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Uruguay

Uruguay / UY

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Uruguay in numbers.

Area176,220 kmยฒWorld # 90 โ†’Population3.4MWorld # 133 โ†’Population density19.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 185 โ†’Life expectancy78.3 yearsWorld # 64 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 25,216World # 66 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Uruguay across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area176,220 kmยฒWorld # 90 / 2023 โ†’Population3.4MWorld # 133 / 2025 โ†’Population density19.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 185 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,825World # 153 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.1%World # 172 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.4World # 177 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate9.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 160 / 2024 โ†’Death rate9.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 40 / 2024 โ†’Median age35.8 yearsWorld # 94 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+16.3%World # 59 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1417.9%World # 140 / 2025 โ†’Urban population95.7%World # 17 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-1.3KWorld # 114 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 109 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share4.7%World # 113 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy78.3 yearsWorld # 64 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy65 yearsWorld # 55 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people4.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 13 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate19.3%World # 83 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 25,216World # 66 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 85.3BWorld # 85 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 38,315World # 66 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.8%World # 152 / 2025 โ†’Inflation4.7%World # 50 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment7.5%World # 59 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment25.1%World # 29 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,481 hours/yearWorld # 121 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)40World # 42 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.8%World # 68 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people937.6 per million peopleWorld # 62 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.7%World # 52 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people6.8 per million peopleWorld # 87 / 2017 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,323 kcal/dayWorld # 49 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person69.3 kg/person/yearWorld # 68 / 2023 โ†’Rice production1.3M tWorld # 37 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production1.3M tWorld # 45 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area12%World # 152 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person3,790 kWh/personWorld # 59 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person2.4 tWorld # 124 / 2024 โ†’Internet use92%World # 49 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions145.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 34 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate11.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 35 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate14.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 98 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.3%World # 46 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament31.3%World # 68 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals3.5MWorld # 50 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.1BWorld # 71 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites3 sitesWorld # 94 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupUnaffiliated2023 / 61.9%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceWind2025Top export categoryAnimal products2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal1,804 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyPeso UruguayoUYUDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsUruguay River