Puerto Rico vs Uruguay: Population
Puerto Rico
3.24 million people
in 2023
Uruguay
3.39 million people
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
135th
Uruguay rank
134th
Population over time
- Puerto Rico
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 3.39 million people against 3.24 million people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 146,060 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 135th and Uruguay ranks 134th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 23 and Uruguay in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 605 people | 14,091 people | 13,486 people | Uruguay |
| 1100s | 908 people | 15,670 people | 14,762 people | Uruguay |
| 1200s | 1,363 people | 17,428 people | 16,065 people | Uruguay |
| 1300s | 2,044 people | 19,386 people | 17,342 people | Uruguay |
| 1400s | 3,067 people | 21,566 people | 18,499 people | Uruguay |
| 1500s | 4,600 people | 23,995 people | 19,395 people | Uruguay |
| 1600s | 6,900 people | 26,701 people | 19,801 people | Uruguay |
| 1700s | 10,351 people | 29,719 people | 19,368 people | Uruguay |
| 1710s | 13,488 people | 31,284 people | 17,796 people | Uruguay |
| 1720s | 17,575 people | 32,930 people | 15,355 people | Uruguay |
| 1730s | 22,901 people | 34,663 people | 11,762 people | Uruguay |
| 1740s | 29,841 people | 36,488 people | 6,647 people | Uruguay |
| 1750s | 38,883 people | 38,408 people | 475 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1760s | 50,666 people | 40,430 people | 10,236 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1770s | 66,020 people | 42,557 people | 23,463 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1780s | 86,026 people | 44,797 people | 41,229 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1790s | 112,095 people | 47,155 people | 64,940 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1800s | 146,063 people | 55,000 people | 91,063 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1810s | 190,325 people | 55,000 people | 135,325 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1820s | 248,000 people | 55,987 people | 192,013 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1830s | 299,428 people | 73,700 people | 225,728 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1840s | 350,856 people | 98,675 people | 252,181 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1850s | 440,820 people | 134,084 people | 306,736 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1860s | 537,637 people | 222,786 people | 314,851 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1870s | 644,736 people | 342,458 people | 302,278 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1880s | 753,992 people | 470,397 people | 283,595 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1890s | 861,685 people | 689,096 people | 172,589 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1900s | 981,410 people | 919,712 people | 61,698 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1910s | 1.21 million people | 1.10 million people | 107,780 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1920s | 1.44 million people | 1.39 million people | 45,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1930s | 1.67 million people | 1.73 million people | 66,640 people | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 1.89 million people | 1.99 million people | 100,080 people | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 2.29 million people | 2.36 million people | 64,639 people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 2.54 million people | 2.66 million people | 126,076 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 2.95 million people | 2.86 million people | 80,196 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 3.37 million people | 3.01 million people | 361,235 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 3.67 million people | 3.18 million people | 494,049 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 3.79 million people | 3.29 million people | 498,375 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 3.52 million people | 3.36 million people | 155,491 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 3.25 million people | 3.39 million people | 140,662 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Puerto Rico or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 3.39 million people against 3.24 million people in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Puerto Rico and Uruguay?
- 146,060 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uruguay?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Uruguay rank globally for population?
- Puerto Rico ranks 135th and Uruguay ranks 134th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.