Population in Uruguay 98 indicators covering population for Uruguay. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 633,076 people 2023 down 12.1% 140th Population 3.39 million people 2023 up 1.3% 134th Births, by age of mother 0 births 2023 — 132nd Population by age group 175,413 people 2023 down 24.7% 142nd Share of births by age of mother 9.1% 2023 down 44.7% 99th Birth rate 9.87 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 31.1% 170th Has the population peaked? 3.39 million people 2023 up 1.3% 134th Population density of the capital city 3,872 people per km² 2100 down 6.6% 137th Military personnel as a share of total population 0.6% 2022 down 15.9% 28th Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol 11.4% 2020 down 4.2% 167th Voter turnout of voting-age population 92.4% 2024 down 6.0% 3rd People using improved sanitation facilities 3.37 million people 2024 up 2.0% 125th Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas 467,385 people 2020 down 1.6% 149th Share of population living in cities, towns and rural areas 52.7% 2020 down 1.6% 50th Share of population living in cities 52.7% 2020 down 1.6% 50th Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita 86.2% 2020 up 0.6% 47th Share of population living in rural areas 13.8% 2020 down 3.9% 190th Share of babies born with a low birthweight 7.8% 2020 down 3.5% 106th Share of urban population who live in the largest city 42.5% 2020 down 6.0% 39th Stillbirth rate 0.4211 deaths per 100 births 2023 down 12.1% 147th Share of population living in the capital city 36.6% 2020 down 5.3% 26th Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 23.13 per 1,000 population 2022 down 62.9% 118th Prison population rate 449 prisoners per 100,000 people 2024 up 60.9% 11th Birth rate among girls aged 10 to 14 0.34 per 1,000 population 2022 down 76.4% 93rd Share of urban population living in slums 1.3% 2022 down 85.2% 130th Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants -0.8% 2020 down 67.3% 131st Total number of international immigrants 160,064 immigrants 2024 up 103.1% 125th Share of the population born in another country 4.7% 2024 up 102.0% 129th Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity 16.2 percent 2023 up 21.8% 73rd Share of population with severe food insecurity 2.7 percent 2023 up 58.8% 80th Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population 8.7% 2022 down 87.0% 146th Population census recently completed 1 2015 unchanged 1st Country has a population register 1 2015 unchanged 1st Census based on population register recently completed 0 2015 — 12th Share of population below and above $30 per day 1.90 million people 2024 up 0.8% 99th Replacement-level fertility rate 2.09 2010 down 0.5% 125th Literate and illiterate world population 1.1% 2024 down 30.1% 116th Share of population covered by social protection 71.7% 2022 down 10.3% 15th ← Previous Page 2 of 2