Uruguay

Updated: 23 days ago

Classified as:
  • Country

Key facts:
  • Country Long: Oriental Republic of Uruguay
  • Currency: Uruguayan peso
  • Capital City: Montevideo
  • Region: South America
  • Continent: Americas
  • Demonym: Uruguayan
  • Latitude: -33°0′S
  • Longitude: -56°0′W
  • Agricultural Land: 140,634.00
  • Forest Area: 20,310.00 m²
  • Land Area: 175,020.00 m²
  • Rural Land: 173,707.00
  • Urban Land: 1,017.87
  • Central Government Debt Pct Gdp: 60.28%
  • Expense Pct Gdp: 34.62%
  • Gdp: 71,177,100,000.00
  • Inflation: 9.10
  • Self Employed Pct: 28.83%
  • Tax Revenue Pct Gdp: 18.52%
  • Unemployment Pct: 7.84%
  • Vulnerable Employment Pct: 25.51%
  • Electricity Access Pct: 100.00%
  • Alternative Nuclear Energy Pct: 14.75%
  • Electricty Production Hydroelectric Pct: 60.16%
  • Electricty Production Oil Pct: 11.44%
  • Electricty Production Renewable Pct: 28.40%
  • Energy Imports Pct: 44.43%
  • Fossil Energy Consumption Pct: 46.27%
  • Renewable Energy Consumption Pct: 61.09%
  • Co2 Emissions: 6,514.30
  • Methane Emissions: 20,393.60
  • Nitrous Oxide Emissions: 7,967.68
  • Greenhouse Other Emissions: 861.99
  • Urban Population Under 5M: 1.90
  • Health Expenditure Pct Gdp: 9.15%
  • Health Expenditure Capita: 1,429.51
  • Hospital Beds: 2.43
  • Hiv Incidence: 0.27
  • Suicide Rate: 21.20
  • Armed Forces: 22,000.00
  • Military Expenditure Pct Gdp: 2.26%
  • Birth Rate: 10.47
  • Death Rate: 12.16
  • Fertility Rate: 1.49
  • Internet Pct: 90.07%
  • Life Expectancy: 75.00
  • Net Migration: -1,486
  • Population Female: 1,764,421
  • Population Male: 1,658,372
  • Population: 3,422,794
  • Women Parliament Seats Pct: 25.25%
  • Rural Population: 147,591
  • Urban Population: 3,275,203
  • Press: 4.87
  • Democracy Score: 8.38
  • Democracy Type: Full democracy
  • Median Age: 31.50
  • Political Leader: Luis Lacalle Pou (President)

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News

Here is the latest on Uruguay:

Title Source Date
Rugby World Cup: Italy bounces back to beat Uruguay 38-17 Le Monde 2023-09-20
Hosts France rest key players for Uruguay clash after victory over All Blacks F24 2023-09-13
‘Special moment’ for South American rugby as Chile join Argentina and Uruguay at World Cup F24 2023-09-06
Thousands of Cuban migrants face uncertainty in Uruguay Al Jazeera 2023-08-16
Uruguay Wasn’t Supposed to Run Out of Water NYT 2023-08-11
Uruguayan suicide rate hits record high; country is regional outli BBC 2023-07-22
Uruguay suicide rate reaches new record in 2022, cementing position as outlier in region ABC 2023-07-21
Drought leaves millions in Uruguay without tap water fit for drinking The Guardian 2023-07-16
Uruguay Saw Opportunity in China. It Got Schooled in the Hazards of Trade. NYT 2023-07-14

Population

The country has a total population of 3,422,794 (0.04% of worldwide)

The average net migration is -1,486 (-0.0% of pop)

The population density is around 20 ppl/km²

Population distribution

The total population is 3,422,794

The male share is 48.5% and female 51.5%

The urban population represent 95.7% and rural 4.3%

The median age is 31.5

Age distribution:

Age group Pop Share
0 186,144 5.44%
5 232,829 6.80%
10 234,720 6.86%
15 240,882 7.04%
20 249,378 7.29%
25 257,142 7.51%
30 244,112 7.13%
35 222,931 6.51%
40 219,665 6.42%
45 226,540 6.62%
50 199,456 5.83%
55 196,976 5.75%
60 178,763 5.22%
65 152,680 4.46%
70 123,189 3.60%
75 98,677 2.88%
80 158,706 4.64%
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Location

Uruguay is located in South America, Americas

The total country area is 175,020 km² (0.14% of worldwide)

Montevideo is the capital

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Cities

There are 36 cities in Uruguay in our database, they represent 71.66% of the population of the country altogether

City Population
Montevideo 1,305,865
Salto 104,667
Paysandú 78,902
Las Piedras 72,965
Rivera 68,020
Maldonado 67,188
Melo 50,833
Tacuarembó 50,575
Artigas 44,564
Mercedes 41,075
Minas 39,123
San José 37,606
Florida 34,002
Durazno 32,782
Pando 28,775
Rocha 27,695
San Carlos 27,613
Treinta y Tres 27,433
Colonia 24,870
Fray Bentos 23,566
La Paz 22,804
Trinidad 21,110
Canelones 21,081
Carmelo 18,713
Santa Lucía 18,022
Delta del Tigre 17,952
Progreso 17,715
Río Branco 17,405
Young 16,600
Dolores 16,205
Bella Unión 14,639
Paso de Carrasco 13,846
Paso de los Toros 13,599
Juan Lacaze 13,263
Chuy 11,287
Nueva Helvecia 10,305

UNESCO sites

There are 2 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Uruguay:

List of sites

Politics

Uruguay democracy type is: Full democracy

President Luis Lacalle Pou is the political leader of the country

Democracy forecast: protests for more democracy are likely

Parity forecast: at this rate of evolution, parity will be reached in 2076

GDP Evolution

The country GDP is 0.072% of worldwide

The GDP per capita is $20,795.03 and the GDP per km² is $406,679.81

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2)

Latest: 6,514 kt CO2 / yr (0.02% of worlwide)

Artists

There are 23 artists in our database for Uruguay:

Here are 100 of the most prolific ones:

COVID-19 Situation

Latest total reported figures for Uruguay

09-Mar Last 7 days vs last week Total
Cases 0 0 -100.0% 1,034,303
Deaths 0 0 nan% 7,617
Case Fatality nan% nan% nan% 0.74%

Reported Covid-19 deaths, Uruguay

There have been a total of 7,617 deaths related to COVID-19 in Uruguay, 0 yesterday and 0 in the last 7 days (nan%)

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Reported Covid-19 cases, Uruguay

There have been a total 1,034,303 cases related to COVID-19 in Uruguay, 0 yesterday and 0 in the last 7 days (-100.0%)

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In literature

There are 74 books about Uruguay in our database:

Universities

There are 1 universities in Uruguay in our database

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