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Population density in Uruguay

Uruguay: Population density was 12.83 in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
12.83
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
217th
of 235 countries
All-time high
19.42
in 2020
All-time low
0.0805
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Uruguay, 1000–2100

05101520100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Uruguay is 12.83, measured in 2100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Uruguay peaked at 19.42 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0805, in 1000.

That places Uruguay 217th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Uruguay, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 0.0805 —
1100 0.0895 +11.2%
1200 0.0996 +11.2%
1300 0.1108 +11.2%
1400 0.1232 +11.2%
1500 0.1371 +11.3%
1600 0.1526 +11.3%
1700 0.1698 +11.3%
1710 0.1787 +5.3%
1720 0.1882 +5.3%
1730 0.1981 +5.3%
1740 0.2085 +5.3%
1750 0.2194 +5.3%
1760 0.231 +5.3%
1770 0.2432 +5.3%
1780 0.256 +5.3%
1790 0.2694 +5.3%
1800 0.3142 +16.6%
1801 0.3142 +0.0%
1802 0.3142 +0.0%
1803 0.3142 +0.0%
1804 0.3142 +0.0%
1805 0.3142 +0.0%
1806 0.3142 +0.0%
1807 0.3142 +0.0%
1808 0.3142 +0.0%
1809 0.3142 +0.0%
1810 0.3142 +0.0%
1811 0.3142 +0.0%
1812 0.3142 +0.0%
1813 0.3142 +0.0%
1814 0.3142 +0.0%
1815 0.3142 +0.0%
1816 0.3142 +0.0%
1817 0.3142 +0.0%
1818 0.3142 +0.0%
1819 0.3161 +0.6%
1820 0.3199 +1.2%
1821 0.3256 +1.8%
1822 0.3334 +2.4%
1823 0.3433 +3.0%
1824 0.3535 +3.0%
1825 0.3639 +3.0%
1826 0.3747 +3.0%
1827 0.3858 +3.0%
1828 0.3972 +3.0%
1829 0.409 +3.0%
1830 0.4211 +3.0%
1831 0.4336 +3.0%
1832 0.4464 +3.0%
1833 0.4596 +3.0%
1834 0.4732 +3.0%
1835 0.4872 +3.0%
1836 0.5017 +3.0%
1837 0.5165 +3.0%
1838 0.5318 +3.0%
1839 0.5476 +3.0%
1840 0.5638 +3.0%
1841 0.5805 +3.0%
1842 0.5977 +3.0%
1843 0.6154 +3.0%
1844 0.6336 +3.0%
1845 0.6524 +3.0%
1846 0.6717 +3.0%
1847 0.6916 +3.0%
1848 0.712 +3.0%
1849 0.7368 +3.5%
1850 0.7661 +4.0%
1851 0.8005 +4.5%
1852 0.8403 +5.0%
1853 0.8858 +5.4%
1854 0.9337 +5.4%
1855 0.9842 +5.4%
1856 1.04 +5.4%
1857 1.09 +5.4%
1858 1.15 +5.4%
1859 1.21 +5.2%
1860 1.27 +5.0%
1861 1.33 +4.8%
1862 1.4 +4.6%
1863 1.46 +4.4%
1864 1.52 +4.4%
1865 1.59 +4.4%
1866 1.66 +4.4%
1867 1.73 +4.4%
1868 1.81 +4.4%
1869 1.88 +4.1%
1870 1.96 +3.9%
1871 2.03 +3.6%
1872 2.09 +3.3%
1873 2.16 +3.1%
1874 2.23 +3.1%
1875 2.3 +3.1%
1876 2.37 +3.1%
1877 2.44 +3.1%
1878 2.51 +3.1%
1879 2.6 +3.3%
1880 2.69 +3.5%
1881 2.79 +3.7%
1882 2.89 +3.8%
1883 3.01 +4.0%
1884 3.13 +4.0%
1885 3.26 +4.0%
1886 3.39 +4.0%
1887 3.52 +4.0%
1888 3.66 +4.0%
1889 3.8 +3.8%
1890 3.94 +3.6%
1891 4.07 +3.4%
1892 4.2 +3.1%
1893 4.32 +2.9%
1894 4.45 +2.9%
1895 4.58 +2.9%
1896 4.71 +2.9%
1897 4.85 +2.9%
1898 5 +2.9%
1899 5.13 +2.7%
1900 5.25 +2.4%
1901 5.37 +2.2%
1902 5.47 +1.9%
1903 5.57 +1.7%
1904 5.66 +1.7%
1905 5.76 +1.7%
1906 5.86 +1.7%
1907 5.96 +1.7%
1908 6.06 +1.7%
1909 6.17 +1.9%
1910 6.29 +2.0%
1911 6.43 +2.1%
1912 6.58 +2.3%
1913 6.74 +2.4%
1914 6.9 +2.4%
1915 7.07 +2.4%
1916 7.24 +2.4%
1917 7.42 +2.4%
1918 7.59 +2.4%
1919 7.77 +2.4%
1920 7.96 +2.3%
1921 8.14 +2.3%
1922 8.33 +2.3%
1923 8.51 +2.3%
1924 8.7 +2.3%
1925 8.9 +2.3%
1926 9.1 +2.3%
1927 9.31 +2.3%
1928 9.52 +2.3%
1929 9.71 +2.1%
1930 9.9 +1.9%
1931 10.07 +1.7%
1932 10.22 +1.5%
1933 10.36 +1.4%
1934 10.51 +1.4%
1935 10.65 +1.4%
1936 10.8 +1.4%
1937 10.95 +1.4%
1938 11.1 +1.4%
1939 11.25 +1.3%
1940 11.39 +1.3%
1941 11.53 +1.2%
1942 11.66 +1.2%
1943 11.79 +1.1%
1944 11.92 +1.1%
1945 12.06 +1.1%
1946 12.19 +1.1%
1947 12.32 +1.1%
1948 12.46 +1.1%
1949 12.61 +1.2%
1950 12.77 +1.3%
1951 12.89 +1.0%
1952 13.03 +1.1%
1953 13.19 +1.2%
1954 13.35 +1.2%
1955 13.52 +1.3%
1956 13.7 +1.3%
1957 13.89 +1.4%
1958 14.08 +1.4%
1959 14.27 +1.4%
1960 14.46 +1.3%
1961 14.64 +1.3%
1962 14.82 +1.2%
1963 14.99 +1.2%
1964 15.16 +1.1%
1965 15.32 +1.1%
1966 15.47 +1.0%
1967 15.61 +0.9%
1968 15.74 +0.8%
1969 15.85 +0.7%
1970 15.95 +0.6%
1971 16.04 +0.6%
1972 16.12 +0.5%
1973 16.21 +0.5%
1974 16.31 +0.6%
1975 16.41 +0.6%
1976 16.52 +0.7%
1977 16.62 +0.6%
1978 16.72 +0.6%
1979 16.8 +0.5%
1980 16.87 +0.4%
1981 16.93 +0.4%
1982 17 +0.4%
1983 17.08 +0.4%
1984 17.16 +0.5%
1985 17.24 +0.5%
1986 17.33 +0.5%
1987 17.43 +0.6%
1988 17.53 +0.6%
1989 17.63 +0.6%
1990 17.74 +0.6%
1991 17.84 +0.6%
1992 17.94 +0.6%
1993 18.03 +0.5%
1994 18.13 +0.5%
1995 18.22 +0.5%
1996 18.32 +0.5%
1997 18.42 +0.5%
1998 18.51 +0.5%
1999 18.59 +0.5%
2000 18.66 +0.4%
2001 18.71 +0.2%
2002 18.73 +0.1%
2003 18.75 +0.1%
2004 18.76 +0.1%
2005 18.77 +0.1%
2006 18.8 +0.1%
2007 18.83 +0.2%
2008 18.87 +0.2%
2009 18.91 +0.2%
2010 18.96 +0.3%
2011 19.01 +0.2%
2012 19.06 +0.3%
2013 19.11 +0.3%
2014 19.18 +0.3%
2015 19.24 +0.3%
2016 19.31 +0.3%
2017 19.36 +0.3%
2018 19.4 +0.2%
2019 19.41 +0.1%
2020 19.42 +0.1%
2021 19.41 -0.1%
2022 19.37 -0.2%
2023 19.36 -0.1%
2024 19.35 -0.0%
2025 19.34 -0.1%
2026 19.33 -0.1%
2027 19.31 -0.1%
2028 19.3 -0.1%
2029 19.29 -0.1%
2030 19.27 -0.1%
2031 19.26 -0.1%
2032 19.24 -0.1%
2033 19.22 -0.1%
2034 19.21 -0.1%
2035 19.19 -0.1%
2036 19.17 -0.1%
2037 19.14 -0.1%
2038 19.12 -0.1%
2039 19.09 -0.1%
2040 19.06 -0.2%
2041 19.03 -0.2%
2042 19 -0.2%
2043 18.96 -0.2%
2044 18.92 -0.2%
2045 18.87 -0.2%
2046 18.82 -0.3%
2047 18.77 -0.3%
2048 18.71 -0.3%
2049 18.66 -0.3%
2050 18.59 -0.3%
2051 18.53 -0.4%
2052 18.46 -0.4%
2053 18.38 -0.4%
2054 18.31 -0.4%
2055 18.22 -0.4%
2056 18.14 -0.5%
2057 18.05 -0.5%
2058 17.96 -0.5%
2059 17.86 -0.5%
2060 17.77 -0.5%
2061 17.67 -0.6%
2062 17.57 -0.6%
2063 17.47 -0.6%
2064 17.36 -0.6%
2065 17.26 -0.6%
2066 17.16 -0.6%
2067 17.05 -0.6%
2068 16.95 -0.6%
2069 16.84 -0.6%
2070 16.73 -0.7%
2071 16.62 -0.7%
2072 16.5 -0.7%
2073 16.39 -0.7%
2074 16.27 -0.7%
2075 16.16 -0.7%
2076 16.04 -0.7%
2077 15.92 -0.8%
2078 15.79 -0.8%
2079 15.67 -0.8%
2080 15.54 -0.8%
2081 15.42 -0.8%
2082 15.29 -0.8%
2083 15.15 -0.9%
2084 15.02 -0.9%
2085 14.89 -0.9%
2086 14.75 -0.9%
2087 14.61 -0.9%
2088 14.48 -0.9%
2089 14.34 -1.0%
2090 14.2 -1.0%
2091 14.06 -1.0%
2092 13.92 -1.0%
2093 13.78 -1.0%
2094 13.64 -1.0%
2095 13.5 -1.0%
2096 13.37 -1.0%
2097 13.23 -1.0%
2098 13.1 -1.0%
2099 12.96 -1.0%
2100 12.83 -1.0%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 12.83 is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 12% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 12.83 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05, 14% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0805 0.0805 0.0805 1
1100s 0.0895 0.0895 0.0895 1
1200s 0.0996 0.0996 0.0996 1
1300s 0.1108 0.1108 0.1108 1
1400s 0.1232 0.1232 0.1232 1
1500s 0.1371 0.1371 0.1371 1
1600s 0.1526 0.1526 0.1526 1
1700s 0.1698 0.1698 0.1698 1
1710s 0.1787 0.1787 0.1787 1
1720s 0.1882 0.1882 0.1882 1
1730s 0.1981 0.1981 0.1981 1
1740s 0.2085 0.2085 0.2085 1
1750s 0.2194 0.2194 0.2194 1
1760s 0.231 0.231 0.231 1
1770s 0.2432 0.2432 0.2432 1
1780s 0.256 0.256 0.256 1
1790s 0.2694 0.2694 0.2694 1
1800s 0.3142 0.3142 0.3142 10
1810s 0.3144 0.3142 0.3161 10
1820s 0.3606 0.3199 0.409 10
1830s 0.4819 0.4211 0.5476 10
1840s 0.6455 0.5638 0.7368 10
1850s 0.9707 0.7661 1.21 10
1860s 1.57 1.27 1.88 10
1870s 2.27 1.96 2.6 10
1880s 3.21 2.69 3.8 10
1890s 4.52 3.94 5.13 10
1900s 5.71 5.25 6.17 10
1910s 7 6.29 7.77 10
1920s 8.82 7.96 9.71 10
1930s 10.58 9.9 11.25 10
1940s 11.99 11.39 12.61 10
1950s 13.47 12.77 14.27 10
1960s 15.21 14.46 15.85 10
1970s 16.37 15.95 16.8 10
1980s 17.22 16.87 17.63 10
1990s 18.17 17.74 18.59 10
2000s 18.78 18.66 18.91 10
2010s 19.2 18.96 19.41 10
2020s 19.35 19.29 19.42 10
2030s 19.19 19.09 19.27 10
2040s 18.88 18.66 19.06 10
2050s 18.25 17.86 18.59 10
2060s 17.31 16.84 17.77 10
2070s 16.21 15.67 16.73 10
2080s 14.95 14.34 15.54 10
2090s 13.58 12.96 14.2 10
2100s 12.83 12.83 12.83 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 214 Norway 14.86 compare
  2. 215 Argentina 13.98 compare
  3. 216 USSR 13.35 compare
  4. 218 Kazakhstan 12.47 compare
  5. 219 French Guiana 9.36 compare
  6. 220 Niue 9.25 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Uruguay?
Population density in Uruguay was 12.83 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 19.42 in 2020.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0805 in 1000.
How does Uruguay rank for population density?
Uruguay ranks 217th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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