Population, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Population, female was 1.74 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Uruguay is 1.74 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Uruguay peaked at 1.75 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million, in 1960.
That places Uruguay 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 million | 1.26 million | 1.39 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.45 million | 1.40 million | 1.50 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 million | 1.50 million | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 million | 1.59 million | 1.67 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 million | 1.68 million | 1.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 million | 1.71 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 million | 1.74 million | 1.75 million | 6 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 22,492 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 13.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 22,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 23,494 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 216,510 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 19.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 334,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 23,933 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 24,094 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 22,834 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Uruguay?
- Population, female in Uruguay was 1.74 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for population, female?
- Uruguay ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.