 16.7 | -4.4  |
1963  | 2,635,000  | 57,141 | 23,524 | 39,542  | 21.7 | 8.9 | 15.0 | -3.2  |
1964  | 2,666,000  | 55,100 | 24,118 | 38,707  | 20.7 | 9.0 | 14.5 | -2.9  |
1965  | 2,695,000  | 53,830 | 24,774 | 35,440  | 20.0 | 9.2 | 13.2 | -2.4  |
1966  | 2,723,000  | 51,120 | 24,862 | 33,966  | 18.8 | 9.1 | 12.5 | -2.2  |
1967  | 2,750,000  | 52,010 | 26,484 | 34,024  | 18.9 | 9.6 | 12.4 | -2.6  |
1968  | 2,775,000  | 53,330 | 25,991 | 35,277  | 19.2 | 9.4 | 12.7 | -3.7  |
1969  | 2,795,000  | 56,750 | 27,544 | 28,456  | 20.3 | 9.9 | 10.2 | -3.0  |
1970  | 2,810,000  | 54,870 | 26,441 | 28,429  | 19.5 | 9.4 | 10.1 | -4.8  |
1971  | 2,818,000  | 55,990 | 28,527 | 27,463  | 19.9 | 10.1 | 9.7 | -6.9  |
1972  | 2,821,000  | 56,470 | 28,327 | 28,143  | 20.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -8.6  |
1973  | 2,822,000  | 56,640 | 28,438 | 28,202  | 20.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 | -10.0  |
1974  | 2,824,000  | 58,280 | 28,289 | 29,991  | 20.7 | 10.0 | 10.6 | -9.9  |
1975  | 2,830,000  | 59,140 | 27,437 | 31,703  | 20.9 | 9.7 | 11.2 | -9.1  |
1976  | 2,842,000  | 59,190 | 28,845 | 30,345  | 20.8 | 10.2 | 10.7 | -6.5  |
1977  | 2,857,000  | 57,976 | 28,927 | 29,049  | 20.3 | 10.1 | 10.2 | -4.9  |
1978  | 2,876,000  | 57,276 | 28,041 | 29,235  | 19.9 | 9.8 | 10.2 | -3.6  |
1979  | 2,896,000  | 55,770 | 28,321 | 27,449  | 19.3 | 9.8 | 9.5 | -2.6  |
1980  | 2,916,000  | 53,854 | 29,844 | 24,010  | 19.1 | 10.6 | 8.5 | -1.6  |
1981  | 2,935,000  | 53,923 | 27,644 | 26,279  | 18.4 | 9.4 | 9.0 | -2.5  |
1982  | 2,954,000  | 53,713 | 27,186 | 26,527  | 18.2 | 9.2 | 9.0 | -2.6  |
1983  | 2,973,000  | 53,405 | 28,475 | 24,930  | 18.0 | 9.6 | 8.4 | -2.0  |
1984  | 2,993,000  | 53,348 | 30,011 | 23,337  | 17.8 | 10.0 | 7.8 | -1.1  |
1985  | 3,012,000  | 53,766 | 28,566 | 25,200  | 17.9 | 9.5 | 8.4 | -2.1  |
1986  | 3,031,000  | 54,080 | 28,791 | 25,289  | 17.9 | 9.5 | 8.4 | -2.1  |
1987  | 3,050,000  | 53,368 | 29,885 | 23,483  | 17.5 | 9.8 | 7.7 | -1.5  |
1988  | 3,069,000  | 55,798 | 30,912 | 24,886  | 18.2 | 10.1 | 8.1 | -1.9  |
1989  | 3,089,000  | 55,324 | 29,621 | 25,703  | 17.9 | 9.6 | 8.3 | -1.8  |
1990  | 3,110,000  | 56,013 | 30,210 | 26,277  | 18.0 | 9.7 | 8.5 | -1.7  |
1991  | 3,132,000  | 54,754 | 29,774 | 24,980  | 17.5 | 9.5 | 8.0 | -1.0  | 2.51
1992  | 3,155,000  | 54,190 | 30,008 | 24,182  | 17.2 | 9.5 | 7.7 | -0.4  | 2.49
1993  | 3,178,000  | 55,953 | 31,616 | 24,337  | 17.6 | 9.9 | 7.7 | -0.5  | 2.47
1994  | 3,201,000  | 55,990 | 30,122 | 25,868  | 17.5 | 9.4 | 8.1 | -0.9  | 2.44
1995  | 3,224,000  | 56,695 | 31,525 | 25,170  | 17.6 | 9.8 | 7.8 | -0.7  | 2.40
1996  | 3,248,000  | 58,862 | 31,108 | 27,754  | 18.1 | 9.6 | 8.5 | -1.1  | 2.36
1997  | 3,271,000  | 58,032 | 30,451 | 27,581  | 17.7 | 9.3 | 8.4 | -1.4  | 2.33
1998  | 3,292,000  | 54,760 | 31,917 | 22,843  | 16.6 | 9.7 | 6.9 | -0.5  | 2.29
1999  | 3,309,000  | 54,004 | 32,430 | 21,574  | 16.3 | 9.8 | 6.5 | -1.4  | 2.27
2000  | 3,321,000  | 52,770 | 30,456 | 22,314  | 15.9 | 9.2 | 6.7 | -3.1  | 2.24
2001  | 3,327,000  | 51,959 | 31,228 | 20,731  | 15.6 | 9.4 | 6.2 | -4.4  | 2.22
2002  | 3,328,000  | 51,953 | 31,628 | 20,325  | 15.6 | 9.5 | 6.1 | -5.8  | 2.21
2003  | 3,325,000  | 50,631 | 32,587 | 18,044  | 15.2 | 9.8 | 5.4 | -6.3  | 2.19
2004  | 3,324,000  | 50,052 | 32,220 | 17,832  | 15.1 | 9.7 | 5.4 | -5.7  | 2.17
2005  | 3,326,000  | 46,944 | 32,319 | 14,625  | 14.1 | 9.7 | 4.4 | -4.1  | 2.16
2006  | 3,330,000  | 47,410 | 31,056 | 16,354  | 14.2 | 9.3 | 4.9 | -3.4  | 2.14
2007  | 3,338,000  | 47,373 | 33,706 | 13,667  | 14.2 | 10.1 | 4.1 | -1.7  | 2.13
2008  | 3,349,000  | 47,484 | 31,363 | 16,121  | 14.2 | 9.4 | 4.8 | -1.5  | 2.11
2009  | 3,360,000  | 47,152 | 32,179 | 14,973  | 14.1 | 9.6 | 4.5 | -1.2  | 2.09
2010  | 3,372,000  | 47,420 | 33,474 | 13,946  | 14.1 | 10.0 | 4.2 | -0.6  | 2.08
2011  | 3,383,000  | 46,699 | 32,807 | 13,892  | 13.9 | 9.7 | 4.1 | -0.8  | 2.06
2012  | 3,426,000  | 48,200 | 33,002 | 15,198  | 14.3 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 8.1  | 2.05
2013  | 3,440,000  | 48,681 | 32,795 | 15,886  | 14.2 | 9.5 | 4.7 | -0.6  | 2.03
2014  | 3,453,000  | 48,368 | 32,120 | 16,248  | 14.0 | 9.4 | 4.6 | -0.8  | 2.02
2015  | 3,467,000  | 48,926 | 32,967 | 15,959  | 14.1 | 9.5 | 4.6 | -0.6  | 1.95
2016  | 3,479,000  | 47,049 | 34,274 | 12,775  | 13.5 | 9.8 | 3.7 | -0.3  | 1.87
2017  | 3,493,000  | 43,036 | 33,173 | 9,863  | 12.3 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 1.2  | 1.71
2018  | 3,506,000  | 40,139 | 34,269 | 5,870  | 11.4 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 2.1  | 1.60
2019  | 3,518,000  | 37,468 | 34,807 | 2,661  | 10.6 | 9.9 | 0.7 | 2.7  | 1.50
2020  | 3,530,912  | 35,866 | 32,640 | 3,226  | 10.2 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 2.7  | 1.40
2021  | 3,543,026  | 34,597 | 41,729 | -7,132  | 9.8 | 11.8 | -2.0 | 5.4  | 1.34
2022  | 3,554,915  | 32,301 | 39,376 | -7,075  | 9.1 | 11.1 | -2.0 | 5.3  | 1.28
2023  | 3,499,451  | 31,381 | 34,677 | -3,296  | 9.0 | 9.9 | -0.9 | -31.1  | 1.25
2024  |  | 29,899 | 35,956 | –6,057  | 8.5 | 10.3 | –1.8 |  |

#### Current vital statistics

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Period  | Live births  | Deaths  | Natural increase

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January - May 2022 |  | 16,657  |
January - May 2023 |  | 13,750  |
Difference |  |  -2,907 (-17.45%)  |

### Total fertility rate (1880–1899)

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The total fertility rate is the number of children born per woman. It is based on fairly good data for the entire period. Sources: Our World In Data and Gapminder Foundation.[12]

Years | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890[12]

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Total Fertility Rate in Uruguay | 5.76 | 5.76 | 5.76 | 5.71 | 5.21 | 5.45 | 5.56 | 5.64 | 5.63 | 5.57 | 5.45
Years | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899[12]

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Total Fertility Rate in Uruguay | 5.44 | 5.31 | 5.04 | 5.11 | 5.25 | 5.07 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6

### UN estimates

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The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates for Uruguay. [14]

Period  | Live births
per year  | Deaths
per year  | Natural change
per year  | CBR*  | CDR*  | NC*  | TFR*  | IMR*  | Life expectancy

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total  | males  | females
1950–1955 | 49,000 | 24,000 | 25,000 | 21.2 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 2.73 | 57 | 66.0 | 63.3 | 69.3
1955–1960 | 54,000 | 25,000 | 29,000 | 21.9 | 10.0 | 11.9 | 2.83 | 53 | 67.0 | 64.2 | 70.3
1960–1965 | 57,000 | 25,000 | 32,000 | 21.9 | 9.5 | 12.4 | 2.90 | 48 | 68.3 | 65.3 | 71.5
1965–1970 | 56,000 | 26,000 | 30,000 | 20.5 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 2.80 | 47 | 68.5 | 65.5 | 71.8
1970–1975 | 60,000 | 28,000 | 32,000 | 21.1 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 3.00 | 46 | 68.7 | 65.6 | 72.1
1975–1980 | 58,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 20.2 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 2.89 | 42 | 69.5 | 66.3 | 73.1
1980–1985 | 54,000 | 29,000 | 25,000 | 18.3 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 2.57 | 34 | 70.9 | 67.6 | 74.5
1985–1990 | 56,000 | 30,000 | 26,000 | 18.2 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 2.53 | 23 | 72.1 | 68.6 | 75.7
1990–1995 | 58,000 | 31,000 | 27,000 | 18.2 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 2.49 | 20 | 73.0 | 69.2 | 76.8
1995–2000 | 55,000 | 31,000 | 24,000 | 16.9 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 2.30 | 16 | 74.2 | 70.4 | 77.9
2000–2005 | 53,000 | 31,000 | 22,000 | 15.9 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 2.20 | 14 | 75.3 | 71.6 | 78.9
2005–2010 | 51,000 | 31,000 | 20,000 | 15.1 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 2.12 | 13 | 76.4 | 72.7 | 79.9
2010–2015 | 49,000 | 32,000 | 17,000 | 14.5 | 9.4 | 5.1 | 2.05 | 11 | 77.1 | 73.6 | 80.5
2015–2020 | 49,000 | 32,000 | 17,000 | 14.1 | 9.3 | 4.8 | 2.00 | 10 | 77.9 | 74.5 | 81.1
*  CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)

### Life expectancy

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Life expectancy in Uruguay since 1900 Life expectancy in Uruguay since 1960 by gender

## Ethnic groups

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Ethnic groups in Uruguay[15][16]

1. White (87.7%)
2. Black (4.6%)
3. Indigenous (2.4%)
4. Asian (0.2%)
5. Other/none (5.1%)

Most Uruguayans are descended from colonial-era settlers and immigrants from Europe with almost 88% of the population being of either sole or partial European descent,[17] with a majority of these being Spaniards, followed closely by Italians, and smaller numbers of French, Germans, Portuguese, British (English or Scots), Irish, Swiss, Russians, Poles, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Ukrainians, Lithuanians, Estonians, Latvians, Swedes, Danes, Dutch, Belgians, Austrians, Croats, Serbs, Greeks and others.

There are also smaller numbers of Western Asian (Turks, Israelis, and Lebanese) and South Caucasus ethnic groups (Armenians, Georgians, and Azeris).

Many Swiss settlements (colonias or "colonies"), such as Colonia Suiza, Colonia Valdense and Nueva Helvecia, were founded in the department of Colonia. Also, there are towns founded by early British settlers, such as Conchillas and Barker. A Russian colony called San Javier was founded in the 1910s in the department of Río Negro. There are also Mennonite colonies in the department of Río Negro and in the department of Canelones.

Many of the European immigrants arrived in the late 19th century and have heavily influenced the architecture and culture of Montevideo and other major cities. For this reason, Montevideo and life within the city are very reminiscent of Western Europe.

The rest of the Uruguayan population is Black/Afro-Uruguayan of African descent and about 1 or 2% are of Asian descent, mostly are Lebanese/Syrian Arab, and Chinese or Japanese ancestry.

Amerindians descendants make up a small population in the Rural North region, with Mestizos making up 6% of the population.

Uruguay has the highest percentage of self-identified White Latin Americans of any country in Latin America, however genetic studies have found that over a third of Uruguayans in the samples studied had Amerindian admixture.[18][19]

## Emigration

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Main article: Emigration from Uruguay

During the past four decades, an estimated 500,000 Uruguayans had emigrated, principally to Brazil, Argentina and Europe. (Argentina is the main destination for Uruguayans, but they are also drawn to Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Germany.)[20] Other Uruguayans went to various countries in Europe, Australia and the USA.

Neighboring ties and short distances between Uruguayan cities and Argentine capital Buenos Aires, have drawn a path of success for very talented Uruguayans who settled in the neighbor country and became famous and locally accepted. Some famous Uruguayans who excelled in Argentina are entrepreneur and financier Juan Navarro, sports journalist Victor Hugo Morales, singer and actress Natalia Oreiro, soccer players Antonio Alzamendi, Enzo Francescoli and Carlos Goyen, actor Daniel Hendler, actress China Zorrilla, entertainer Carlos Perciavalle and former playboy and journalist Luis César Avilés.

Emigration to the United States also rose at the beginning of the century, but remains a small part of the US population. The majority of Uruguayans in the US live in New York City, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Florida, and urban areas of California.

## Religion

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Main article: Religion in Uruguay

Religion in Uruguay [21]

Religion |  | Percent
Roman Catholic |

| 47.1%
Nondenominational |

| 23.2%
Agnostic or Atheist |

| 17.2%
Non-Catholic Christian |

| 11.1%
Other |

| 1.1%
Jewish |

| 0.3%

Uruguay has no official religion, church and state are officially separated, and religious freedom is guaranteed. A 2008 survey by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística of Uruguay gave Catholicism as the main religion, with 45.7% of the population, 9.0% are non-Catholic Christians, 0.6% are Animists or Umbandists (an Afro-Brazilian religion) and 0.4% Jewish. 30.1% reported believing in a god, but not belonging to any religion, while 14% were Atheist or Agnostic.[22] Among the sizeable Armenian community in Montevideo the dominant religion is Christianity, specifically Armenian Apostolic.[23]

Political observers consider Uruguay the most secular country in the Americas.[24] Uruguay's secularization began with the relatively minor role of the church in the colonial era, compared with other parts of the Spanish Empire. The small numbers of Uruguay's Indians and their fierce resistance to proselytism reduced the influence of the ecclesiastical authorities.[25]

After independence, anticlerical ideas spread to Uruguay, particularly from France, further eroding the influence of the church.[26] In 1837, civil marriage was recognized and in 1861 the state took over the running of public cemeteries. In 1907, divorce was legalized and in 1909, all religious instruction was banned from state schools.[25] Under the influence of the Colorado reformer José Batlle y Ordóñez (1903–1911) complete separation of church and state was introduced with the new constitution of 1917.[25]

## See also

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* Uruguay portal

* Emigration from Uruguay
* Immigration to Uruguay
* Uruguayan people

## Notes

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1. ^ In fertility rates, 2.1 and above is a stable population and has been marked blue, 2 and below leads to an aging population and the result is that the population decreases.

## References

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1. ^ Proyecto Censal Censo de Población, Hogares y Viviendas 2023 (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Departamento de Difusión y Comunicación. May 2021. p. 1.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Uruguay". 10 May 2022.
3. ^ "La población afro-uruguaya en el Censo 2011" (PDF). 2011 (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística. p. 16. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
4. ^ "Población estimada, crecimiento intercensal y estructura por sexo y edad de Uruguay". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
5. ^ "World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
6. ^ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
7. ^ "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". esa.un.org.
8. ^ "Evolución demográfica departamental - Censo 2023". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
9. ^ a b "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
10. ^ "United nations. Demographic Yearbooks". Unstats.un.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
11. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadistica: Estadisticas vitales". Ine.gub.uy. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
12. ^ a b c d Max Roser (2014), "Total Fertility Rate around the world over the last centuries", Our World In Data, Gapminder Foundation
13. ^ Mathieu, Edouard; Ritchie, Hannah; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Hasell, Joe; MacDonald, Bobbie; Dattani, Saloni; Beltekian, Diana; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max (5 March 2020). "Excess mortality using raw death counts". Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
14. ^ "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". population.un.org. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011.
15. ^ "Atlas Sociodemografico y de la Desigualdad en Uruguay, 2011: Ancestry" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics. p. 15\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2014.
16. ^ Central Intelligence Agency (2016). "Uruguay". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
17. ^ "Constituciones hispanoamericanas". Cervantesvirtual.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
18. ^ "En Uruguay hay 115.118 descendientes de indígenas". 14 July 2011.
19. ^ "En Uruguay un 34% de la población tiene ascendencia indígena".
20. ^ "Main countries of origin immigrants in Uruguay 2020". Statista. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
21. ^ "South America :: URUGUAY". CIA The World Factbook. 10 May 2022.
22. ^ "Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2008 – Religion". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
23. ^ 1/0 Technology Corp. – Paul R. Williams, John BUDDAY Running. "Armenian General Benevolent Union – Publications". Agbu.org. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-02.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
24. ^ "UMM | Latin American Area Studies – Countries". Morris.umn.edu. 27 August 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
25. ^ a b c "Religion – Uruguay". Library of Congress Country Studies. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
26. ^ "Explore Uruguay – About Uruguay Government". Explore Uruguay. Retrieved 23 March 2011.

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