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Uruguay

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population3,384,688 people2025133 of 217 · 2025+0.49%
Life expectancy at birth78.29 years202465 of 217 · 2024+1.42%
Total fertility rate1.4 births per woman2024178 of 217 · 2024−31.05%
Population growth−0.06%2025173 of 217 · 2025−0.4 pp
Infant mortality6.2 per 1,000 live births202457 of 196 · 2024−21.52%
Urban population95.65%202517 of 217 · 2025+0.57 pp
Population ages 65 and above16.28%202560 of 217 · 2025+1.67 pp
Population density19.36 people per km²2023187 of 215 · 2023+1.28%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP38,314.89 current international dollars (PPP)202557 of 185 · 2025+72.83%
Annual GDP growth+1.78%2025140 of 186 · 2025+1.41 pp
Consumer price inflation+4.65%2025128 of 165 · 2025−4.02 pp
Employment
Total unemployment7.52%2025129 of 182 · 2025+0.03 pp
Youth unemployment25.15%2025155 of 182 · 2025+2.27 pp
Labor force participation64.99%202559 of 182 · 2025+0.06 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet91.99%202447 of 182 · 2024+30.53 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions33.04 per 100 people202440 of 151 · 2024+31.99%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption57.8%202141 of 212 · 2021+8.1 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita2.57 t CO₂e per person2024103 of 203 · 2024+27.98%
Access to electricity100%20241 of 215 · 2024+0.3 pp
Forest area11.96%2023152 of 213 · 2023+1.43 pp
Society
Current health expenditure9.02%202344 of 192 · 2023+0.93 pp
Maternal mortality15 per 100,000 live births202357 of 194 · 2023−6.25%

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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