| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 25 Feb 2025 |
The current population of Uruguay is 3,385,059 as of April 26, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Uruguay is projected at 3,384,688, or 3.38 million, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Uruguay is projected at 3,386,588, or 3.39 million people, for the year 2024.
Uruguay is the tenth-most populous country in South America and is in the 134th position in the world on the list of 237 countries and territories.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 3,387,479 | 3,386,588 | -1,783 | -0.053 | 0.0415 |
| 2025 | 3,385,696 | 3,384,688 | -2,016 | -0.060 | 0.0411 |
| 2026 | 3,383,680 | 3,382,537 | -2,286 | -0.068 | 0.0408 |
| 2027 | 3,381,394 | 3,380,240 | -2,307 | -0.068 | 0.0404 |
| 2028 | 3,379,087 | 3,377,890 | -2,393 | -0.071 | 0.0400 |
| 2029 | 3,376,694 | 3,375,427 | -2,533 | -0.075 | 0.0397 |
| 2030 | 3,374,161 | 3,372,887 | -2,547 | -0.076 | 0.0394 |
| 2031 | 3,371,614 | 3,370,279 | -2,670 | -0.079 | 0.0390 |
| 2032 | 3,368,944 | 3,367,540 | -2,808 | -0.083 | 0.0387 |
| 2033 | 3,366,136 | 3,364,648 | -2,975 | -0.088 | 0.0384 |
| 2034 | 3,363,161 | 3,361,586 | -3,151 | -0.094 | 0.0381 |
| 2035 | 3,360,010 | 3,358,282 | -3,456 | -0.103 | 0.0378 |
| 2036 | 3,356,554 | 3,354,673 | -3,761 | -0.112 | 0.0375 |
| 2037 | 3,352,793 | 3,350,732 | -4,122 | -0.123 | 0.0372 |
| 2038 | 3,348,671 | 3,346,423 | -4,496 | -0.134 | 0.0369 |
| 2039 | 3,344,175 | 3,341,666 | -5,019 | -0.150 | 0.0366 |
| 2040 | 3,339,156 | 3,336,459 | -5,395 | -0.162 | 0.0364 |
| 2041 | 3,333,761 | 3,330,796 | -5,930 | -0.178 | 0.0361 |
| 2042 | 3,327,831 | 3,324,635 | -6,392 | -0.192 | 0.0358 |
| 2043 | 3,321,439 | 3,317,934 | -7,011 | -0.211 | 0.0355 |
| 2044 | 3,314,428 | 3,310,608 | -7,641 | -0.231 | 0.0353 |
| 2045 | 3,306,787 | 3,302,675 | -8,223 | -0.249 | 0.0350 |
| 2046 | 3,298,564 | 3,294,200 | -8,729 | -0.265 | 0.0347 |
| 2047 | 3,289,835 | 3,285,154 | -9,362 | -0.285 | 0.0345 |
| 2048 | 3,280,473 | 3,275,505 | -9,937 | -0.303 | 0.0342 |
| 2049 | 3,270,536 | 3,265,251 | -10,570 | -0.324 | 0.0339 |
| 2050 | 3,259,966 | 3,254,354 | -11,223 | -0.345 | 0.0337 |
| 2051 | 3,248,743 | 3,242,784 | -11,918 | -0.368 | 0.0334 |
| 2052 | 3,236,825 | 3,230,535 | -12,581 | -0.389 | 0.0332 |
| 2053 | 3,224,244 | 3,217,599 | -13,289 | -0.413 | 0.0329 |
| 2054 | 3,210,955 | 3,203,934 | -14,042 | -0.438 | 0.0326 |
| 2055 | 3,196,913 | 3,189,562 | -14,702 | -0.461 | 0.0324 |
| 2056 | 3,182,211 | 3,174,550 | -15,323 | -0.483 | 0.0321 |
| 2057 | 3,166,888 | 3,158,983 | -15,809 | -0.500 | 0.0319 |
| 2058 | 3,151,079 | 3,142,928 | -16,302 | -0.519 | 0.0316 |
| 2059 | 3,134,777 | 3,126,374 | -16,807 | -0.538 | 0.0314 |
| 2060 | 3,117,970 | 3,109,396 | -17,148 | -0.551 | 0.0311 |
| 2061 | 3,100,822 | 3,092,138 | -17,368 | -0.562 | 0.0309 |
| 2062 | 3,083,454 | 3,074,662 | -17,583 | -0.572 | 0.0306 |
| 2063 | 3,065,871 | 3,057,008 | -17,726 | -0.580 | 0.0304 |
| 2064 | 3,048,145 | 3,039,192 | -17,906 | -0.589 | 0.0301 |
| 2065 | 3,030,239 | 3,021,171 | -18,137 | -0.600 | 0.0299 |
| 2066 | 3,012,102 | 3,002,939 | -18,327 | -0.610 | 0.0297 |
| 2067 | 2,993,775 | 2,984,501 | -18,547 | -0.621 | 0.0294 |
| 2068 | 2,975,228 | 2,965,811 | -18,834 | -0.635 | 0.0292 |
| 2069 | 2,956,394 | 2,946,823 | -19,143 | -0.650 | 0.0290 |
| 2070 | 2,937,251 | 2,927,558 | -19,386 | -0.662 | 0.0287 |
| 2071 | 2,917,865 | 2,908,086 | -19,559 | -0.673 | 0.0285 |
| 2072 | 2,898,306 | 2,888,392 | -19,827 | -0.686 | 0.0283 |
| 2073 | 2,878,479 | 2,868,470 | -20,018 | -0.698 | 0.0280 |
| 2074 | 2,858,461 | 2,848,258 | -20,406 | -0.716 | 0.0278 |
| 2075 | 2,838,055 | 2,827,737 | -20,636 | -0.730 | 0.0276 |
| 2076 | 2,817,419 | 2,806,932 | -20,974 | -0.747 | 0.0274 |
| 2077 | 2,796,445 | 2,785,803 | -21,283 | -0.764 | 0.0271 |
| 2078 | 2,775,162 | 2,764,359 | -21,606 | -0.782 | 0.0269 |
| 2079 | 2,753,556 | 2,742,579 | -21,954 | -0.800 | 0.0267 |
| 2080 | 2,731,602 | 2,720,454 | -22,295 | -0.820 | 0.0265 |
| 2081 | 2,709,307 | 2,698,017 | -22,579 | -0.837 | 0.0262 |
| 2082 | 2,686,728 | 2,675,289 | -22,877 | -0.855 | 0.0260 |
| 2083 | 2,663,851 | 2,652,273 | -23,155 | -0.873 | 0.0258 |
| 2084 | 2,640,696 | 2,629,007 | -23,378 | -0.889 | 0.0256 |
| 2085 | 2,617,318 | 2,605,488 | -23,661 | -0.908 | 0.0253 |
| 2086 | 2,593,657 | 2,581,716 | -23,881 | -0.925 | 0.0251 |
| 2087 | 2,569,776 | 2,557,749 | -24,054 | -0.940 | 0.0249 |
| 2088 | 2,545,722 | 2,533,619 | -24,206 | -0.955 | 0.0246 |
| 2089 | 2,521,516 | 2,509,343 | -24,345 | -0.970 | 0.0244 |
| 2090 | 2,497,171 | 2,484,974 | -24,394 | -0.982 | 0.0242 |
| 2091 | 2,472,777 | 2,460,534 | -24,487 | -0.995 | 0.0240 |
| 2092 | 2,448,290 | 2,436,099 | -24,383 | -1.001 | 0.0237 |
| 2093 | 2,423,907 | 2,411,749 | -24,315 | -1.008 | 0.0235 |
| 2094 | 2,399,592 | 2,387,526 | -24,132 | -1.011 | 0.0233 |
| 2095 | 2,375,460 | 2,363,439 | -24,042 | -1.017 | 0.0231 |
| 2096 | 2,351,418 | 2,339,509 | -23,818 | -1.018 | 0.0229 |
| 2097 | 2,327,600 | 2,315,779 | -23,642 | -1.021 | 0.0227 |
| 2098 | 2,303,958 | 2,292,229 | -23,459 | -1.023 | 0.0225 |
| 2099 | 2,280,499 | 2,268,917 | -23,164 | -1.021 | 0.0223 |
| 2100 | 2,257,335 | 2,245,887 | -22,897 | -1.020 | 0.0221 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 2,224,133 | 2,234,412 | 20,557 | 0.920 | 0.0896 |
| 1951 | 2,244,690 | 2,256,418 | 23,456 | 1.040 | 0.0889 |
| 1952 | 2,268,146 | 2,281,108 | 25,925 | 1.137 | 0.0883 |
| 1953 | 2,294,071 | 2,308,050 | 27,957 | 1.211 | 0.0876 |
| 1954 | 2,322,028 | 2,336,869 | 29,682 | 1.270 | 0.0870 |
| 1955 | 2,351,710 | 2,367,034 | 30,647 | 1.295 | 0.0864 |
| 1956 | 2,382,357 | 2,398,368 | 32,022 | 1.335 | 0.0858 |
| 1957 | 2,414,379 | 2,430,771 | 32,783 | 1.349 | 0.0852 |
| 1958 | 2,447,162 | 2,463,869 | 33,415 | 1.356 | 0.0846 |
| 1959 | 2,480,577 | 2,497,145 | 33,136 | 1.327 | 0.0842 |
| 1960 | 2,513,713 | 2,529,957 | 32,489 | 1.284 | 0.0839 |
| 1961 | 2,546,202 | 2,562,044 | 31,685 | 1.237 | 0.0836 |
| 1962 | 2,577,887 | 2,593,298 | 30,821 | 1.189 | 0.0830 |
| 1963 | 2,608,708 | 2,623,766 | 30,116 | 1.148 | 0.0822 |
| 1964 | 2,638,824 | 2,653,180 | 28,713 | 1.082 | 0.0813 |
| 1965 | 2,667,537 | 2,681,169 | 27,265 | 1.017 | 0.0804 |
| 1966 | 2,694,802 | 2,707,646 | 25,687 | 0.949 | 0.0795 |
| 1967 | 2,720,489 | 2,732,277 | 23,576 | 0.863 | 0.0787 |
| 1968 | 2,744,065 | 2,754,606 | 21,082 | 0.765 | 0.0777 |
| 1969 | 2,765,147 | 2,773,974 | 17,653 | 0.636 | 0.0766 |
| 1970 | 2,782,800 | 2,790,807 | 16,013 | 0.574 | 0.0755 |
| 1971 | 2,798,813 | 2,806,462 | 15,298 | 0.545 | 0.0744 |
| 1972 | 2,814,111 | 2,821,644 | 15,067 | 0.534 | 0.0734 |
| 1973 | 2,829,178 | 2,837,133 | 15,911 | 0.561 | 0.0724 |
| 1974 | 2,845,089 | 2,853,944 | 17,710 | 0.621 | 0.0714 |
| 1975 | 2,862,799 | 2,872,320 | 19,042 | 0.663 | 0.0706 |
| 1976 | 2,881,841 | 2,891,392 | 19,103 | 0.661 | 0.0698 |
| 1977 | 2,900,944 | 2,909,461 | 17,035 | 0.586 | 0.0690 |
| 1978 | 2,917,979 | 2,925,715 | 15,472 | 0.529 | 0.0682 |
| 1979 | 2,933,451 | 2,939,903 | 12,904 | 0.439 | 0.0673 |
| 1980 | 2,946,355 | 2,951,953 | 11,196 | 0.379 | 0.0664 |
| 1981 | 2,957,551 | 2,963,246 | 11,390 | 0.384 | 0.0654 |
| 1982 | 2,968,941 | 2,975,492 | 13,102 | 0.440 | 0.0645 |
| 1983 | 2,982,043 | 2,988,778 | 13,471 | 0.451 | 0.0636 |
| 1984 | 2,995,514 | 3,002,488 | 13,948 | 0.465 | 0.0628 |
| 1985 | 3,009,462 | 3,017,037 | 15,150 | 0.502 | 0.0620 |
| 1986 | 3,024,612 | 3,032,845 | 16,465 | 0.543 | 0.0612 |
| 1987 | 3,041,077 | 3,049,896 | 17,639 | 0.578 | 0.0604 |
| 1988 | 3,058,716 | 3,067,961 | 18,491 | 0.603 | 0.0597 |
| 1989 | 3,077,207 | 3,086,255 | 18,095 | 0.586 | 0.0590 |
| 1990 | 3,095,302 | 3,104,403 | 18,202 | 0.586 | 0.0583 |
| 1991 | 3,113,504 | 3,122,354 | 17,699 | 0.567 | 0.0576 |
| 1992 | 3,131,203 | 3,139,702 | 16,997 | 0.541 | 0.0570 |
| 1993 | 3,148,200 | 3,156,345 | 16,291 | 0.516 | 0.0564 |
| 1994 | 3,164,491 | 3,172,834 | 16,685 | 0.526 | 0.0559 |
| 1995 | 3,181,176 | 3,189,440 | 16,528 | 0.518 | 0.0554 |
| 1996 | 3,197,704 | 3,206,324 | 17,240 | 0.538 | 0.0549 |
| 1997 | 3,214,944 | 3,223,345 | 16,802 | 0.521 | 0.0544 |
| 1998 | 3,231,746 | 3,239,280 | 15,067 | 0.465 | 0.0539 |
| 1999 | 3,246,813 | 3,254,015 | 14,405 | 0.443 | 0.0534 |
| 2000 | 3,261,218 | 3,266,206 | 9,977 | 0.305 | 0.0529 |
| 2001 | 3,271,195 | 3,274,251 | 6,113 | 0.187 | 0.0523 |
| 2002 | 3,277,308 | 3,278,867 | 3,117 | 0.095 | 0.0517 |
| 2003 | 3,280,425 | 3,281,186 | 1,522 | 0.046 | 0.0511 |
| 2004 | 3,281,947 | 3,283,148 | 2,401 | 0.073 | 0.0505 |
| 2005 | 3,284,348 | 3,285,771 | 2,846 | 0.087 | 0.0499 |
| 2006 | 3,287,194 | 3,289,506 | 4,625 | 0.141 | 0.0493 |
| 2007 | 3,291,819 | 3,295,153 | 6,667 | 0.202 | 0.0488 |
| 2008 | 3,298,486 | 3,302,177 | 7,383 | 0.224 | 0.0482 |
| 2009 | 3,305,869 | 3,310,091 | 8,444 | 0.255 | 0.0477 |
| 2010 | 3,314,313 | 3,318,580 | 8,534 | 0.257 | 0.0473 |
| 2011 | 3,322,847 | 3,326,825 | 7,955 | 0.239 | 0.0468 |
| 2012 | 3,330,802 | 3,335,401 | 9,198 | 0.276 | 0.0463 |
| 2013 | 3,340,000 | 3,345,337 | 10,674 | 0.319 | 0.0459 |
| 2014 | 3,350,674 | 3,356,334 | 11,321 | 0.337 | 0.0455 |
| 2015 | 3,361,995 | 3,368,017 | 12,044 | 0.358 | 0.0451 |
| 2016 | 3,374,039 | 3,379,283 | 10,488 | 0.310 | 0.0447 |
| 2017 | 3,384,527 | 3,388,438 | 7,821 | 0.231 | 0.0443 |
| 2018 | 3,392,348 | 3,394,534 | 4,372 | 0.129 | 0.0439 |
| 2019 | 3,396,720 | 3,397,206 | 971 | 0.029 | 0.0435 |
| 2020 | 3,397,691 | 3,398,968 | 2,554 | 0.075 | 0.0431 |
| 2021 | 3,400,245 | 3,396,695 | -7,101 | -0.209 | 0.0427 |
| 2022 | 3,393,144 | 3,390,913 | -4,462 | -0.132 | 0.0423 |
| 2023 | 3,388,682 | 3,388,081 | -1,203 | -0.036 | 0.0419 |