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Uruguay

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Capital
Montevideo
Currency
Uruguayan peso
Continent
South America
Area
176,215 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q77
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
3.38M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
85.35B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
25.22K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
4.65 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
7.52 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.4 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
78.29 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Uruguay: 3.38M
Uruguay · Population3.28M3.31M3.34M3.38M3.41M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Uruguay · Population · people
YearUruguay
20253,384,688
20243,386,588
20233,388,081
20223,390,913
20213,396,695
20203,398,968
20193,397,206
20183,394,534
20173,388,438
20163,379,283
20153,368,017
20143,356,334
20133,345,337
20123,335,401
20113,326,825
20103,318,580
20093,310,091
20083,302,177
20073,295,153
20063,289,506
current US$ · 20062025
2025Uruguay: 85.35B
Uruguay · GDP13.18B32.86B52.54B72.23B91.91B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Uruguay · GDP · current US$
YearUruguay
202585,347,696,277.69
202482,322,859,144.28
202379,208,725,899.55
202271,240,669,088.06
202160,739,061,281.16
202053,559,354,501.43
201962,222,324,964.63
201865,344,577,415.75
201765,006,039,809.74
201657,480,787,465.27
201557,680,327,998.67
201461,496,186,973.9
201361,337,621,933.79
201254,232,266,358.78
201150,342,406,067.08
201041,950,361,211.96
200932,708,319,077.52
200831,119,602,538.83
200723,797,773,024.4
200619,741,420,739.89

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Uruguay: 25.22K
Uruguay · GDP per capita4,079.889,844.2315.61K21.37K27.14K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Uruguay · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearUruguay
202525,215.82
202424,308.5
202323,378.64
202221,009.29
202117,881.81
202015,757.53
201918,315.74
201819,249.94
201719,184.66
201617,009.76
201517,125.9
201418,322.43
201318,335.26
201216,259.59
201115,132.27
201012,641.06
20099,881.4
20089,423.97
20077,222.05
20066,001.33
% · 20062025
2025Uruguay: 4.65
Uruguay · Inflation4.145.677.28.7410.272006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Uruguay · Inflation · %
YearUruguay
20254.65
20244.85
20235.87
20229.1
20217.75
20209.76
20197.88
20187.61
20176.22
20169.64
20158.67
20148.88
20138.58
20128.1
20118.09
20106.7
20097.06
20087.88
20078.11
20066.4

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Uruguay: 7.52
Uruguay · Unemployment5.857.218.589.9411.32006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Uruguay · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearUruguay
20257.52
20248.21
20238.36
20227.88
20219.33
202010.41
20198.84
20188.34
20177.89
20167.84
20157.49
20146.55
20136.44
20126.45
20116.31
20107.16
20097.74
20088.03
20079.4
200610.84

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Uruguay:
Uruguay · Fertility rate1.331.531.731.942.142006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Uruguay · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearUruguay
2025No data available
20241.4
20231.41
20221.43
20211.45
20201.5
20191.57
20181.68
20171.82
20161.97
20152.04
20142.03
20132.03
20122.01
20111.99
20102.01
20092.02
20082.03
20072.05
20062.07

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Uruguay:
Uruguay · Life expectancy75.1476.0276.9177.7978.682006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Uruguay · Life expectancy · years
YearUruguay
2025No data available
202478.29
202378.14
202276.47
202175.43
202078.38
201977.5
201877.53
201777.62
201677.35
201577.29
201477.19
201376.95
201276.69
201176.61
201076.69
200976.67
200876.28
200776.15
200675.89
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology