Uruguay Population Pyramid 1999
Uruguay in 1999
The population of Uruguay in 1999 was 3,254,015. A decade earlier, in 1989, the population was 3,086,255; it has grown by 5.4% since.
Half of the population was younger than 31.9 years; 24.5% were children under 15 and 12.9% were 65 or older. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Uruguay had on average 1.41 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 78.1 years on average (81.9 years for girls, 74.2 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
150,649 immigrants live in Uruguay, 4.4% of the population.
| Argentina | 42,578 |
| Venezuela | 39,689 |
| Spain | 24,980 |
| Brazil | 19,034 |
| Italy | 11,274 |
263,170 people born in Uruguay live in other countries.
| Argentina | 91,485 |
| Spain | 89,340 |
| Brazil | 27,225 |
| Australia | 9,951 |
| Israel | 7,774 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 3,254,016 | 31.9 | |
| Paraguay | 5,003,135 | 19.9 | |
| Guyana | 764,483 | 22.1 | |
| Suriname | 466,917 | 23.6 | |
| French Guiana | 153,738 | 24.5 |





