Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Uruguay
Uruguay: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 77,867 people in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
77,867 people
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
170th
of 238 countries
All-time high
574,818 people
in 1930
All-time low
14,091 people
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Uruguay, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Uruguay is 77,867 people, measured in 2050.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Uruguay peaked at 574,818 people in 1930 and was at its lowest, 14,091 people, in 1000.
That places Uruguay 170th out of 238 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 14,091 people | — |
| 1100 | 15,669 people | +11.2% |
| 1200 | 17,423 people | +11.2% |
| 1300 | 19,368 people | +11.2% |
| 1400 | 21,504 people | +11.0% |
| 1500 | 23,787 people | +10.6% |
| 1600 | 26,008 people | +9.3% |
| 1700 | 27,404 people | +5.4% |
| 1710 | 28,537 people | +4.1% |
| 1720 | 29,764 people | +4.3% |
| 1730 | 31,013 people | +4.2% |
| 1740 | 32,279 people | +4.1% |
| 1750 | 33,556 people | +4.0% |
| 1760 | 34,836 people | +3.8% |
| 1770 | 36,109 people | +3.7% |
| 1780 | 37,363 people | +3.5% |
| 1790 | 38,584 people | +3.3% |
| 1800 | 39,755 people | +3.0% |
| 1810 | 40,857 people | +2.8% |
| 1820 | 41,865 people | +2.5% |
| 1830 | 54,829 people | +31.0% |
| 1840 | 70,639 people | +28.8% |
| 1850 | 90,584 people | +28.2% |
| 1860 | 155,885 people | +72.1% |
| 1870 | 213,905 people | +37.2% |
| 1880 | 272,733 people | +27.5% |
| 1890 | 376,290 people | +38.0% |
| 1900 | 462,560 people | +22.9% |
| 1910 | 478,007 people | +3.3% |
| 1920 | 545,861 people | +14.2% |
| 1930 | 574,818 people | +5.3% |
| 1940 | 559,565 people | -2.7% |
| 1950 | 490,900 people | -12.3% |
| 1951 | 490,722 people | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 491,066 people | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 491,824 people | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 492,904 people | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 494,185 people | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 495,624 people | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 497,194 people | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 498,815 people | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 500,381 people | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 501,766 people | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 502,923 people | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 503,837 people | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 504,514 people | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 505,032 people | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 505,504 people | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 505,862 people | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 505,957 people | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 505,615 people | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 504,627 people | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 502,980 people | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 500,819 people | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 498,168 people | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 495,053 people | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 491,533 people | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 487,491 people | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 482,084 people | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 474,710 people | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 465,580 people | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 454,992 people | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 443,286 people | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 431,024 people | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 418,795 people | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 406,940 people | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 395,713 people | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 385,607 people | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 376,300 people | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 366,939 people | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 357,474 people | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 347,980 people | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 338,597 people | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 329,506 people | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 320,857 people | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 312,840 people | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 305,711 people | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 299,698 people | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 295,023 people | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 291,625 people | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 289,062 people | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 286,979 people | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 284,912 people | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 282,374 people | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 279,077 people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 274,766 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 269,187 people | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 260,191 people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 247,221 people | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 231,967 people | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 215,970 people | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 200,799 people | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 188,053 people | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 179,526 people | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 174,753 people | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 171,132 people | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 168,160 people | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 165,706 people | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 163,607 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 161,668 people | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 159,738 people | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 158,040 people | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 156,361 people | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 154,559 people | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 152,668 people | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 150,974 people | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 149,071 people | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 147,108 people | -1.3% |
| 2026 | 145,091 people | -1.4% |
| 2027 | 143,024 people | -1.4% |
| 2028 | 140,908 people | -1.5% |
| 2029 | 138,740 people | -1.5% |
| 2030 | 136,520 people | -1.6% |
| 2031 | 134,247 people | -1.7% |
| 2032 | 131,917 people | -1.7% |
| 2033 | 129,528 people | -1.8% |
| 2034 | 127,077 people | -1.9% |
| 2035 | 124,562 people | -2.0% |
| 2036 | 121,979 people | -2.1% |
| 2037 | 119,326 people | -2.2% |
| 2038 | 116,601 people | -2.3% |
| 2039 | 113,801 people | -2.4% |
| 2040 | 110,925 people | -2.5% |
| 2041 | 107,974 people | -2.7% |
| 2042 | 104,945 people | -2.8% |
| 2043 | 101,837 people | -3.0% |
| 2044 | 98,648 people | -3.1% |
| 2045 | 95,379 people | -3.3% |
| 2046 | 92,032 people | -3.5% |
| 2047 | 88,607 people | -3.7% |
| 2048 | 85,104 people | -4.0% |
| 2049 | 81,524 people | -4.2% |
| 2050 | 77,867 people | -4.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 77,867 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 306,014 people, 25% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 77,867 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 598,606 people, 13% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | +72.1% | 90,584 people | 155,885 people |
| 1890 | +38.0% | 272,733 people | 376,290 people |
| 1870 | +37.2% | 155,885 people | 213,905 people |
| 1830 | +31.0% | 41,865 people | 54,829 people |
| 1840 | +28.8% | 54,829 people | 70,639 people |
| 1850 | +28.2% | 70,639 people | 90,584 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 14,091 people | 14,091 people | 14,091 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 15,669 people | 15,669 people | 15,669 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 17,423 people | 17,423 people | 17,423 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 19,368 people | 19,368 people | 19,368 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 21,504 people | 21,504 people | 21,504 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 23,787 people | 23,787 people | 23,787 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 26,008 people | 26,008 people | 26,008 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 27,404 people | 27,404 people | 27,404 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 28,537 people | 28,537 people | 28,537 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 29,764 people | 29,764 people | 29,764 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 31,013 people | 31,013 people | 31,013 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 32,279 people | 32,279 people | 32,279 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 33,556 people | 33,556 people | 33,556 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 34,836 people | 34,836 people | 34,836 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 36,109 people | 36,109 people | 36,109 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 37,363 people | 37,363 people | 37,363 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 38,584 people | 38,584 people | 38,584 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 39,755 people | 39,755 people | 39,755 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 40,857 people | 40,857 people | 40,857 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 41,865 people | 41,865 people | 41,865 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 54,829 people | 54,829 people | 54,829 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 70,639 people | 70,639 people | 70,639 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 90,584 people | 90,584 people | 90,584 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 155,885 people | 155,885 people | 155,885 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 213,905 people | 213,905 people | 213,905 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 272,733 people | 272,733 people | 272,733 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 376,290 people | 376,290 people | 376,290 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 462,560 people | 462,560 people | 462,560 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 478,007 people | 478,007 people | 478,007 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 545,861 people | 545,861 people | 545,861 people | 1 |
| 1930s | 574,818 people | 574,818 people | 574,818 people | 1 |
| 1940s | 559,565 people | 559,565 people | 559,565 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 494,362 people | 490,722 people | 500,381 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 504,564 people | 501,766 people | 505,957 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 485,341 people | 454,992 people | 502,980 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 393,006 people | 347,980 people | 443,286 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 306,990 people | 286,979 people | 338,597 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 254,646 people | 200,799 people | 284,912 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 169,038 people | 158,040 people | 188,053 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 147,850 people | 138,740 people | 156,361 people | 10 |
| 2030s | 125,556 people | 113,801 people | 136,520 people | 10 |
| 2040s | 96,698 people | 81,524 people | 110,925 people | 10 |
| 2050s | 77,867 people | 77,867 people | 77,867 people | 1 |
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More population data for Uruguay
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.891 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.49 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 78,530 people (2100)
- Population density 12.83 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.0062 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Uruguay?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Uruguay was 77,867 people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 574,818 people in 1930.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,091 people in 1000.
- How does Uruguay rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Uruguay ranks 170th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.