| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 22 Jun 2024 |
The current population of Uruguay is 3,423,326 as of July 27, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Uruguay is projected at 3,423,316, or 3.42 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Uruguay is projected at 3,423,108, or 3.42 million people, for the year 2023.
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 | |
| 2022 | 3,422,617 | 3,422,794 | 353 | 0.010 | 0.043 |
| 2023 | 3,422,970 | 3,423,108 | 277 | 0.008 | 0.043 |
| 2024 | 3,423,247 | 3,423,316 | 138 | 0.004 | 0.042 |
| 2025 | 3,423,385 | 3,423,454 | 138 | 0.004 | 0.042 |
| 2026 | 3,423,523 | 3,423,599 | 152 | 0.004 | 0.041 |
| 2027 | 3,423,675 | 3,423,688 | 26 | 0.001 | 0.041 |
| 2028 | 3,423,701 | 3,423,682 | -37 | -0.001 | 0.041 |
| 2029 | 3,423,664 | 3,423,584 | -160 | -0.005 | 0.040 |
| 2030 | 3,423,504 | 3,423,372 | -264 | -0.008 | 0.040 |
| 2031 | 3,423,240 | 3,423,001 | -479 | -0.014 | 0.040 |
| 2032 | 3,422,761 | 3,422,418 | -687 | -0.020 | 0.039 |
| 2033 | 3,422,074 | 3,421,623 | -902 | -0.026 | 0.039 |
| 2034 | 3,421,172 | 3,420,506 | -1,332 | -0.039 | 0.039 |
| 2035 | 3,419,840 | 3,419,085 | -1,510 | -0.044 | 0.039 |
| 2036 | 3,418,330 | 3,417,374 | -1,911 | -0.056 | 0.038 |
| 2037 | 3,416,419 | 3,415,209 | -2,421 | -0.071 | 0.038 |
| 2038 | 3,413,998 | 3,412,541 | -2,914 | -0.085 | 0.038 |
| 2039 | 3,411,084 | 3,409,390 | -3,389 | -0.099 | 0.037 |
| 2040 | 3,407,695 | 3,405,741 | -3,908 | -0.115 | 0.037 |
| 2041 | 3,403,787 | 3,401,505 | -4,565 | -0.134 | 0.037 |
| 2042 | 3,399,222 | 3,396,680 | -5,083 | -0.150 | 0.037 |
| 2043 | 3,394,139 | 3,391,282 | -5,713 | -0.168 | 0.036 |
| 2044 | 3,388,426 | 3,385,327 | -6,199 | -0.183 | 0.036 |
| 2045 | 3,382,227 | 3,378,836 | -6,782 | -0.201 | 0.036 |
| 2046 | 3,375,445 | 3,371,743 | -7,404 | -0.220 | 0.035 |
| 2047 | 3,368,041 | 3,364,011 | -8,060 | -0.240 | 0.035 |
| 2048 | 3,359,981 | 3,355,660 | -8,641 | -0.258 | 0.035 |
| 2049 | 3,351,340 | 3,346,715 | -9,249 | -0.276 | 0.035 |
| 2050 | 3,342,091 | 3,337,143 | -9,896 | -0.297 | 0.034 |
| 2051 | 3,332,195 | 3,326,997 | -10,396 | -0.312 | 0.034 |
| 2052 | 3,321,799 | 3,316,302 | -10,994 | -0.332 | 0.034 |
| 2053 | 3,310,805 | 3,304,983 | -11,645 | -0.352 | 0.034 |
| 2054 | 3,299,160 | 3,293,052 | -12,215 | -0.371 | 0.033 |
| 2055 | 3,286,945 | 3,280,590 | -12,710 | -0.387 | 0.033 |
| 2056 | 3,274,235 | 3,267,604 | -13,261 | -0.406 | 0.033 |
| 2057 | 3,260,974 | 3,254,091 | -13,766 | -0.423 | 0.033 |
| 2058 | 3,247,208 | 3,240,143 | -14,130 | -0.436 | 0.032 |
| 2059 | 3,233,078 | 3,225,825 | -14,505 | -0.450 | 0.032 |
| 2060 | 3,218,573 | 3,211,142 | -14,863 | -0.463 | 0.032 |
| 2061 | 3,203,710 | 3,196,166 | -15,087 | -0.472 | 0.032 |
| 2062 | 3,188,623 | 3,180,938 | -15,371 | -0.483 | 0.031 |
| 2063 | 3,173,252 | 3,165,421 | -15,662 | -0.495 | 0.031 |
| 2064 | 3,157,590 | 3,149,619 | -15,943 | -0.506 | 0.031 |
| 2065 | 3,141,647 | 3,133,577 | -16,139 | -0.515 | 0.031 |
| 2066 | 3,125,508 | 3,117,263 | -16,490 | -0.529 | 0.031 |
| 2067 | 3,109,018 | 3,100,643 | -16,750 | -0.540 | 0.030 |
| 2068 | 3,092,268 | 3,083,671 | -17,195 | -0.558 | 0.030 |
| 2069 | 3,075,073 | 3,066,338 | -17,470 | -0.570 | 0.030 |
| 2070 | 3,057,603 | 3,048,764 | -17,678 | -0.580 | 0.030 |
| 2071 | 3,039,925 | 3,030,986 | -17,877 | -0.590 | 0.029 |
| 2072 | 3,022,048 | 3,012,906 | -18,284 | -0.607 | 0.029 |
| 2073 | 3,003,764 | 2,994,428 | -18,671 | -0.624 | 0.029 |
| 2074 | 2,985,093 | 2,975,568 | -19,051 | -0.640 | 0.029 |
| 2075 | 2,966,042 | 2,956,316 | -19,453 | -0.658 | 0.029 |
| 2076 | 2,946,589 | 2,936,656 | -19,866 | -0.676 | 0.028 |
| 2077 | 2,926,723 | 2,916,626 | -20,193 | -0.692 | 0.028 |
| 2078 | 2,906,530 | 2,896,307 | -20,447 | -0.706 | 0.028 |
| 2079 | 2,886,083 | 2,875,742 | -20,683 | -0.719 | 0.028 |
| 2080 | 2,865,400 | 2,854,915 | -20,970 | -0.735 | 0.027 |
| 2081 | 2,844,430 | 2,833,773 | -21,315 | -0.752 | 0.027 |
| 2082 | 2,823,115 | 2,812,338 | -21,553 | -0.766 | 0.027 |
| 2083 | 2,801,562 | 2,790,690 | -21,744 | -0.779 | 0.027 |
| 2084 | 2,779,818 | 2,768,802 | -22,033 | -0.796 | 0.027 |
| 2085 | 2,757,785 | 2,746,646 | -22,278 | -0.811 | 0.026 |
| 2086 | 2,735,507 | 2,724,272 | -22,470 | -0.825 | 0.026 |
| 2087 | 2,713,037 | 2,701,742 | -22,589 | -0.836 | 0.026 |
| 2088 | 2,690,448 | 2,679,081 | -22,734 | -0.849 | 0.026 |
| 2089 | 2,667,714 | 2,656,307 | -22,813 | -0.859 | 0.025 |
| 2090 | 2,644,901 | 2,633,471 | -22,860 | -0.868 | 0.025 |
| 2091 | 2,622,041 | 2,610,633 | -22,817 | -0.874 | 0.025 |
| 2092 | 2,599,224 | 2,587,802 | -22,845 | -0.883 | 0.025 |
| 2093 | 2,576,379 | 2,564,978 | -22,802 | -0.889 | 0.025 |
| 2094 | 2,553,577 | 2,542,262 | -22,630 | -0.890 | 0.024 |
| 2095 | 2,530,947 | 2,519,684 | -22,525 | -0.894 | 0.024 |
| 2096 | 2,508,422 | 2,497,257 | -22,330 | -0.894 | 0.024 |
| 2097 | 2,486,092 | 2,475,032 | -22,120 | -0.894 | 0.024 |
| 2098 | 2,463,972 | 2,452,957 | -22,030 | -0.898 | 0.024 |
| 2099 | 2,441,942 | 2,431,035 | -21,815 | -0.897 | 0.023 |
| 2100 | 2,420,127 | 2,409,371 | -21,512 | -0.893 | 0.023 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 2,223,894 | 2,234,144 | 20,499 | 0.918 | 0.089 |
| 1951 | 2,244,393 | 2,256,072 | 23,357 | 1.035 | 0.089 |
| 1952 | 2,267,750 | 2,280,660 | 25,821 | 1.132 | 0.088 |
| 1953 | 2,293,571 | 2,307,491 | 27,840 | 1.207 | 0.087 |
| 1954 | 2,321,411 | 2,336,182 | 29,541 | 1.265 | 0.087 |
| 1955 | 2,350,952 | 2,366,209 | 30,513 | 1.290 | 0.086 |
| 1956 | 2,381,465 | 2,397,436 | 31,943 | 1.332 | 0.086 |
| 1957 | 2,413,408 | 2,429,787 | 32,757 | 1.348 | 0.085 |
| 1958 | 2,446,165 | 2,462,876 | 33,421 | 1.357 | 0.084 |
| 1959 | 2,479,586 | 2,496,166 | 33,161 | 1.328 | 0.084 |
| 1960 | 2,512,747 | 2,529,021 | 32,549 | 1.287 | 0.084 |
| 1961 | 2,545,296 | 2,561,153 | 31,714 | 1.238 | 0.083 |
| 1962 | 2,577,010 | 2,592,441 | 30,861 | 1.190 | 0.083 |
| 1963 | 2,607,871 | 2,622,936 | 30,131 | 1.149 | 0.082 |
| 1964 | 2,638,002 | 2,652,376 | 28,748 | 1.084 | 0.081 |
| 1965 | 2,666,750 | 2,680,427 | 27,354 | 1.021 | 0.080 |
| 1966 | 2,694,104 | 2,707,030 | 25,851 | 0.955 | 0.079 |
| 1967 | 2,719,955 | 2,731,847 | 23,784 | 0.871 | 0.079 |
| 1968 | 2,743,739 | 2,754,417 | 21,356 | 0.775 | 0.078 |
| 1969 | 2,765,095 | 2,773,957 | 17,724 | 0.639 | 0.077 |
| 1970 | 2,782,819 | 2,790,265 | 14,891 | 0.534 | 0.076 |
| 1971 | 2,797,710 | 2,805,492 | 15,563 | 0.555 | 0.074 |
| 1972 | 2,813,273 | 2,821,086 | 15,627 | 0.554 | 0.073 |
| 1973 | 2,828,900 | 2,836,825 | 15,851 | 0.559 | 0.072 |
| 1974 | 2,844,751 | 2,853,588 | 17,675 | 0.619 | 0.071 |
| 1975 | 2,862,426 | 2,871,947 | 19,041 | 0.663 | 0.071 |
| 1976 | 2,881,467 | 2,891,094 | 19,254 | 0.666 | 0.070 |
| 1977 | 2,900,721 | 2,909,327 | 17,212 | 0.592 | 0.069 |
| 1978 | 2,917,933 | 2,925,840 | 15,815 | 0.541 | 0.068 |
| 1979 | 2,933,748 | 2,940,729 | 13,962 | 0.475 | 0.067 |
| 1980 | 2,947,710 | 2,953,750 | 12,080 | 0.409 | 0.066 |
| 1981 | 2,959,790 | 2,966,076 | 12,572 | 0.424 | 0.066 |
| 1982 | 2,972,362 | 2,979,182 | 13,641 | 0.458 | 0.065 |
| 1983 | 2,986,003 | 2,993,285 | 14,565 | 0.487 | 0.064 |
| 1984 | 3,000,568 | 3,008,255 | 15,374 | 0.511 | 0.063 |
| 1985 | 3,015,942 | 3,024,218 | 16,551 | 0.547 | 0.062 |
| 1986 | 3,032,493 | 3,041,205 | 17,424 | 0.573 | 0.061 |
| 1987 | 3,049,917 | 3,058,787 | 17,740 | 0.580 | 0.061 |
| 1988 | 3,067,657 | 3,077,760 | 20,205 | 0.656 | 0.060 |
| 1989 | 3,087,862 | 3,097,889 | 20,053 | 0.647 | 0.059 |
| 1990 | 3,107,915 | 3,117,012 | 18,195 | 0.584 | 0.059 |
| 1991 | 3,126,110 | 3,135,374 | 18,528 | 0.591 | 0.058 |
| 1992 | 3,144,638 | 3,153,732 | 18,188 | 0.577 | 0.057 |
| 1993 | 3,162,826 | 3,171,747 | 17,843 | 0.563 | 0.057 |
| 1994 | 3,180,669 | 3,189,945 | 18,552 | 0.582 | 0.056 |
| 1995 | 3,199,221 | 3,208,300 | 18,158 | 0.566 | 0.056 |
| 1996 | 3,217,379 | 3,226,633 | 18,509 | 0.574 | 0.055 |
| 1997 | 3,235,888 | 3,245,069 | 18,362 | 0.566 | 0.055 |
| 1998 | 3,254,250 | 3,262,683 | 16,866 | 0.517 | 0.054 |
| 1999 | 3,271,116 | 3,278,963 | 15,694 | 0.479 | 0.054 |
| 2000 | 3,286,810 | 3,292,224 | 10,829 | 0.329 | 0.054 |
| 2001 | 3,297,639 | 3,300,939 | 6,600 | 0.200 | 0.053 |
| 2002 | 3,304,239 | 3,306,441 | 4,404 | 0.133 | 0.052 |
| 2003 | 3,308,643 | 3,310,202 | 3,119 | 0.094 | 0.052 |
| 2004 | 3,311,762 | 3,313,801 | 4,078 | 0.123 | 0.051 |
| 2005 | 3,315,840 | 3,317,665 | 3,650 | 0.110 | 0.051 |
| 2006 | 3,319,490 | 3,322,282 | 5,584 | 0.168 | 0.050 |
| 2007 | 3,325,074 | 3,328,651 | 7,153 | 0.215 | 0.049 |
| 2008 | 3,332,227 | 3,336,126 | 7,797 | 0.234 | 0.049 |
| 2009 | 3,340,024 | 3,344,156 | 8,264 | 0.247 | 0.048 |
| 2010 | 3,348,288 | 3,352,651 | 8,726 | 0.260 | 0.048 |
| 2011 | 3,357,014 | 3,361,637 | 9,247 | 0.275 | 0.048 |
| 2012 | 3,366,261 | 3,371,133 | 9,743 | 0.289 | 0.047 |
| 2013 | 3,376,004 | 3,381,180 | 10,353 | 0.306 | 0.047 |
| 2014 | 3,386,357 | 3,391,662 | 10,609 | 0.313 | 0.046 |
| 2015 | 3,396,966 | 3,402,818 | 11,703 | 0.344 | 0.046 |
| 2016 | 3,408,669 | 3,413,766 | 10,194 | 0.299 | 0.045 |
| 2017 | 3,418,863 | 3,422,200 | 6,675 | 0.195 | 0.045 |
| 2018 | 3,425,538 | 3,427,042 | 3,008 | 0.088 | 0.045 |
| 2019 | 3,428,546 | 3,428,409 | -275 | -0.008 | 0.044 |
| 2020 | 3,428,271 | 3,429,086 | 1,631 | 0.048 | 0.044 |
| 2021 | 3,429,902 | 3,426,260 | -7,285 | -0.213 | 0.043 |