🇺🇾 Uruguay Demographics - Population, Culture & Society

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🇺🇾 Uruguay UY / URY #89

Nomad Score 57.0

Cities 16

Region Union of South American Nations, Latin America, Southern Cone, Hispanophone, Remote Work Friendly Countries, South America, Americas, South America, Developing Countries

Currency UYU

📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS

Population 3.4M

Density 19.0/km²

HDI 0.862 (Very High)

Gini Index (2019) 39.7

Life Expectancy (2023) 78.1 yrs

Fertility Rate (2023) 1.41

Urban Population (2024) 95.6%

Literacy Rate (2024) 98.9%

Gender Wage Gap (2024) 0.9%

Sources: REST Countries v4, World Bank, OWID

🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE

Languages

Language	Native Name
Spanish	Español

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White	86.0%
Black	10.4%
Indigenous	6.3%
East asian	0.7%
Others	6.3%

Demonym (male) Uruguayan

Demonym (female) Uruguayan

National Anthem National Anthem of Uruguay

📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE

Age Group	Distribution	Share
0-14 Youth		18.3%
15-64 Working		65.7%
65+ Elderly		16.1%

Dependency Ratio 52.3%

Profile Mature

Urban Pop. (2024) 95.6%

Birth Rate (2023) 9.9 /1000

Death Rate (2023) 9.8 /1000

Fertility Rate (2023) 1.41

Infant Mortality (2023) 5.5 /1000

Source: World Bank

🏥 HEALTHCARE

Life Expectancy (2023) 78.1 yrs

HALE (2021) 65.0 yrs

Health Spending (2023) 9.0% of GDP

Infant Mortality (2023) 5.5/1000

UHC Index (2021) 80/100

Hospital Beds (2023) 2.4/1000

Physicians (2022) 4.67/1000

Source: World Bank, WHO

🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

Literacy Rate (2024) 98.9%

Education Spending (2023) 4.8% of GDP

Learning Outcomes (2020) 438

Internet Users (2024) 92.0%

Mobile Subscriptions (2023) 141.7/100

Broadband (2023) 32.4/100

Source: World Bank, OWID

🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY

Broadband per 100 (2023) 32.4

Source: ITU / World Bank via OWID. Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people.

🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL

Area 181,034 km²

Capital Montevideo 📍

Continent South America

Region Americas

Subregion South America

Landlocked No

Driving Side Right

Timezones UTC-03:00

Calling Codes +598

Postal Code #####

TLD .uy

Maps Google Maps | OpenStreetMap

Borders 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇧🇷 Brazil

🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS

Flag The flag of Uruguay is composed of nine equal horizontal bands of white alternating with blue, with a white square superimposed in the canton. In the white square is a yellow sun bearing a human face — the Sun of May — from which sixteen rays extend. The sun's rays alternate between triangular and wavy.

National Anthem National Anthem of Uruguay

National Holiday International Workers' Day

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