Population density — all countries

Population density — Uruguay

Population density in Uruguay in 2023 — 19.4 per km². Ranked 187 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 32.2%.

2023 19.4 per km² −0.08% vs 2022
World rank 187of 215
Period maximum 19.4 per km²2020
Period minimum 14.6 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Uruguay, 1961–20231416182019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 14.6 per km²1963: 15 per km²1965: 15.3 per km²1967: 15.6 per km²1969: 15.8 per km²1971: 16 per km²1973: 16.2 per km²1975: 16.4 per km²1977: 16.6 per km²1979: 16.8 per km²1981: 16.9 per km²1983: 17.1 per km²1985: 17.2 per km²1987: 17.4 per km²1989: 17.6 per km²1991: 17.8 per km²1993: 18 per km²1995: 18.2 per km²1997: 18.4 per km²1999: 18.6 per km²2001: 18.7 per km²2003: 18.7 per km²2005: 18.8 per km²2007: 18.8 per km²2009: 18.9 per km²2011: 19 per km²2013: 19.1 per km²2015: 19.2 per km²2017: 19.4 per km²2019: 19.4 per km²2021: 19.4 per km²2023: 19.4 per km²
Change over the period: +4.7 (+32.24%) Average annual rate: 0.45 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay

Uruguay 19.4 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
South America computed 24.9 per km²
High-income countries computed 26.6 per km²
Population density — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 19.4 −0 −0.08%
2022 19.4 −0 −0.17%
2021 19.4 −0 −0.07%
2020 19.4 +0 +0.05%
2019 19.4 +0 +0.08%
2018 19.4 +0 +0.18%
2017 19.4 +0.1 +0.27%
2016 19.3 +0.1 +0.33%
2015 19.2 +0.1 +0.35%
2014 19.2 +0.1 +0.33%
2013 19.1 +0.1 +0.3%
2012 19.1 +0 +0.26%
2011 19 +0 +0.25%
2010 19 +0 +0.26%
2009 18.9 +0 +0.24%
2008 18.9 +0 +0.21%
2007 18.8 +0 +0.17%
2006 18.8 +0 +0.11%
2005 18.8 +0 +0.08%
2004 18.8 +0 +0.06%
2003 18.7 +0 +0.07%
2002 18.7 +0 +0.14%
2001 18.7 +0 +0.25%
2000 18.7 +0.1 +0.37%
1999 18.6 +0.1 +0.45%
1998 18.5 +0.1 +0.49%
1997 18.4 +0.1 +0.53%
1996 18.3 +0.1 +0.53%
1995 18.2 +0.1 +0.52%
1994 18.1 +0.1 +0.52%
1993 18 +0.1 +0.53%
1992 17.9 +0.1 +0.56%
1991 17.8 +0.1 +0.58%
1990 17.7 +0.1 +0.59%
1989 17.6 +0.1 +0.6%
1988 17.5 +0.1 +0.59%
1987 17.4 +0.1 +0.56%
1986 17.3 +0.1 +0.52%
1985 17.2 +0.1 +0.48%
1984 17.2 +0.1 +0.46%
1983 17.1 +0.1 +0.45%
1982 17 +0.1 +0.41%
1981 16.9 +0.1 +0.38%
1980 16.9 +0.1 +0.41%
1979 16.8 +0.1 +0.48%
1978 16.7 +0.1 +0.56%
1977 16.6 +0.1 +0.62%
1976 16.5 +0.1 +0.66%
1975 16.4 +0.1 +0.64%
1974 16.3 +0.1 +0.59%
1973 16.2 +0.1 +0.55%
1972 16.1 +0.1 +0.54%
1971 16 +0.1 +0.56%
1970 15.9 +0.1 +0.61%
1969 15.8 +0.1 +0.7%
1968 15.7 +0.1 +0.82%
1967 15.6 +0.1 +0.91%
1966 15.5 +0.2 +0.99%
1965 15.3 +0.2 +1.05%
1964 15.2 +0.2 +1.12%
1963 15 +0.2 +1.17%
1962 14.8 +0.2 +1.22%
1961 14.6

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.