| People | Uruguay |
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Population:
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3,477,778 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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21 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 22.7% (male 401,209/female 388,315)
15-64 years: 64% (male 1,105,891/female 1,120,858)
65 years and over: 13.3% (male 185,704/female 275,801) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 33.2 years
male: 31.8 years
female: 34.6 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.486% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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14.17 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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9.12 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-0.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 11.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.14 years
male: 72.89 years
female: 79.51 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.94 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.3% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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6,000 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 500 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Uruguayan(s)
adjective: Uruguayan |
Ethnic groups:
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white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian (practically nonexistent) |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006) |
Languages:
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Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 97.6%
female: 98.4% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 16 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.9% of GDP (2006) |
People - note:
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void |
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