Uruguay
Country in Americas
In brief
Living in cities: 95.7% (2025). World rank 17 of 216; in Americas, 5 of 46. Children per woman: 1.4 (2024). World rank 176 of 216; in Americas, 37 of 46. Deaths per 1,000 people: 9.9 (2024). World rank 40 of 216; in Americas, 8 of 46. From 2015 to 2025: population growth per year +0.3% → -0.1%, living in cities 95.1% → 95.7%, and net migration per year -4.2K → -1.3K. Better than all its neighbours (Argentina and Brazil): life expectancy and life expectancy.
Population and migration
Age and life expectancy
Births and deaths
Society
- Languages
- Spanish
- Religions
- Catholic 78.5%, no religion 61.9%, Protestant 25.1%, and other 11.6% (2023)