| People | Uruguay |
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Population:
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3,308,535 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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19 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 92% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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MONTEVIDEO (capital) 1.633 million (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 22.2% (male 373,613/female 361,160)
15-64 years: 64.1% (male 1,042,163/female 1,078,357)
65 years and over: 13.7% (male 180,729/female 272,513) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 33.6 years
male: 32 years
female: 35.2 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.231% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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13.52 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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9.58 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-1.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.037 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 (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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27 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 9.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.21 years
male: 73.07 years
female: 79.46 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.89 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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7.4% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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3.736 physicians/1,000 population (2008) |
Hospital bed density:
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2.9 beds/1,000 population (2007) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 0% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.5% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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9,900 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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6% (2004) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
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 (official), Portunol, 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: 16 years
male: 14 years
female: 17 years (2008) |
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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