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🇺🇾 Uruguay

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3URY
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2UY
UN M49 numeric858
IOC codeURU
Official nameOriental Republic of Uruguay
Native name(s)spa: official: República Oriental del Uruguay; common: Uruguay
Alt spellingsUY, Oriental Republic of Uruguay, República Oriental del Uruguay
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionAmericas
SubregionSouth America
UN regional groupLatin American and Caribbean Group
CapitalMontevideo
Area (km²)181,034
Lat / Lng-33.0000, -56.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)ARG, BRA
Top-level domain.uy
Calling coderoot: +5; suffixes: 98

Demographics

Population (World Bank)3,384,688 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)78.287 (2024)
Languagesspa: Spanish
Demonymseng: f: Uruguayan; m: Uruguayan; fra: f: Uruguayenne; m: Uruguayen
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)85,347,696,277.686 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)25,215.824 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)7.516 (2025)
CurrenciesUYU: name: Uruguayan peso; symbol: $

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
19502,234,412
19512,256,418
19522,281,108
19532,308,050
19542,336,869
19552,367,034
19562,398,368
19572,430,771
19582,463,869
19592,497,145
19602,529,957
19612,562,044
19622,593,298
19632,623,766
19642,653,180
19652,681,169
19662,707,646
19672,732,277
19682,754,606
19692,773,974
19702,790,807
19712,806,462
19722,821,644
19732,837,133
19742,853,944
19752,872,320
19762,891,392
19772,909,461
19782,925,715
19792,939,903
19802,951,953
19812,963,246
19822,975,492
19832,988,778
19843,002,488
19853,017,037
19863,032,845
19873,049,896
19883,067,961
19893,086,255
19903,104,403
19913,122,354
19923,139,702
19933,156,345
19943,172,834
19953,189,440
19963,206,324
19973,223,345
19983,239,280
19993,254,015
20003,266,206
20013,274,251
20023,278,867
20033,281,186
20043,283,148
20053,285,771
20063,289,506
20073,295,153
20083,302,177
20093,310,091
20103,318,580
20113,326,825
20123,335,401
20133,345,337
20143,356,334
20153,368,017
20163,379,283
20173,388,438
20183,394,534
20193,397,206
20203,398,968
20213,396,695
20223,390,913
20233,388,081

Full raw record (JSON)

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      "official": "Uruguayská východní republika",
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      "official": "Republik Östlich des Uruguay",
      "common": "Uruguay"
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      "official": "Uruguay Idavabariik",
      "common": "Uruguay"
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      "official": "Uruguayn itäinen tasavalta",
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      "common": "ウルグアイ"
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      "official": "우루과이 동방 공화국",
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        "official": "جمهورية الأوروغواي الشرقية",
        "common": "الأوروغواي"
      },
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        "official": "Republik Reter Uruguay",
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      },
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        "common": "Uruguay"
      },
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        "common": "Uruguay"
      },
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        "common": "Uruguay"
      },
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        "common": "Uruguay"
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        "common": "Uruguay"
      },
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        "common": "Urugvaj"
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        "common": "Uruguay"
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        "common": "ウルグアイ"
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      },
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      },
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        "common": "Urugwaj"
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        "common": "Uruguai"
      },
      "rus": {
        "official": "Восточной Республики Уругвай",
        "common": "Уругвай"
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      "slk": {
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}