Uruguay - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Uruguay. Second-smallest South American country (after Suriname); most of the low-lying landscape (three-quarters of the country) is grassland, ideal for cattle and sheep. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
Most of the country's population resides in the southern half of the country; approximately 80% of the populace is urban; nearly half of the population lives in and around the capital of Montevideo
People and Society
In Uruguay, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: White 87.7%, Black 4.6%, Indigenous 2.4%, other 0.3%, none or unspecified 5% (2011 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | -0.06% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 9.05 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.88 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 2.5 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.27 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.62 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Uruguayan | Uruguayan(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 18.9% (male 329,268/female 317,925) |
| 15-64 years | 65.4% (male 1,112,622/female 1,128,418) |
| 65 years and over | 15.7% (2024 est.) (male 218,242/female 318,855) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 48.7 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 26.2 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 22.5 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 4.4 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 37.4 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 34.9 years |
| Female | 38.2 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 95.8% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.4% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.774 million MONTEVIDEO (capital) (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.04 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.04 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 0.99 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.68 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.94 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 6.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 9.1 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 6.8 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 78.9 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 75.8 years |
| Female | 82.1 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 99.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 95.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 99.5% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 4.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0.5% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 99.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 99.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 5.42 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 1.86 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 2.86 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 0.71 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 18% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 21.3% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 14.9% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
Demographic profile
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