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Uruguay

URY

Population
3.4M
2023 · un-wpp (un-wpp/2024)
Growth rate
-0.04%
2023 · un-wpp (un-wpp/2024)
Fertility rate
1.41
2023 · un-wpp (un-wpp/2024)
Life expectancy
78.1 yrs
2023 · un-wpp (un-wpp/2024)

Total population

Uruguay1950198020102040207021002M2M3M3M3M3M3M

un-wpp · un-wpp/2024 · release 2026.08.3

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Population growth rate

Uruguay195019802010204020702100-1.0%-0.5%0.0%0.5%1.0%

un-wpp · un-wpp/2024 · release 2026.08.3

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Population pyramid

MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+
2023

un-wpp · un-wpp/2024 · release 2026.08.3

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Total fertility rate

Uruguayreplacement1950198020102040207021001.502.002.503.00

un-wpp · un-wpp/2024 · release 2026.08.3

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Life expectancy at birth

Uruguay19501980201020402070210065.0 yrs70.0 yrs75.0 yrs80.0 yrs85.0 yrs

un-wpp · un-wpp/2024 · release 2026.08.3

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Net migration

Uruguay195019802010204020702100-15k-10k-5k05k

un-wpp · un-wpp/2024 · release 2026.08.3

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Median age

Uruguay19501980201020402070210030.0 yrs35.0 yrs40.0 yrs45.0 yrs50.0 yrs55.0 yrs

un-wpp · un-wpp/2024 · release 2026.08.3

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Population projection

Uruguay1950198020102040207021002M2M3M3M4M

un-wpp · un-wpp/2024 · release 2026.08.3

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Research

AI-generated summary

This article examines the demographic transition—the global shift from high to low mortality and fertility rates—and its effects on age structure, focusing on a comparative analysis of Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and Chile in the Southern Cone. It highlights how this transition contributes to population aging across these countries.

Abstract
O tema central do artigo é a transição demográfica, um fenômeno global que envolve a transição de altas para baixas taxas de mortalidade e fertilidade, resultando em mudanças na estrutura etária das