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.
Puerto Rico ranks 134th and Uruguay ranks 133rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.55 million | 2.66 million | 113,441 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 2.95 million | 2.86 million | 89,082 | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 3.36 million | 3.01 million | 345,332 | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 3.67 million | 3.18 million | 488,938 | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 3.80 million | 3.29 million | 515,053 | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 3.53 million | 3.36 million | 170,528 | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 3.23 million | 3.39 million | 165,053 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Puerto Rico or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 3.38 million against 3.18 million in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Puerto Rico and Uruguay?
- 199,850, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Uruguay rank globally for population, total?
- Puerto Rico ranks 134th and Uruguay ranks 133rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.