Nationality:
noun: Uruguayan(s)
adjective:
Uruguayan
Ethnic groups:
white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian (practically nonexistent)
Languages:
Spanish (official), Portunol, Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
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)
Demographic profile:
Uruguay rates high for most development indicators and is known for its secularism, liberal social laws, and well-developed social security, health, and educational systems. It is one of the few countries in Latin America and the Caribbean where the entire population has access to clean water. Uruguay's provision of free primary through university education has contributed to the country's high levels of literacy and educational attainment. However, the emigration of human capital has diminished the state's return on its investment in education. Remittances from the roughly 18% of Uruguayans abroad amount to less than 1 percent of national GDP. The emigration of young adults and a low birth rate are causing Uruguay's population to age rapidly.
Population: Age structure: Dependency ratios: Median age: Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization: Major urban areas - population: Sex ratio: Maternal mortality rate: Infant mortality rate: Life expectancy at birth: Total fertility rate: Contraceptive prevalence rate: Health expenditures: Physicians density: Hospital bed density: Drinking water source: Sanitation facility access: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Obesity - adult prevalence rate: Children under the age of 5 years underweight: Education expenditures: Literacy: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): Child labor - children ages 5-14: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
NOTE: 1) The information regarding Uruguay on this page is re-published from the 2014 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Uruguay People 2014 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Uruguay People 2014 should be addressed to the CIA.
3,324,460 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years: 21.4% (male 361,589/female 349,257)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
16% (male 269,649/female 262,582)
25-54 years:
38.8% (male 635,252/female 655,518)
55-64 years:
9.9% (male 155,192/female 174,976)
65 years and over:
13.9% (male 183,450/female 276,995) (2013 est.)
total dependency ratio: 56.2 %
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio:
34.1 %
elderly dependency ratio:
22 %
potential support ratio:
4.5 (2013)
total: 34.1 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
32.4 years
female:
35.7 years (2013 est.)
0.25% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 173
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
13.28 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
9.52 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 58
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
-1.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 154
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population: 92% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
MONTEVIDEO (capital) 1.633 million (2009)
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
25-54 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
55-64 years:
0.89 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.66 male(s)/female
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
29 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 125
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
total: 9.2 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 149
male:
10.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
total population: 76.61 years
country comparison to the world: 73
male:
73.47 years
female:
79.86 years (2013 est.)
1.86 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
77%
note:
percent of women aged 15-50 (2004)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]
8% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 61
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
3.74 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
3 beds/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
improved:
unimproved:
improved:
unimproved:
0.5% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
9,900 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
24.8% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 64
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
6% (2004)
country comparison to the world: 82
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]
2.9% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 144
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98.1%
male:
97.6%
female:
98.5% (2010 est.)
total: 16 years
male:
14 years
female:
17 years (2010)
total number: 51,879
[see also: Child labor - children ages 5-14 - total number country ranks ]
percentage:
7 % (2006 est.)
total: 18.5%
country comparison to the world: 66
male:
14.7%
female:
23.6% (2012)
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