Editing Demographics of Uruguay (section)

==Population size and structure==
{{Historical populations
|source = <ref>{{cite web |title=Población estimada, crecimiento  intercensal y estructura por sexo  y edad de Uruguay |url=https://www.gub.uy/instituto-nacional-estadistica/censos2023pvh |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística |access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>
|title       = Census population
|percentages = pagr
|1852|131969
|1860|223238
|1908|1042686
|1963|2634555
|1975|2828544
|1985|3008649
|1996|3258203
|2004|3341417
|2011|3412636
|2023|3499451
}}
According to {{UN_Population|source}} the total population was {{UN_Population|Uruguay}} in {{UN_Population|Year}}, compared to only 2,239,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2015 was 21.4%, 64.2% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 14.4% was 65 years or older.<ref name="WPP 2015">{{cite web|url=http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/|title=World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations|website=esa.un.org}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
!
! width="70pt"|Total population
! width="70pt"|Proportion<br />aged 0–14<br />(%)
! width="70pt"|Proportion<br />aged 15–64<br />(%)
! width="70pt"|Proportion<br />aged 65+<br />(%)
|-
| 1950
|2 239 000||27.9||63.9||8.2
|-
| 1955
|2 373 000||27.6||64.3||8.1
|-
| 1960
|2 539 000||27.8||64.1||8.1
|-
| 1965
|2 695 000||28.1||63.6||8.3
|-
| 1970
|2 810 000||27.9||63.3||8.8
|-
| 1975
|2 830 000||27.7||62.7||9.6
|-
| 1980
|2 916 000||26.9||62.7||10.4
|-
| 1985
|3 012 000||26.8||62.3||10.9
|-
| 1990
|3 110 000||26.0||62.4||11.6
|-
| 1995
|3 225 000||25.0||62.6||12.4
|-
| 2000
|3 321 000||24.5||62.4||13.0
|-
| 2005
|3 326 000||23.8||62.8||13.5
|-
| 2010
|3 374 000||22.5||63.7||13.8
|-
| 2015
|3 432 000||21.4||64.2||14.4
|}
=== Demographic distribution ===
[[Montevideo metropolitan area|Metropolitan Montevideo]], with about one and a half million inhabitants, is the capital and largest city. The rest of the urban population lives in about 20 towns. Montevideo is about {{convert|200|km|mi|sp=us}} away from [[Buenos Aires]] in neighboring Argentina.

Uruguay is distinguished by its high literacy rate (97.3%) and a large urban middle class.

As a result of the low birth rate, high life expectancy, and relatively high rate of emigration of younger people, Uruguay's population is quite mature. In 2006, the country had a birth rate of 13.91 births per thousand population, lower than neighboring countries Argentina (16.73 births/1000 population)[3] and Brazil (16.56 births/1,000 population).

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographic distribution by departments according to the Census results
![[Departments of Uruguay|Department]]
!2011 census
!2023 census<ref>{{cite web |title=Evolución demográfica departamental - Censo 2023 |url=https://www.gub.uy/instituto-nacional-estadistica/censos2023pvh |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística |access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Artigas}}
|76,043
|77,487
|-
|{{flag|Canelones}}
|536,761
|608,956
|-
|{{flag|Cerro Largo}}
|89,223
|91,025
|-
|{{flag|Colonia}}
|127,358
|135,797
|-
|{{flag|Durazno}}
|59,018
|62,011
|-
|{{flag|Flores}}
|26,509
|26,271
|-
|{{flag|Florida Department|name=Florida}}
|69,265
|70,325
|-
|{{flag|Lavalleja}}
|60,205
|59,175
|-
|{{flag|Maldonado}}
|172,130
|212,951
|-
|{{flag|Montevideo}}
|1,375,540
|1,302,954
|-
|{{flag|Paysandú}}
|117,023
|121,843
|-
|{{flag|Río Negro Department|Río Negro}}
|56,013
|57,334
|-
|{{flag|Rivera}}
|106,522
|109,300
|-
|{{flag|Rocha}}
|73,520
|80,707
|-
|{{flag|Salto}}
|128,803
|136,197
|-
|{{flag|San José}}
|110,323
|119,714
|-
|{{flag|Soriano}}
|84,535
|83,685
|-
|{{flag|Tacuarembó}}
|93,236
|96,013
|-
|{{flag|Treinta y Tres}}
|50,611
|47,706
|}

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| y1Title=Natural change (per 1000)
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=== Structure of the population ===
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|-
! width="80pt"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 1 577 416
| align="right" | 1 708 461
| align="right" | 3 285 877
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0-4
| align="right" | 112 704
| align="right" | 107 641
| align="right" | 220 345
| align="right" | 6.71
|-
| align="right" | 5-9
| align="right" | 121 820
| align="right" | 116 248
| align="right" | 238 068
| align="right" | 7.25
|-
| align="right" | 10-14
| align="right" | 131 022
| align="right" | 125 530
| align="right" | 256 552
| align="right" | 7.81
|-
| align="right" | 15-19
| align="right" | 133 042
| align="right" | 128 649
| align="right" | 261 691
| align="right" | 7.96
|-
| align="right" | 20-24
| align="right" | 119 928
| align="right" | 121 078
| align="right" | 241 006
| align="right" | 7.33
|-
| align="right" | 25-29
| align="right" | 112 852
| align="right" | 115 533
| align="right" | 228 385
| align="right" | 6.95
|-
| align="right" | 30-34
| align="right" | 113 884
| align="right" | 119 481
| align="right" | 233 365
| align="right" | 7.10
|-
| align="right" | 35-39
| align="right" | 108 704
| align="right" | 113 817
| align="right" | 222 521
| align="right" | 6.77
|-
| align="right" | 40-44
| align="right" | 98 612
| align="right" | 104 486
| align="right" | 203 098
| align="right" | 6.18
|-
| align="right" | 45-49
| align="right" | 95 812
| align="right" | 102 961
| align="right" | 198 773
| align="right" | 6.05
|-
| align="right" | 50-54
| align="right" | 93 175
| align="right" | 101 390
| align="right" | 194 565
| align="right" | 5.92
|-
| align="right" | 55-59
| align="right" | 81 828
| align="right" | 91 179
| align="right" | 173 007
| align="right" | 5.27
|-
| align="right" | 60-64
| align="right" | 69 864
| align="right" | 80 911
| align="right" | 150 775
| align="right" | 4.59
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 58 769
| align="right" | 72 794
| align="right" | 131 563
| align="right" | 4.00
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 47 705
| align="right" | 64 690
| align="right" | 112 395
| align="right" | 3.42
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 36 806
| align="right" | 56 853
| align="right" | 93 659
| align="right" | 2.85
|-
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 24 912
| align="right" | 45 593
| align="right" | 70 505
| align="right" | 2.15
|-
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 11 535
| align="right" | 25 891
| align="right" | 37 426
| align="right" | 1.14
|-
| align="right" | 90-94
| align="right" | 3 636
| align="right" | 10 477
| align="right" | 14 113
| align="right" | 0.43
|-
| align="right" | 95-99
| align="right" | 733
| align="right" | 2 813
| align="right" | 3 546
| align="right" | 0.11
|-
| align="right" | 100+
| align="right" | 73
| align="right" | 446
| align="right" | 519
| align="right" | 0.02
|-
! width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0-14
| align="right" | 365 546
| align="right" | 349 419
| align="right" | 714 965
| align="right" | 21.76
|-
| align="right" | 15-64
| align="right" | 1 027 701
| align="right" | 1 079 485
| align="right" | 2 107 186
| align="right" | 64.13
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 184 169
| align="right" | 279 557
| align="right" | 464 026
| align="right" | 14.12
|-
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! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 1 718 089
| align="right" | 1 824 936
| align="right" | 3 543 026
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 115 596
| align="right" | 110 257
| align="right" | 225 853
| align="right" | 6.37
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 117 523
| align="right" | 112 140
| align="right" | 229 663
| align="right" | 6.48
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 120 433
| align="right" | 115 127 
| align="right" | 235 560
| align="right" | 6.65
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 127 596
| align="right" | 122 265
| align="right" | 249 861
| align="right" | 7.05
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 135 201
| align="right" | 130 480
| align="right" | 265 682 
| align="right" | 7.50
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 134 040
| align="right" | 131 180 
| align="right" | 265 220
| align="right" | 7.49
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 125 736
| align="right" | 124 495
| align="right" | 250 231
| align="right" | 7.06
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 118 584
| align="right" | 119 068
| align="right" | 237 652
| align="right" | 6.71
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 118 608
| align="right" | 122 445
| align="right" | 241 053
| align="right" | 6.80
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 111 148
| align="right" | 115 632 
| align="right" | 226 780
| align="right" | 6.40
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 99 048
| align="right" | 106 336
| align="right" | 205 384
| align="right" | 5.80
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 94 956
| align="right" | 104 859
| align="right" | 199 816
| align="right" | 5.64
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 86 974
| align="right" | 99 168
| align="right" | 186 142
| align="right" | 5.25
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 71 453
| align="right" | 86 108
| align="right" | 157 560
| align="right" | 4.45
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 54 568
| align="right" | 71 791
| align="right" | 126 360
| align="right" | 3.57
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 39 695
| align="right" | 58 860 
| align="right" | 98 555
| align="right" | 2.78
|-
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 25 487
| align="right" | 44 662
| align="right" | 70 149
| align="right" | 1.98
|-
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 14 098
| align="right" | 30 179
| align="right" | 44 277
| align="right" | 1.25
|-
| align="right" | 90+
| align="right" | 7 343
| align="right" | 19 885
| align="right" | 27 227
| align="right" | 0.77
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 353 552
| align="right" | 337 524
| align="right" | 691 076
| align="right" | 19.51
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 1 151 893
| align="right" | 1 175 927
| align="right" | 2 327 820
| align="right" | 65.70
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 212 644
| align="right" | 311 485
| align="right" | 524 129
| align="right" | 14.79
|-
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