Population of Uruguay
Current Population
3,386,588
10yr Growth Rate
+0.9%
Rank
#130 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Uruguay Population Analysis
Uruguay's population of 3.39 million represents minimal growth, with only 0.9% expansion over the past decade—among the slowest rates globally, ranking 130th of 209 countries. This stagnation contrasts sharply with the nation's 1961 peak growth decade, indicating a dramatic demographic shift from expansion to near-stagnation over six decades. The low growth reflects Uruguay's developed-economy characteristics: high life expectancy, low fertility rates, and significant emigration, positioning it more demographically similar to European nations than to its Latin American neighbors.
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,386,588 | -0.04% |
| 2023 | 3,388,081 | -0.08% |
| 2022 | 3,390,913 | -0.17% |
| 2021 | 3,396,695 | -0.07% |
| 2020 | 3,398,968 | +0.05% |
| 2019 | 3,397,206 | +0.08% |
| 2018 | 3,394,534 | +0.18% |
| 2017 | 3,388,438 | +0.27% |
| 2016 | 3,379,283 | +0.33% |
| 2015 | 3,368,017 | +0.35% |
| 2014 | 3,356,334 | +0.33% |
| 2013 | 3,345,337 | +0.30% |
| 2012 | 3,335,401 | +0.26% |
| 2011 | 3,326,825 | +0.25% |
| 2010 | 3,318,580 | +0.26% |
| 2009 | 3,310,091 | +0.24% |
| 2008 | 3,302,177 | +0.21% |
| 2007 | 3,295,153 | +0.17% |
| 2006 | 3,289,506 | +0.11% |
| 2005 | 3,285,771 | +0.08% |
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| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3,283,148 | +0.06% |
| 2003 | 3,281,186 | +0.07% |
| 2002 | 3,278,867 | +0.14% |
| 2001 | 3,274,251 | +0.25% |
| 2000 | 3,266,206 | +0.37% |
| 1999 | 3,254,015 | +0.45% |
| 1998 | 3,239,280 | +0.49% |
| 1997 | 3,223,345 | +0.53% |
| 1996 | 3,206,324 | +0.53% |
| 1995 | 3,189,440 | +0.52% |
| 1994 | 3,172,834 | +0.52% |
| 1993 | 3,156,345 | +0.53% |
| 1992 | 3,139,702 | +0.56% |
| 1991 | 3,122,354 | +0.58% |
| 1990 | 3,104,403 | +0.59% |
| 1989 | 3,086,255 | +0.60% |
| 1988 | 3,067,961 | +0.59% |
| 1987 | 3,049,896 | +0.56% |
| 1986 | 3,032,845 | +0.52% |
| 1985 | 3,017,037 | +0.48% |
| 1984 | 3,002,488 | +0.46% |
| 1983 | 2,988,778 | +0.45% |
| 1982 | 2,975,492 | +0.41% |
| 1981 | 2,963,246 | +0.38% |
| 1980 | 2,951,953 | +0.41% |
| 1979 | 2,939,903 | +0.48% |
| 1978 | 2,925,715 | +0.56% |
| 1977 | 2,909,461 | +0.62% |
| 1976 | 2,891,392 | +0.66% |
| 1975 | 2,872,320 | +0.64% |
| 1974 | 2,853,944 | +0.59% |
| 1973 | 2,837,133 | +0.55% |
| 1972 | 2,821,644 | +0.54% |
| 1971 | 2,806,462 | +0.56% |
| 1970 | 2,790,807 | +0.61% |
| 1969 | 2,773,974 | +0.70% |
| 1968 | 2,754,606 | +0.82% |
| 1967 | 2,732,277 | +0.91% |
| 1966 | 2,707,646 | +0.99% |
| 1965 | 2,681,169 | +1.05% |
| 1964 | 2,653,180 | +1.12% |
| 1963 | 2,623,766 | +1.17% |
| 1962 | 2,593,298 | +1.22% |
| 1961 | 2,562,044 | +1.27% |
| 1960 | 2,529,957 | — |