Population, total in Uruguay
Uruguay: Population, total was 3.38 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total in Uruguay is 3.38 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Uruguay peaked at 3.40 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.53 million, in 1960.
Uruguay ranks 133rd of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.66 million | 2.53 million | 2.77 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.86 million | 2.79 million | 2.94 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.01 million | 2.95 million | 3.09 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.18 million | 3.10 million | 3.25 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.29 million | 3.27 million | 3.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.36 million | 3.32 million | 3.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.39 million | 3.38 million | 3.40 million | 6 |
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More climate change data for Uruguay
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 3.24 million (2025)
- Urban population 95.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.35 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 476.76 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.35 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.35 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Uruguay?
- Population, total in Uruguay was 3.38 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.40 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.53 million in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for population, total?
- Uruguay ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.