Uruguay Population 2024

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Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It borders Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. As per the UN World Population Prospects report, the population of Uruguay in 2024 is 3,423,316 (3.4 Million)

Source: UN World Population Prospects

Population of Uruguay in 2024 – 3.4 Million

Uruguay	2024 Estimates
Total Population	3,4233,316
SA Rank	10
Urban Population	96%
Land Area	175,015 sq.km (67,574) sq. mi)
Area Rank	11
Pop. Density	20 people/sq. km
Capital City	Montevideo

Religion in Uruguay

Christianity is the largest religion in Uruguay and 42.4% of the population follows Christianity but 53% of its population is irreligious . Among Christians in Uruguay , Catholics have the most adherents followed by the Protestants.

For the Latest figures, According to the 2020 report by the Latino barometer, 32.4% of the population followed Roman Catholicism; 8.1% Evangelical Protestantism; 0.3% Adventist, 0.8% Jehovah’s Witnesses, and 0.4% Mormon.

Other Non-Christian-based faiths population is at 3.9%. Non-Christian Faith includes African Cults, Jewish, and other minority religions.

Irreligious people account for 53% of the population (Agnostic 1.0%; Atheist 8.8%; Other 0.5%; None 39.6% )

According to a 2020 report by the Latino barometer religion percentage in Uruguay is as follows

Religion/ Affiliations	Percent
Christianity	42.4%
Catholic	32.4%
Evangelical (Protestant)	8.1%
Adventist	0.3%
Jehovah’s Witnesses	0.8%
Mormón	0.4%
Protestant	0.4%
Other Faiths	3.9%
African American Cults/ umbanda	2.1%
Believer, not belong to the church	1.8%
No Affiliations	53%
Agnostic	1.0%
Atheist	8.8%
Other	0.5%
None	39.6%
Don´t know	0.6%
No answer	3.3%

Source: https://www.latinobarometro.org/

Race and Ethnicity in Uruguay

Ecuador is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different races, ethnicity, and national backgrounds.

87.70% of the people identified themselves as White or European descent, 4.60% identified themselves as Black or African ancestry.

White People descended from colonial-era settlers and immigrants from Europe with a majority of these being Spaniards, followed closely by Italians, and smaller numbers of French, Germans, Portuguese, British (English or Scots), Irish, Swiss, Russians, Poles, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Ukrainians, Lithuanians, Estonians, Latvians, Swedes, Danes, Dutch, Belgians, Austrians, Croats, Serbs, Greeks and others.

Indigenous people account for 2.40% of the current population. 1 or 2% are of Asian descent, mostly are Lebanese/Syrian Arab, and Chinese or Japanese ancestry. There are also smaller numbers of Western Asian (Turks, Israelis, and Lebanese) and Caucasian ethnic groups (Armenians, Georgians, and Azeris).

The racial composition is as follows

Race and Origin	Percentage
White	87.70%
Black	4.60%
Indigenous	2.40%
East Asian	0.20%
Other/none	5.10%

Source: 2011 Census

Top Cities in Uruguay by Population

#	City	Department	Popultion
1	Montevideo	Montevideo	13,04,687
2	Salto	Salto	1,04,011
3	Ciudad de la Costa	Canelones	95,176
4	Paysandú	Paysandú	76,412
5	Las Piedras	Canelones	71,258
6	Rivera	Rivera	64,465
7	Maldonado	Maldonado	62,590
8	Tacuarembó	Tacuarembó	54,755
9	Melo	Cerro Largo	51,830
10	Mercedes	Soriano	41,974
11	Artigas	Artigas	40,657
12	Minas	Lavalleja	38,446
13	San José de Mayo	San José	36,743
14	Durazno	Durazno	34,368
15	Florida	Florida	33,639
16	Barros Blancos	Canelones	31,650
17	Ciudad del Plata	San José	31,145
18	San Carlos	Maldonado	27,471
19	Colonia del Sacramento	Colonia	26,231
20	Pando	Canelones	25,947

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