Demographics of Uruguay

Demographics of Uruguay
Population pyramid of Uruguay in 2020
PopulationIncrease 3.444.263 (2023 census)[1]
DensityIncrease 19.43/km2
Growth rateDecrease 0.27% (2023 est.)[2]
Birth rateDecrease 12.65 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)[2]
Death ratePositive decrease 9.12 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)[2]
Life expectancyIncrease 78.66 years
 • maleIncrease 75.58 years
 • femaleIncrease 81.86 years (2023 est.)[2]
Fertility rateDecrease 1.75 children born/woman (2023 est.)[2]
Infant mortality ratePositive decrease 8.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)[2]
Net migration rateIncrease -0.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)[2]
Age structure
0–14 yearsDecrease 18.9% (male 329,268/ female 317,925)
15–64 yearsIncrease 65.4% (male 1,112,622/ female 1,128,418)
65 and overNegative increase 15.7% (male 218,242/ female 318,855) (2023 est.)[2]
Sex ratio
Total0.94 male(s)/female (2023 est.)[2]
At birth1.04 male(s)/female
Under 151.04 male(s)/female
15–64 years0.98 male(s)/female
65 and over0.68 male(s)/female
Nationality
NationalityUruguayan
Major ethnic
Minor ethnic
Language
OfficialSpanish
SpokenItalian · Galician · Basque

This is a demography of the population of Uruguay including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

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Population

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Census population in thousands
YearPop.±% p.a.
1852132—    
1860229.5+7.16%
19081,042.7+3.20%
19632,595.5+1.67%
19752,788.4+0.60%
19852,955.2+0.58%
19963,163.8+0.62%
20043,241+0.30%
20113,286.3+0.20%
20233,444.3+0.39%

According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects[4][5] 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.[6]

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

Structure of the population

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Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 04.X.2011) (Excluding 437 homeless persons.): [7]
Age group Male Female Total %
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.): [7]
Age Group Male Female Total %
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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UN estimates

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The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates for Uruguay. [8]

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

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.[9]

Years 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890[9]
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[9]
Total Fertility Rate in Uruguay 5.44 5.31 5.04 5.11 5.25 5.07 4.3 4.5 4.6

Births and deaths

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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][9]
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 3,444,300 31,381 34,677 -3,296 9.1 10.1 -1.0 -31.1 1.25

Current vital statistics

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Period Live births Deaths Natural increase
January - May 2022 16,657
January - May 2023 13,750
Difference Positive decrease -2,907 (-17.45%)

Origins and ethnicity

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Ethnic groups in Uruguay[13][3]

  White (87.7%)
  Black (4.6%)
  Indigenous (2.4%)
  Asian (0.2%)
  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,[14] 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.[15][16]

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).

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.)[17] 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 [18]
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.[19] Among the sizeable Armenian community in Montevideo the dominant religion is Christianity, specifically Armenian Apostolic.[20]

Political observers consider Uruguay the most secular country in the Americas.[21] 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.[22]

After independence, anticlerical ideas spread to Uruguay, particularly from France, further eroding the influence of the church.[23] 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.[22] 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.[22]

Demographic statistics

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Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019.[24]

  • One birth every 11 minutes
  • One death every 16 minutes
  • One net migrant every 180 minutes
  • Net gain of one person every 42 minutes

Demographic statistics according to the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[25]

Population

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3,369,299 (July 2014 est.)
3,400,425 (July 2018 est.)
3,416,264 (2023 est.)

Note: The 2011 Census of the National Statistics Institute of Uruguay began in September 2011 and the preliminary results, stating population of departments, were announced in December 2011. Final results with numbers for localities were still pending as of 26 June 2012.

Age structure

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Population pyramid of the Uruguay in 2017
0-14 years: 19.91% (male 341,402 /female 329,474)
15-24 years: 15.56% (male 265,486 /female 258,611)
25-54 years: 39.48% (male 658,871 /female 671,172)
55-64 years: 10.68% (male 169,385 /female 190,392)
65 years and over: 14.38% (male 194,269 /female 290,237) (2018 est.)

Median age

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total: 35.5 years. Country comparison to the world: 82nd
male: 33.8 years
female: 37.3 years (2020 est.)
total: 33.6 years
male: 32 years
female: 35.2 years (2011 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

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Life expectancy in Uruguay since 1900
Life expectancy in Uruguay since 1960 by gender
total population: 78.66 years. Country comparison to the world: 71st
male: 75.58 years
female: 81.86 years (2023 est.)

Urbanization

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urban population: 95.8% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.4% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Sex ratio

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  • at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
  • under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
  • 15–64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
  • 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
  • total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

HIV/AIDS – adult prevalence rate

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0.5% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS – people living with HIV/AIDS

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9,900 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS – deaths

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fewer than 500 (2007 est.)

Racial groups

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Racial groups in Uruguay (2011 est.)[18]
Racial groups Percent
White
 
 87.7%
Black
 
 4.6%
Indigenous
 
 2.4%
Other
 
 0.3%
None or unespecified
 
 5%

Languages

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Spanish, Portuguese, Uruguayan Sign Language.

There are other ethnic minorities speaking their original languages: Italian, Catalan, German, etc.

Literacy

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definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98.6%
male: 98.2%
female: 99% (2017 est.)
total population: 98%
male: 97.6%
female: 98.4% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

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total: 16 years
male: 14 years
female: 17 years (2008)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

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total: 23.8%. Country comparison to the world: 52nd
male: 20.2%
female: 28.7% (2016 est.)

Education expenditures

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4.5% of GDP (2008)

See also

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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. ^ a b Central Intelligence Agency (2016). "Uruguay". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. ^ "World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". esa.un.org.
  7. ^ a b "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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  9. ^ a b c d Max Roser (2014), "Total Fertility Rate around the world over the last centuries", Our World In Data, Gapminder Foundation
  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. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Constituciones hispanoamericanas". Cervantesvirtual.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  15. ^ "En Uruguay hay 115.118 descendientes de indígenas". 14 July 2011.
  16. ^ "En Uruguay un 34% de la población tiene ascendencia indígena".
  17. ^ "Main countries of origin immigrants in Uruguay 2020". Statista. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  18. ^ a b "South America :: URUGUAY". CIA The World Factbook. 10 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2008 – Religion". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  20. ^ 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)
  21. ^ "UMM | Latin American Area Studies – Countries". Morris.umn.edu. 27 August 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  22. ^ a b c "Religion – Uruguay". Library of Congress Country Studies. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  23. ^ "Explore Uruguay – About Uruguay Government". Explore Uruguay. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  24. ^ "Uruguay Population 2019", World Population Review
  25. ^ "World Factbook EUROPE : United Kingdom", The World Factbook, 12 July 2018
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