Puerto Rico vs Uruguay: Population, total

Puerto Rico

3.18 million

in 2025

Uruguay

3.38 million

in 2025

Puerto Rico rank

134th

Uruguay rank

133rd

Population, total over time

Puerto Rico
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3.38 million against 3.18 million in Puerto Rico, a difference of 199,850.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Globally, Puerto Rico ranks 134th and Uruguay ranks 133rd of 215 countries.

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Population, total in Puerto Rico
Population, total in Uruguay
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.