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South America > Uruguay > People

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African diaspora > Afro-descendants 4% [26th of 34]
African diaspora > Population 137,277.28 [23rd of 34]
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > % Black Lower 3 % [10th of 13]
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > % Black Upper 6%
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Comments
Predominantly white with significant Black and Indigenous ancestry going back to colonial days.
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Total black lower 96000
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Total Black Upper 192000
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Total Pop 3. 1 million
Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population 0.6 Time series [79th of 185]
Age structure > 0-14 years 22.9 % [151st of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years 23.2 [152nd of 226]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 388,315 Time series [132nd of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 22.7% Time series [144th of 227]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 401,209 Time series [133rd of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years 63.6 [131st of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years 63.9 % [126th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females 1,120,858 Time series [129th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 64% Time series [125th of 227]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males 1,105,891 Time series [131st of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over 13.3 % [42nd of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 275,801 Time series [92nd of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 13.3% Time series [44th of 227]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 185,704 Time series [95th of 225]
Asian Latin American population > Composition > Japanese 456 [10th of 13]
Birth rate 14.17 births/1,000 population Time series [151st of 226]
Chinese population 300 [88th of 127]
    Chinese population (per capita) 8.782 per 100,000 people [82nd of 126]
Death rate 9.12 deaths/1,000 population Time series [85th of 226]
Education expenditures 2.9 % of GDP Time series [38th of 55]
Ethnic groups
white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian (practically nonexistent)
Female population > Age 10-14 133,179 [131st of 224]
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 3.88 [151st of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 129,225 [138th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 3.77 [166th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 125,124 [137th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 3.65 [166th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 133,771 [128th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 3.9 [100th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 126,967 [127th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.7 [82nd of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 112,160 [128th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 3.27 [120th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 109,795 [128th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 3.2 [114th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 106,320 [124th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 3.1 [90th of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 94,508 [118th of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 2.75 [83rd of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 87,034 [112nd of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 2.54 [67th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 79,561 [106th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 2.32 [50th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 72,797 [102nd of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 2.12 [50th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 67,965 [91st of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.98 [37th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 57,421 [82nd of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 1.67 [38th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 71,308 [65th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 2.08 [5th of 224]
Gender development 0.828 [35th of 141]
Gender empowerment 0.519 [36th of 65]
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Capital Montevideo
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Number of ethnic Greeks
1,000 (est.) – 2,000 (est.) (Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: )
History of the Jews in Latin America > Current Jewish populations > % of > Jews 0.9 % [2nd of 12]
History of the Jews in Latin America > Current Jewish populations > Jewish > Population 30,743 [4th of 11]
Jewish population > By country > Jews > % Jewish 0.9 % [6th of 97]
Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews 30,743 [20th of 102]
Jewish population > Largest Jewish populations > Top 50 countries by Jewish population > Jews 30,743 [20th of 50]
Male population > Age 10-14 138,023 [134th of 224]
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 4.02 [153rd of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 134,895 [138th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 3.93 [163rd of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 130,046 [137th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 3.79 [166th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 137,630 [128th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 4.01 [101st of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 131,104 [127th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.82 [75th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 113,012 [130th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 3.29 [124th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 106,614 [128th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 3.11 [122nd of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 99,316 [126th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 2.89 [104th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 88,468 [119th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 2.58 [93rd of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 77,771 [106th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 2.27 [79th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 68,324 [104th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.99 [57th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 57,647 [106th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.68 [59th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 50,986 [94th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.49 [41st of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 38,641 [88th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 1.13 [42nd of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 37,977 [76th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 1.11 [10th of 224]
Median age > Female 34.6 years Time series [68th of 224]
Median age > Male 31.8 years Time series [78th of 224]
Median age > Total 33.2 years Time series [71st of 224]
Nationality > Adjective Uruguayan Time series
Nationality > Noun Uruguayan(s) Time series
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Age 111 yr 107 d
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Born 24 February 1883
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Died 11 June 1994
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Name Manolita Pina
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Sex F
Percentage living in rural areas. 7% [185th of 193]
Percentage living in urban areas 93% [16th of 199]
Persons per room 1 [29th of 60]
Population 3,477,778 Time series [131st of 242]
Population > CIA Factbook 3,477,778 Time series [131st of 240]
Population ages 0-14 > % of total 24.25 % Time series [122nd of 185]
Population ages 15-64 > % of total 62.52 % Time series [104th of 185]
Population ages 65 and above > % of total 13.23 % Time series [34th of 185]
Population growth > annual % 0.69 annual % Time series [137th of 195]
Population growth rate 0.486% Time series [160th of 235]
Population in 2015 3,676 [130th of 225]
Population in largest city 1,263,843 Time series [88th of 118]
    Population in largest city (per capita) 0.365 per capita Time series [9th of 118]
Population in the largest city > % of urban population 39.67 % Time series [32nd of 118]
Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million 1,263,843 Time series [89th of 106]
    Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million (per capita) 0.365 per capita Time series [19th of 106]
Population, female > % of total 51.5 % Time series [29th of 190]
Projected population growth 33.92% [86th of 141]
Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates 20 Nov 1990
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories 26 Jan 1990
Rural population 277,055.8 Time series [153rd of 193]
    Rural population (per capita) 0.08 per capita Time series [180th of 194]
Rural population growth > annual % -1.05 annual % Time series [170th of 193]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 0.98 [151st of 223]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 0.99 male(s)/female Time series [134th of 224]
Sex ratio > 65 years and over 0.67 male(s)/female Time series [184th of 223]
Sex ratio > At birth 1.04 male(s)/female Time series [154th of 223]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > 15–65 0.98 [143rd of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > at birth 1.04 [160th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > over 65 0.69 [162nd of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total 0.95 [186th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > under 15 1.03 [153rd of 215]
Sex ratio > Total population 0.95 male(s)/female Time series [178th of 224]
Sex ratio > Under 15 years 1.03 male(s)/female Time series [155th of 224]
South American countries by population density > Density 19 [7th of 14]
South American countries by population density > Population 3,415,920 [10th of 14]
Total fertility rate 1.94 children born/woman Time series [138th of 225]
Total Population 3,431,932 [130th of 227]
Total population > Age 10-14 271,202 [132nd of 224]
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 7.9 [151st of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 264,120 [138th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 7.7 [165th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 255,170 [137th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 7.44 [167th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 271,401 [128th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 7.91 [103rd of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 258,071 [129th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 7.52 [79th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 225,172 [128th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 6.56 [126th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 216,409 [128th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 6.31 [118th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 205,636 [126th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 5.99 [95th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 182,976 [120th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 5.33 [90th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 164,805 [111st of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 4.8 [75th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 147,885 [104th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 4.31 [51st of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 130,444 [103rd of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 3.8 [49th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 118,951 [93rd of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 3.47 [40th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 96,062 [88th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 2.8 [41st of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 109,285 [70th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 3.18 [6th of 224]
Total Population > Female 1,760,092 [129th of 227]
Total Population > Male 1,671,840 [131st of 227]
Urban population 3,186,141 Time series [99th of 195]
    Urban population (per capita) 0.92 per capita Time series [15th of 196]
Urban population growth > annual % 0.84 annual % Time series [151st of 195]
Urbanization 92 [16th of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 83.1% [9th of 164]
Urbanization in 2015 94.4% [8th of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males 101 [10th of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage % 94 [41st of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence % 84 [3rd of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males 111 [22nd of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported 26 [110th of 154]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted 27 [130th of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery % 100 [27th of 172]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: African diaspora; Wikipedia: African diaspora ; Wikipedia: Afro-Latin American ; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Asian Latin American ; University Libraries, Ohio University; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center ; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Wikipedia: Greek diaspora ; Wikipedia: History of the Jews in Latin America ; Wikipedia: Jewish population ; Wikipedia: Oldest people ; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; United Nations Secretariat and United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 2001 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.01.XVII.5), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.95.XVII.11) and United Nations, Compendium of Human Settlements Statistics 1983 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E/F.84.XVII.5); World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human RIghts; Wikipedia: Sex ratio ; Wikipedia: List of South American countries by population density ; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; UNICEF

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Uruguay, Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Republica Oriental del Uruguay

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