Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Uruguay: key statistics
Uruguay has 3.4m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $25,216. Below: 78 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Montevideo
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Uruguayan peso UYU
- ISO codes
- UYURY
Population3.4m2025 · rank 133 of 217GDP$85.3bn2025 · rank 85 of 211GDP per capita$25,2162025 · rank 67 of 211Life expectancy78.3 yrs2024 · rank 65 of 217Internet users92.0%2024 · rank 45 of 188Fertility1.402024 · rank 178 of 217CO₂ per person2.57 t2024 · rank 101 of 203Inflation4.7%2025 · rank 45 of 180
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Uruguay, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Uruguay by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3.4m | 2025 | 133/217 | 20/42 | +0.5% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -0.06% | 2025 | 173/217 | 35/42 | −0.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 95.7% | 2025 | 17/217 | 4/42 | +0.6 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.40 | 2024 | 178/217 | 35/42 | −31% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 16.3% | 2025 | 60/217 | 8/42 | +1.7 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.9% | 2025 | 141/217 | 26/42 | −3.2 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 19.4 | 2024 | 188/216 | 36/42 | +0.9% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 9.8 | 2024 | 161/217 | 35/42 | −31% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 176,215 km² | 2024 | 90/216 | 12/42 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $85.3bn | 2025 | 85/211 | 15/41 | +48% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $25,216 | 2025 | 67/211 | 11/41 | +47% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $38,315 | 2025 | 66/199 | 9/38 | +73% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $24,020 | 2025 | 61/201 | 10/38 | +41% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 1.8% | 2025 | 153/210 | 31/41 | +1.4 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.8% | 2025 | 124/210 | 26/41 | +1.8 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 6.4% | 2025 | 98/198 | 15/37 | +0.2 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 16.9% | 2025 | 149/201 | 25/38 | −8.6 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 65.2% | 2025 | 54/201 | 15/38 | +5.8 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 16.2% | 2025 | 149/175 | 20/25 | −3.5 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 15.5% | 2025 | 121/163 | 14/22 | +0.3 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.7% | 2025 | 45/180 | 7/31 | −4.0 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 5.5% | 2025 | 61/136 | 13/31 | ±0.0 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 10.1% | 2025 | 58/136 | 14/31 | −5.8 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 41.19 | 2025 | 82/210 | 10/39 | +51% | — | |
| Government debt | 65.3% | 2024 | 23/78 | 7/14 | +24.0 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 17.9% | 2024 | 63/142 | 5/20 | +0.6 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 36.5% | 2023 | 28/142 | 1/20 | +7.2 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 2.28% | 2025 | 48/156 | 2/22 | +0.5 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 27.1% | 2025 | 120/184 | 19/27 | +4.6 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 22.6% | 2025 | 161/184 | 21/27 | −0.2 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 49.7% | 2025 | 146/184 | 20/27 | +4.4 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -0.5% | 2025 | 81/185 | 12/35 | −0.2 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 2.3% | 2025 | 92/197 | 24/38 | −2.4 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.2% | 2025 | 155/178 | 32/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 3.5m | 2019 | 50/196 | 7/41 | +51% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 7.5% | 2025 | 59/187 | 12/31 | ±0.0 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 25.1% | 2025 | 29/187 | 4/31 | +2.3 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 65.0% | 2025 | 60/187 | 10/31 | +0.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 57.3% | 2025 | 65/187 | 10/31 | +1.0 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $41.6m | 2017 | 128/145 | 24/32 | +12% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.1% | 2017 | 130/139 | 26/30 | −0.1 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $12.3 | 2017 | 124/145 | 27/32 | +9.3% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.2% | 2024 | 127/151 | 21/22 | ±0.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.5% | 2024 | 123/151 | 21/22 | −0.2 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 17.3% | 2024 | 95/145 | 19/23 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 40.0 | 2024 | 37/151 | 16/22 | −0.2% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 166/167 | 28/28 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 31.3% | 2025 | 68/190 | 16/32 | +15.2 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 98.9% | 2024 | 24/141 | 2/26 | +0.5 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 99.2% | 2024 | 20/147 | 1/28 | +0.4 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 104.5% | 2023 | 54/191 | 13/39 | −4.1 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 119.1% | 2023 | 17/176 | 6/37 | +14.4 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 80.0% | 2023 | 30/172 | 5/31 | +20.0 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 101.2% | 2023 | 25/168 | 9/33 | +0.6 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 11.0 | 2017 | 154/173 | 29/30 | −29% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.8% | 2023 | 68/184 | 13/38 | +0.5 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.3 yrs | 2024 | 65/217 | 8/42 | +1.4% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 6.2 | 2024 | 140/196 | 33/35 | −22% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 7.4 | 2024 | 140/196 | 33/35 | −20% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 15 | 2023 | 138/194 | 32/34 | −6.2% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 9.0% | 2023 | 44/193 | 6/33 | +0.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $2,076 | 2023 | 39/193 | 2/33 | +37% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 4.67 | 2022 | 13/180 | 3/29 | +17% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 97% | 2024 | 45/193 | 5/33 | +1.0 pp | 84% | |
| Child stunting | 6.9% | 2018 | 119/154 | 22/28 | −4.9 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 99.6% | 2024 | 62/206 | 7/35 | +0.7 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.2% | 2024 | 48/203 | 6/34 | +2.8 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 92.0% | 2024 | 45/188 | 3/34 | +30.5 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 145.5 | 2024 | 34/210 | 6/40 | −11% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 33.0 | 2024 | 49/208 | 4/39 | +32% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 117/215 | 18/42 | +0.3 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 99.0% | 2024 | 62/192 | 6/33 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 2.57 t | 2024 | 101/203 | 19/39 | +28% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 57.8% | 2021 | 41/212 | 4/41 | +8.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 84.4% | 2021 | 21/206 | 4/41 | +9.7 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 11.5% | 2024 | 162/214 | 38/42 | +1.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 12.4% | 2024 | 85/206 | 11/39 | −1.5 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 4.9% | 2022 | 105/177 | 17/33 | +0.5 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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