Uruguay

154 cities · 19 states/provinces · Capital: Montevideo · South America

3,449,299 Population
154 Cities
$78.0B GDP
$23,019 GDP per Capita
0.830 HDI
78.1 Life Expectancy
176,220 Area (km²)

Uruguay at a Glance

General

CapitalMontevideo
ContinentSouth America
RegionAmericas
SubregionSouth America
LanguagesSpanish
CurrencyPeso (UYU)

Demographics

Population3,449,299
Density19.6/km²
Median Age35.8
Urban Population95.5%
Birth Rate9.9 per 1K
Death Rate9.8 per 1K
Fertility Rate1.41

Economy

GDP$78.0 billion
GDP per Capita$23,019
HDI0.830
Gini Index39.7
Internet Users89.9%

Geography

Area176,220 km²
Driving SideRight
LandlockedNo
BordersARG,BRA
Calling Code++598
TLD.uy

Status

ISO CodeUY / URY
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy78.1 years

Largest Cities in Uruguay

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Montevideo Montevideo Department 1,302,954 63°F 112 ft
2 Salto Salto Department 114,043 68°F 171 ft
3 Maldonado Maldonado 86,782 62°F 135 ft
4 Rivera Rivera Department 82,602 65°F 636 ft
5 Paysandú Paysandú Department 81,489 67°F 144 ft
6 Las Piedras Canelones 61,292 64°F 236 ft
7 Tacuarembó Tacuarembó Department 60,581 65°F 404 ft
8 Melo Cerro Largo 55,985 63°F 335 ft
9 Artigas Artigas 43,843 66°F 495 ft
10 Mercedes Soriano 43,528 64°F 95 ft
11 Durazno Durazno Department 40,279 63°F 305 ft
12 Minas Lavalleja 38,633 60°F 440 ft
13 San José de Mayo San José Department 38,550 64°F 174 ft
14 Florida Florida 36,449 62°F 259 ft
15 Barros Blancos Canelones 35,660 63°F 112 ft
16 Colonia del Sacramento Colonia 32,159 63°F 98 ft
17 Pando Canelones 31,191 64°F 75 ft
18 San Carlos Maldonado 30,293 61°F 92 ft
19 Rocha Rocha Department 26,784 61°F 26 ft
20 Treinta y Tres Treinta y Tres Department 25,870 63°F 180 ft

States & Provinces in Uruguay

Artigas 8 Canelones 31 Cerro Largo 6 Colonia 12 Durazno Department 8 Flores Department 1 Florida 7 Lavalleja 7 Maldonado 6 Montevideo Department 4 Paysandú Department 10 Río Negro Department 5 Rivera Department 4 Rocha Department 12 Salto Department 5 San José Department 10 Soriano 8 Tacuarembó Department 6 Treinta y Tres Department 4