Demographics & population — Uruguay
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Uruguay: 3,387,605
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Population overview
- Population
3,387,605
- Population Growth Rate
0.25%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
MONTEVIDEO (capital) 1.672 million
Age & family
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-1.26
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian, practically nonexistent
- Nationality Noun
Uruguayan(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
98%
- Literacy - male
97.6%
- Literacy - female
98.4%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
4.5%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
29
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
3.74
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
3
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
8%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
24.8%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
4.5%