Key demographics
- Population
- 3.4M
- Density
- 19.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.862 (Very High)
- Gini index (2019)
- 39.7
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 78.3 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.40
- Urban population (2025)
- 95.7%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 98.9%
- Labor force (2025)
- 77.5%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- 0.9%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 51.9%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 95.7%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 9.8 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 9.9 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 55.2%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.40
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 6.2 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 1.3%
- Tourism (2019)
- 3.5M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Español |
| 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
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 78.3 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 65.0 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 9.0% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 6.2/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 85/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 2.4/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 4.67/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 7.39/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $2,076
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 17.1%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 98.9%
- Education spending (2023)
- 4.8% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 438
- Internet users (2024)
- 92.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 145.5/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 33.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 4,641/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 33.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 181,034 km²
- 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
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