Population: |
3,460,607 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure: |
0-14 years: 23% (male 403,745/female 390,623) 15-64 years: 63.8% (male 1,096,225/female 1,112,568) 65 years and over: 13.2% (male 184,303/female 273,143) (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate: |
0.504% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate: |
14.41 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate: |
9.16 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate: |
-0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.034 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.985 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.675 male(s)/female total population: 0.948 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: |
total: 12.02 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.49 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 75.93 years male: 72.68 years female: 79.3 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate: |
1.97 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.3% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
6,000 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 500 (2003 est.) |
Nationality: |
noun: Uruguayan(s) adjective: Uruguayan |
Ethnic groups: |
white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian (practically nonexistent) |
Religions: |
Roman Catholic 66% (less than half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31% |
Languages: |
Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier) |
Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 97.6% female: 98.4% (2003 est.) |