This is a demography of the population of Uruguay including population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Population size and structure
According to the total population was in , 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.
Total populationProportionaged 0–14(%)Proportionaged 15–64(%)Proportionaged 65+(%) 19502 239 00027.963.98.2 19552 373 00027.664.38.1 19602 539 00027.864.18.1 19652 695 00028.163.68.3 19702 810 00027.963.38.8 19752 830 00027.762.79.6 19802 916 00026.962.710.4 19853 012 00026.862.310.9 19903 110 00026.062.411.6 19953 225 00025.062.612.4 20003 321 00024.562.413.0 20053 326 00023.862.813.5 20103 374 00022.563.713.8 20153 432 00021.464.214.4 Demographic distribution 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 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) and Brazil (16.56 births/1,000 population).
+ Demographic distribution by departments according to the Census resultsDepartment2011 census2023 census76,04377,487536,761608,95689,22391,025127,358135,79759,01862,01126,50926,27169,26570,32560,20559,175172,130212,9511,375,5401,302,954117,023121,84356,01357,334106,522109,30073,52080,707128,803136,197110,323119,71484,53583,68593,23696,01350,61147,706
Structure of the population
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% 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 0.02Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent 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
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% 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 0.77Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent 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
Official vital statistics
Average populationLive birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Crude migration rate (per 1000)Total fertility rate 1881 487,70024,60950.5 1882 505,20724,97749.45.76 1883 526,70025,59248.65.71 1884 547,80025,04845.75.21 1885 569,80027,37848.05.45 1886 592,60028,41948.05.56 1887 616,40028,90246.95.64 1888 641,10029,70746.35.63 1889 665,40031,02846.65.57 1890 689,10032,08446.65.45 1891 712,20033,00046.35.44 1892 728,44732,28244.35.31 1893 756,20031,49641.75.04 1894 778,50032,75942.15.11 1895 801,50034,96343.65.25 1896 825,10035,65143.25.07 1897 849,40031,43237.04.30 1898 874,40033,42738.24.50 1899 897,90035,32739.34.60 1900 926,00030,58012,87817,70233.013.919.1 4.50 1901 951,00031,70312,50419,19933.313.120.26.14.41 1902 976,00031,52613,43918,08732.313.818.57.14.31 19031,004,00032,60013,67318,92732.513.618.99.04.34 19041,023,00026,98411,51515,46926.411.315.13.54.37 19051,056,00033,70913,61220,09731.912.919.012.34.4 19061,087,00032,57815,08317,49530.013.916.112.44.42 19071,124,00033,65715,56118,09629.913.816.116.84.45 19081,043,00035,52014,42121,09934.113.820.2-97.94.43 19091,079,00035,66315,24920,41433.114.118.914.54.41 19101,116,00035,92716,51519,41232.214.817.415.84.38 19111,160,00037,53016,55220,97832.414.318.119.84.36 19121,208,00039,17116,74522,42632.413.918.621.14.34 19131,261,00040,31515,37424,94132.012.219.822.24.22 19141,297,00038,57115,35023,22129.711.817.99.94.1 19151,327,00038,04616,60221,44428.712.516.26.43.98 19161,359,00036,98320,33816,64527.215.012.211.33.86 19171,387,00036,75217,34819,40426.512.514.06.23.74 19181,409,00038,91420,00918,90527.614.213.42.23.69 19191,442,00039,30718,90420,40327.313.114.18.83.64 19201,473,00039,33519,04120,29426.712.913.87.23.59 19211,505,00039,61118,44921,16226.312.314.17.23.53 19221,542,00040,26116,41523,84626.110.615.58.53.48 19231,579,00040,23118,11022,12125.511.514.09.43.45 19241,616,00041,88019,13222,74825.911.814.18.83.43 19251,653,00042,16719,33222,83525.511.713.88.63.4 19261,695,00043,09117,82825,26325.410.514.99.93.37 19271,737,00042,84519,93922,90624.711.513.211.03.34 19281,782,00044,63219,07025,56225.010.714.311.03.27 19291,823,00044,23619,66024,57624.310.813.59.03.2 19301,875,00045,71820,04925,66924.410.713.714.03.13 19311,922,00044,85421,16323,69123.311.012.312.23.06 19321,956,00044,03619,82524,21122.510.112.45.02.99 19331,982,00041,65020,35821,29221.010.310.72.42.93 19342,007,00041,33720,06521,27220.610.010.61.92.86 19352,030,00041,42621,51419,91220.410.69.81.52.8 19362,053,00040,70519,84320,86219.89.710.21.02.74 19372,080,00041,33721,56119,77619.910.49.53.52.68 19382,108,00041,70121,65820,04319.810.39.53.8 19392,132,00042,86219,34123,52120.19.111.00.3 19402,155,00042,89320,69522,19819.99.610.30.4 19412,175,00044,28720,38123,90620.49.411.0−1.8 19422,194,00042,67020,64622,02419.49.410.0−1.3 19432,211,00043,50020,73822,76219.79.410.3−2.6 19442,216,00046,44319,99026,45321.09.011.9−9.6 19452,266,00049,02119,62729,39421.68.713.09.1 19462,290,00048,97818,41530,56321.48.013.3−2.8 19472,317,00046,79620,13926,65720.28.711.50.2 19482,343,00049,03319,32629,70720.98.212.7−1.6 19492,383,00054,83818,35136,48723.07.715.31.5 19502,239,00056,85819,19937,65925.48.616.8−81.1 2.69 19512,261,00045,28119,19026,09120.08.511.5−1.8 2.70 19522,286,00046,71019,08327,62720.48.412.1−1.2 2.72 19532,313,00047,46419,40828,05620.58.412.1−0.4 2.74 19542,342,00049,88819,15330,73521.38.213.1−0.7 2.76 19552,373,00056,11120,61135,50023.78.715.0−1.8 2.76 19562,405,00056,38919,89536,49423.58.315.2−1.9 2.79 19572,438,00056,33721,72234,61523.18.914.2−0.7 2.80 19582,471,00057,10020,93736,16323.18.514.6−1.2 2.81 19592,505,00056,58923,52333,06622.69.413.20.4 2.82 19602,539,00056,30222,10438,50722.28.715.2−1.8 2.83 19612,572,00054,95021,95442,50321.48.516.5−3.7 2.85 19622,604,00056,12022,56343,54121.68.716.7−4.4 2.87 19632,635,00057,14123,52439,54221.78.915.0−3.2 2.88 19642,666,00055,10024,11838,70720.79.014.5−2.9 2.86 19652,695,00053,83024,77435,44020.09.213.2−2.4 2.84 19662,723,00051,12024,86233,96618.89.112.5−2.2 2.82 19672,750,00052,01026,48434,02418.99.612.4−2.6 2.78 19682,775,00053,33025,99135,27719.29.412.7−3.7 2.77 19692,795,00056,75027,54428,45620.39.910.2−3.0 2.77 19702,810,00054,87026,44128,42919.59.410.1−4.8 2.77 19712,818,00055,99028,52727,46319.910.19.7−6.9 2.77 19722,821,00056,47028,32728,14320.010.010.0−8.6 2.78 19732,822,00056,64028,43828,20220.110.110.0−10.0 2.85 19742,824,00058,28028,28929,99120.710.010.6−9.9 2.96 19752,830,00059,14027,43931,70320.99.711.2−9.1 3.02 19762,842,00059,19028,84530,34520.810.210.7−6.5 3.00 19772,857,00057,97628,92729,04920.310.110.2−4.9 2.90 19782,876,00057,27628,07629,23519.99.810.2−3.6 2.83 19792,896,00055,77028,32127,44919.39.89.5−2.6 2.71 19802,916,00053,85429,84424,01019.110.68.5−1.6 2.59 19812,935,00053,92327,64426,27918.49.49.02.5 2.53 19822,954,00053,59427,18626,52718.29.29.0−2.6 2.51 19832,973,00053,40528,47524,93018.09.68.4−2.0 2.49 19842,993,00053,34830,01123,33717.810.07.8−1.1 2.47 19853,012,00053,76628,56625,20017.99.58.4−2.1 2.47 19863,031,00054,08028,79125,28917.99.58.4−2.1 2.47 19873,050,00053,36829,88523,48317.59.87.7−1.5 2.49 19883,069,00055,79830,91224,88618.210.18.1−1.9 2.50 19893,089,00055,32429,62925,70317.99.68.3−1.8 2.50 19903,110,00056,01330,22526,27718.09.78.5−1.7 2.48 19913,132,00054,75429,78724,98017.59.58.0−1.02.51 19923,155,00054,19029,96424,18217.29.57.7−0.42.49 19933,178,00055,95331,54724,33717.69.97.7−0.52.47 19943,201,00055,99030,12225,86817.59.48.1−0.92.44 19953,224,00056,69531,52525,17017.69.87.8−0.72.40 19963,258,20358,86231,10827,75418.19.68.5−1.12.36 19973,285,94056,34430,45127,58117.79.38.4−1.42.33 19983,312,09454,76031,91722,84316.69.76.9−0.52.29 19993,335,61554,00432,43021,57416.39.86.5−1.42.27 20003,349,11552,77030,45622,31415.99.26.7−3.12.24 20013,351,49151,95931,22820,73115.69.46.2−4.42.22 20023,346,67751,95331,62820,32515.69.56.1−5.82.21 20033,338,39950,63132,58718,04415.29.85.4−6.32.19 20043,341,41750,05232,22217,83215.19.75.4−5.72.17 20053,352,35546,94432,31914,62514.19.74.4−4.12.16 20063,358,00547,41031,05616,35414.29.34.9−3.42.14 20073,358,79447,37333,70613,66714.210.14.1−1.72.13 20083,363,06047,48431,36316,12114.29.44.8−1.52.11 20093,378,08347,15232,17914,97314.19.64.5−1.22.09 20103,396,70647,42033,47413,94614.110.04.2−0.62.08 20113,412,63646,69932,80713,89213.99.74.1−0.82.06 20123,427,55048,20033,00215,19814.39.84.58.12.05 20133,442,03348,68132,79515,88614.29.54.7−0.62.03 20143,457,31548,36832,12016,24814.09.44.6−0.82.02 20153,472,59048,92632,96715,95914.19.54.6−0.61.95 20163,486,15247,04934,27412,77513.59.83.7−0.31.87 20173,496,71343,03633,1739,86312.39.52.81.21.71 20183,503,97840,13934,2695,87011.49.81.62.1 1.60 20193,507,77037,46834,8072,66110.69.90.72.7 1.50 20203,510,30535,86632,6403,22610.29.21.02.7 1.40 20213,508,36334,597 41,729−7,1329.811.8−2.05.41.34 20223,501,49832,30139,376−7,0759.111.1−2.05.3 1.28 20233,496,40031,38134,677−3,2969.09.9−0.9−1.1 1.25 20243,491,76429,89935,956–6,0578.610.3–1.70.41 1.19(e) 20253,485,93128,90334,838–5,9358.310.0–1.7
Total fertility rate (1880–1899) 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.
Years 18801881188218831884188518861887188818891890Total Fertility Rate in Uruguay5.765.765.76 5.715.215.455.565.645.635.575.45 Years 189118921893189418951896189718981899Total Fertility Rate in Uruguay5.445.315.04 5.115.255.074.34.54.6
UN estimates The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates for Uruguay.