Departments
The population of the departments of Uruguay according to census results.
Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Census (C) 1975-05-21 | Population Census (C) 1985-10-23 | Population Census (Cfa) 1996-06-30 | Population Census (Cfa) 2004-06-30 | Population Census (Cfa) 2011-06-30 | Population Census (Cfa) 2023-05-31 | ||
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Artigas | ART | Artigas | 11,928 | 57,947 | 69,145 | 77,246 | 79,856 | 76,043 | 77,487 | 1192800 | → |
Canelones | CAN | Canelones | 4,536 | 325,594 | 364,248 | 458,602 | 502,502 | 536,761 | 608,956 | 453600 | → |
Cerro Largo | CER | Melo | 13,648 | 74,027 | 78,416 | 84,958 | 89,111 | 89,223 | 91,025 | 1364800 | → |
Colonia | COL | Colonia del Sacramento | 6,106 | 111,776 | 112,717 | 123,583 | 123,158 | 127,358 | 135,797 | 610600 | → |
Durazno | DUR | Durazno | 11,643 | 55,699 | 55,077 | 57,378 | 60,486 | 59,018 | 62,011 | 1164300 | → |
Flores | FLS | Trinidad | 5,144 | 25,006 | 24,739 | 25,685 | 25,924 | 26,509 | 26,271 | 514400 | → |
Florida | FLO | Florida | 10,417 | 67,129 | 66,474 | 68,387 | 70,134 | 69,265 | 70,325 | 1041700 | → |
Lavalleja | LAV | Minas | 10,016 | 65,180 | 61,466 | 62,676 | 62,576 | 60,205 | 59,175 | 1001600 | → |
Maldonado | MAL | Maldonado | 4,793 | 76,211 | 94,314 | 132,265 | 146,263 | 172,130 | 212,951 | 479300 | → |
Montevideo | MON | Montevideo | 530 | 1,237,227 | 1,311,976 | 1,382,538 | 1,365,373 | 1,375,540 | 1,302,954 | 53000 | → |
Paysandú | PAY | Paysandú | 13,922 | 98,508 | 103,763 | 114,724 | 116,650 | 117,023 | 121,843 | 1392200 | → |
Río Negro | RNE | Fray Bentos | 9,282 | 50,123 | 48,644 | 53,275 | 55,636 | 56,013 | 57,334 | 928200 | → |
Rivera | RIV | Rivera | 9,370 | 82,043 | 89,475 | 101,567 | 107,734 | 106,522 | 109,300 | 937000 | → |
Rocha | ROC | Rocha | 10,551 | 60,258 | 66,601 | 72,184 | 72,048 | 73,520 | 80,707 | 1055100 | → |
Salto | SAL | Salto | 14,163 | 103,074 | 108,487 | 121,222 | 126,688 | 128,803 | 136,197 | 1416300 | → |
San José | SJO | San José de Mayo | 4,992 | 87,803 | 89,893 | 99,722 | 106,521 | 110,323 | 119,714 | 499200 | → |
Soriano | SOR | Mercedes | 9,008 | 80,606 | 79,439 | 83,878 | 86,926 | 84,535 | 83,685 | 900800 | → |
Tacuarembó | TAC | Tacuarembó | 15,438 | 84,535 | 83,498 | 87,519 | 93,114 | 93,236 | 96,013 | 1543800 | → |
Treinta y Tres | TYT | Treinta y Tres | 9,529 | 45,683 | 46,869 | 50,795 | 50,718 | 50,611 | 47,706 | 952900 | → |
Uruguay | URY | Montevideo | 175,016 | 2,788,429 | 2,955,241 | 3,258,203 | 3,341,417 | 3,412,636 | 3,499,451 |
- The adjusted 1975 and 1985 total population are 2,828,544 and 3,008,649, respectively.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Uruguay.
Major Cities
Name | Adm. | Population Census (Cf) 2023-05-30 | |
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1 | Montevideo | MON | 1,287,452 |
2 | Salto | SAL | 114,084 |
3 | Ciudad de la Costa | CAN | 113,252 |
4 | Maldonado | MAL | 102,000 |
5 | Rivera | RIV | 84,775 |
6 | Paysandú | PAY | 81,550 |
7 | Las Piedras | CAN | 61,306 |
8 | Tacuarembó | TAC | 60,586 |
9 | Melo | CER | 56,013 |
Contents: Cities & Urban Localities
The population of all Uruguayan cities and urban localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants by census years.
Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1975-05-21 | Population Census (C) 1985-10-23 | Population Census (C) 1996-05-02 | Population Census (Cf) 2004-07-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2011-09-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2023-05-30 | Area | |
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18 de Mayo (← Las Piedras, Progreso) | CAN | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22,592 | 1082 | |
Artigas (incl. Cerro Ejido) | ART | 29,256 | 35,117 | 40,421 | 42,490 | 41,924 | 43,894 | 1675 | → |
Barros Blancos (Juan Antonio Artigas) | CAN | 16,657 | 20,667 | 26,813 | 28,610 | 31,650 | 35,660 | 2217 | → |
Bella Unión (incl. Las Piedras) | ART | 8,516 | 13,491 | 15,636 | 15,351 | 14,973 | 16,166 | 878 | → |
Canelones | CAN | 15,988 | 17,323 | 19,388 | 19,631 | 19,865 | 24,185 | 1157 | → |
Carmelo | COL | 13,707 | 14,278 | 16,658 | 16,866 | 18,041 | 19,915 | 1231 | → |
Chuy | ROC | 4,521 | 8,257 | 9,804 | 10,401 | 9,675 | 13,538 | 344 | → |
Ciudad de la Costa | CAN | 19,482 | 34,483 | 66,402 | 83,399 | 95,176 | 113,252 | 5789 | → |
Ciudad del Plata | SJO | 11,124 | 13,512 | 20,712 | 26,582 | 31,145 | 38,249 | 2753 | → |
Colonia del Sacramento | COL | 17,046 | 19,102 | 22,200 | 21,714 | 26,231 | 32,174 | 2285 | → |
Colonia Nicolich (General Líber Seregni) | CAN | 4,500 | 5,527 | 7,223 | 8,811 | 9,624 | 11,582 | 748 | → |
Dolores | SOR | 13,322 | 13,084 | 14,784 | 15,753 | 17,174 | 18,447 | 670 | → |
Durazno (incl. Santa Bernardina) | DUR | 27,422 | 29,205 | 31,850 | 34,909 | 35,462 | 40,279 | 3048 | → |
Florida | FLO | 25,374 | 28,443 | 31,594 | 32,128 | 33,639 | 36,471 | 3342 | → |
Fray Bentos | RNE | 19,407 | 19,862 | 21,959 | 23,122 | 24,406 | 26,967 | 1081 | → |
Juan Lacaze | COL | 11,595 | 12,574 | 12,988 | 13,196 | 12,816 | 12,397 | 549 | → |
La Paz | CAN | 14,653 | 16,209 | 19,547 | 19,832 | 20,524 | 19,132 | 461 | → |
Las Piedras | CAN | 53,331 | 58,283 | 66,584 | 69,222 | 71,258 | 61,306 | 1342 | → |
Libertad | SJO | 6,107 | 7,032 | 8,353 | 9,196 | 10,166 | 12,971 | 634 | → |
Maldonado (incl. Cerro Pelado, Pinares, Las Delicias) | MAL | 22,762 | 38,678 | 59,143 | 71,736 | 84,807 | 102,000 | 5975 | → |
Melo (incl. Hipódromo, La Vinchuca) | CER | 38,900 | 42,809 | 47,593 | 51,413 | 52,723 | 56,013 | 1879 | → |
Mercedes | SOR | 34,518 | 36,701 | 39,320 | 42,032 | 41,974 | 43,543 | 2461 | → |
Minas | LAV | 35,225 | 34,658 | 37,146 | 37,925 | 38,446 | 38,645 | 1958 | → |
Montevideo | MON | 1,176,049 | 1,251,511 | 1,303,182 | 1,269,552 | 1,304,687 | 1,287,452 | 24272 | → |
Nueva Helvecia | COL | 8,587 | 8,768 | 9,650 | 10,002 | 10,630 | 11,740 | 1218 | → |
Nueva Palmira | COL | 7,146 | 7,151 | 8,339 | 9,230 | 9,857 | 10,775 | 1967 | → |
Nuevo Paysandú | PAY | 3,096 | 4,073 | 6,183 | 7,468 | 8,578 | 10,170 | 2485 | → |
Pando | CAN | 16,406 | 19,795 | 23,384 | 24,004 | 25,947 | 31,191 | 1099 | → |
Parque del Plata | CAN | 2,365 | 3,229 | 4,993 | 5,900 | 7,896 | 13,142 | 839 | → |
Paso de Carrasco | CAN | 8,592 | 10,278 | 12,174 | 15,028 | 15,908 | 17,129 | 1661 | → |
Paso de los Toros | TAC | 13,032 | 13,026 | 13,315 | 13,231 | 12,985 | 14,210 | 892 | → |
Paysandú | PAY | 62,199 | 68,466 | 74,568 | 73,272 | 76,412 | 81,550 | 2147 | → |
Piriápolis | MAL | 5,240 | 5,878 | 7,570 | 7,899 | 8,830 | 12,150 | 940 | → |
Progreso | CAN | 9,612 | 11,244 | 14,471 | 15,775 | 16,244 | 11,540 | 786 | → |
Punta del Este (incl. San Rafael, El Placer) | MAL | 7,416 | 7,222 | 10,244 | 9,292 | 12,423 | 18,193 | 2226 | → |
Río Branco | CER | 5,685 | 9,072 | 12,215 | 13,456 | 14,604 | 17,379 | 983 | → |
Rivera (incl. Mandubí, La Pedrera) | RIV | ... | 62,193 | 71,345 | 76,795 | 78,880 | 84,775 | 3990 | → |
Rocha | ROC | 21,502 | 24,013 | 26,017 | 25,538 | 25,420 | 26,784 | 1910 | → |
Rosario | COL | 8,292 | 8,879 | 9,428 | 9,311 | 10,085 | 10,584 | 685 | → |
Salinas | CAN | 1,866 | 2,523 | 5,279 | 6,574 | 8,626 | 11,700 | 499 | → |
Salto | SAL | 73,897 | 80,821 | 93,117 | 99,072 | 104,011 | 114,084 | 3703 | → |
San Carlos | MAL | 16,925 | 19,877 | 24,030 | 24,771 | 27,471 | 30,293 | 998 | → |
San José de Mayo | SJO | 28,554 | 31,825 | 34,552 | 36,339 | 36,743 | 38,553 | 1695 | → |
Santa Lucía | CAN | 14,079 | 14,951 | 16,764 | 16,475 | 16,742 | 17,381 | 3836 | → |
Tacuarembó | TAC | 37,692 | 40,511 | 45,891 | 51,224 | 54,755 | 60,586 | 4202 | → |
Treinta y Tres | TYT | 23,448 | 25,116 | 26,390 | 25,711 | 25,476 | 25,890 | 1812 | → |
Trinidad | FLS | 17,597 | 18,372 | 20,031 | 20,982 | 21,429 | 22,893 | 827 | → |
Villa Crespo y San Andrés | CAN | 4,786 | 6,492 | 8,107 | 8,756 | 9,813 | 10,609 | 429 | → |
Young | RNE | 11,015 | 12,249 | 14,567 | 15,759 | 16,756 | 17,814 | 966 | → |
- Ciudad de la Costa includes El Pinar (pop. 21,091 and 27,190 in 2011 and 2023), Lomas de Solymar (pop. 19,124 / 22,525), and Solymar (pop. 18,573 / 22,340); Ciudad del Plata includes Delta del Tigre (pop. 20,239 in 2011). The 2011 population of Montevideo includes 3 localities excluded in former census results.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Uruguay.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
Gender (P 2020) | |
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Males | 1,711,491 |
Females | 1,819,421 |
Age Groups (P 2020) | |
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0-14 years | 694,632 |
15-64 years | 2,321,010 |
65+ years | 515,271 |
Age Distribution (P 2020) | |
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0-9 years | 457,437 |
10-19 years | 490,820 |
20-29 years | 530,270 |
30-39 years | 485,016 |
40-49 years | 464,650 |
50-59 years | 403,597 |
60-69 years | 337,028 |
70-79 years | 221,785 |
80-89 years | 114,034 |
90+ years | 26,274 |
Urbanization (P 2020) | |
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Rural | 162,430 |
Urban | 3,368,482 |