Puerto Rico vs Uruguay: Has the population peaked?
Puerto Rico
3.24 million people
in 2023
Uruguay
3.39 million people
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
135th
Uruguay rank
134th
Has the population peaked? 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 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 135th and Uruguay ranks 134th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 has the population peaked?, 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 has the population peaked? between Puerto Rico and Uruguay?
- 146,060 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Uruguay rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Puerto Rico ranks 135th and Uruguay ranks 134th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.