Population:
3,494,382 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 22.4% (male 397,942/female 385,253)
15-64 years: 64.3% (male 1,115,963/female 1,129,478)
65 years and over: 13.3% (male 187,176/female 278,570) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 33.4 years
male: 32 years
female: 34.8 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.466% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
13.91 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
9.09 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate:
-0.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 92% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 11.32 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.35 years
male: 73.1 years
female: 79.72 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.92 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.6% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
10,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 500 (2007 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Uruguayan(s)
adjective: Uruguayan

Ethnic groups:
white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian (practically nonexistent)

Religions:
Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)

Languages:
Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 97.6%
female: 98.4% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 16 years (2006)

Education expenditures:
2.9% of GDP (2006)