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Population in Singapore compared to Uruguay: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,036,860 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,125,852 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Singapore's population is 1.81 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Singapore is ranked the 113th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.07% for Singapore vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.13M (39.2% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Singapore vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore Uruguay
2100 4,344,248 2,256,741
2099 4,387,645 2,279,899
2098 4,435,189 2,303,351
2097 4,483,484 2,326,987
2096 4,533,994 2,350,799
2095 4,585,243 2,374,835
2094 4,639,568 2,398,960
2093 4,692,749 2,423,269
2092 4,745,364 2,447,646
2091 4,802,089 2,472,126
2090 4,859,572 2,496,514
2089 4,919,853 2,520,852
2088 4,977,701 2,545,052
2087 5,036,662 2,569,100
2086 5,096,772 2,592,974
2085 5,155,480 2,616,629
2084 5,212,381 2,640,001
2083 5,269,612 2,663,150
2082 5,327,281 2,686,021
2081 5,383,608 2,708,594
2080 5,438,023 2,730,883
2079 5,491,695 2,752,831
2078 5,541,781 2,774,432
2077 5,589,429 2,795,709
2076 5,632,686 2,816,677
2075 5,679,862 2,837,308
2074 5,725,351 2,857,709
2073 5,764,008 2,877,721
2072 5,799,655 2,897,543
2071 5,833,262 2,917,097
2070 5,864,115 2,936,478
2069 5,896,709 2,955,616
2068 5,927,631 2,974,445
2067 5,955,955 2,992,987
2066 5,988,826 3,011,309
2065 6,020,244 3,029,441
2064 6,046,805 3,047,343
2063 6,069,231 3,065,064
2062 6,093,782 3,082,642
2061 6,116,847 3,100,006
2060 6,142,295 3,117,149
2059 6,163,191 3,133,952
2058 6,185,611 3,150,250
2057 6,203,303 3,166,055
2056 6,221,491 3,181,373
2055 6,240,206 3,196,072
2054 6,261,488 3,210,110
2053 6,277,678 3,223,395
2052 6,290,046 3,235,973
2051 6,307,270 3,247,888
2050 6,325,698 3,259,108
2049 6,342,616 3,269,675
2048 6,355,818 3,279,610
2047 6,373,684 3,288,969
2046 6,387,901 3,297,696
2045 6,399,811 3,305,917
2044 6,412,802 3,313,556
2043 6,420,804 3,320,565
2042 6,427,555 3,326,955
2041 6,433,153 3,332,884
2040 6,434,727 3,338,277
2039 6,431,367 3,343,295
2038 6,422,540 3,347,790
2037 6,410,923 3,351,911
2036 6,398,937 3,355,671
2035 6,382,637 3,359,126
2034 6,360,610 3,362,276
2033 6,333,556 3,365,250
2032 6,306,749 3,368,057
2031 6,277,847 3,370,727
2030 6,250,608 3,373,273
2029 6,221,161 3,375,805
2028 6,186,754 3,378,198
2027 6,150,947 3,380,504
2026 6,116,548 3,382,789
2025 6,078,250 3,384,805
2024 6,036,860 3,386,588
2023 5,917,648 3,388,081
2022 5,637,022 3,390,913
2021 5,453,566 3,396,695
2020 5,685,807 3,398,968
2019 5,703,569 3,397,206
2018 5,638,676 3,394,534
2017 5,612,253 3,388,438
2016 5,607,283 3,379,283
2015 5,535,002 3,368,017
2014 5,469,724 3,356,334
2013 5,399,162 3,345,337
2012 5,312,437 3,335,401
2011 5,183,688 3,326,825
2010 5,076,732 3,318,580
2009 4,987,573 3,310,091
2008 4,839,396 3,302,177
2007 4,588,599 3,295,153
2006 4,401,365 3,289,506
2005 4,265,762 3,285,771
2004 4,166,664 3,283,148
2003 4,114,826 3,281,186
2002 4,175,950 3,278,867
2001 4,138,012 3,274,251
2000 4,027,887 3,266,206
1999 3,958,723 3,254,015
1998 3,927,213 3,239,280
1997 3,796,038 3,223,345
1996 3,670,704 3,206,324
1995 3,524,506 3,189,440
1994 3,419,048 3,172,834
1993 3,313,471 3,156,345
1992 3,230,698 3,139,702
1991 3,135,083 3,122,354
1990 3,047,132 3,104,403
1989 2,930,901 3,086,255
1988 2,846,108 3,067,961
1987 2,774,789 3,049,896
1986 2,733,373 3,032,845
1985 2,735,957 3,017,037
1984 2,732,221 3,002,488
1983 2,681,061 2,988,778
1982 2,646,466 2,975,492
1981 2,532,835 2,963,246
1980 2,413,945 2,951,953
1979 2,383,500 2,939,903
1978 2,353,600 2,925,715
1977 2,325,300 2,909,461
1976 2,293,300 2,891,392
1975 2,262,600 2,872,320
1974 2,229,800 2,853,944
1973 2,193,000 2,837,133
1972 2,152,400 2,821,644
1971 2,112,900 2,806,462
1970 2,074,507 2,790,807
1969 2,042,500 2,773,974
1968 2,012,000 2,754,606
1967 1,977,600 2,732,277
1966 1,934,400 2,707,646
1965 1,886,900 2,681,169
1964 1,841,600 2,653,180
1963 1,795,000 2,623,766
1962 1,750,200 2,593,298
1961 1,702,400 2,562,044
1960 1,646,400 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Singapore increased by 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Singapore gained 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Singapore was ranked 117th most populous country in 2006 and is 113th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Singapore's population will grow by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people with a rank change from 113th to 118th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.43M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Singapore Uruguay
2100 -0.99% -1.02%
2099 -1.07% -1.02%
2098 -1.08% -1.02%
2097 -1.11% -1.01%
2096 -1.12% -1.01%
2095 -1.17% -1.01%
2094 -1.13% -1%
2093 -1.11% -1%
2092 -1.18% -0.99%
2091 -1.18% -0.98%
2090 -1.23% -0.97%
2089 -1.16% -0.95%
2088 -1.17% -0.94%
2087 -1.18% -0.92%
2086 -1.14% -0.9%
2085 -1.09% -0.89%
2084 -1.09% -0.87%
2083 -1.08% -0.85%
2082 -1.05% -0.83%
2081 -1% -0.82%
2080 -0.98% -0.8%
2079 -0.9% -0.78%
2078 -0.85% -0.76%
2077 -0.77% -0.74%
2076 -0.83% -0.73%
2075 -0.79% -0.71%
2074 -0.67% -0.7%
2073 -0.61% -0.68%
2072 -0.58% -0.67%
2071 -0.53% -0.66%
2070 -0.55% -0.65%
2069 -0.52% -0.63%
2068 -0.48% -0.62%
2067 -0.55% -0.61%
2066 -0.52% -0.6%
2065 -0.44% -0.59%
2064 -0.37% -0.58%
2063 -0.4% -0.57%
2062 -0.38% -0.56%
2061 -0.41% -0.55%
2060 -0.34% -0.54%
2059 -0.36% -0.52%
2058 -0.29% -0.5%
2057 -0.29% -0.48%
2056 -0.3% -0.46%
2055 -0.34% -0.44%
2054 -0.26% -0.41%
2053 -0.2% -0.39%
2052 -0.27% -0.37%
2051 -0.29% -0.34%
2050 -0.27% -0.32%
2049 -0.21% -0.3%
2048 -0.28% -0.28%
2047 -0.22% -0.26%
2046 -0.19% -0.25%
2045 -0.2% -0.23%
2044 -0.12% -0.21%
2043 -0.11% -0.19%
2042 -0.09% -0.18%
2041 -0.02% -0.16%
2040 0.05% -0.15%
2039 0.14% -0.13%
2038 0.18% -0.12%
2037 0.19% -0.11%
2036 0.26% -0.1%
2035 0.35% -0.09%
2034 0.43% -0.09%
2033 0.43% -0.08%
2032 0.46% -0.08%
2031 0.44% -0.08%
2030 0.47% -0.08%
2029 0.56% -0.07%
2028 0.58% -0.07%
2027 0.56% -0.07%
2026 0.63% -0.06%
2025 0.69% -0.05%
2024 2.01% -0.04%
2023 4.98% -0.08%
2022 3.36% -0.17%
2021 -4.08% -0.07%
2020 -0.31% 0.05%
2019 1.15% 0.08%
2018 0.47% 0.18%
2017 0.09% 0.27%
2016 1.31% 0.33%
2015 1.19% 0.35%
2014 1.31% 0.33%
2013 1.63% 0.3%
2012 2.48% 0.26%
2011 2.11% 0.25%
2010 1.79% 0.26%
2009 3.06% 0.24%
2008 5.47% 0.21%
2007 4.25% 0.17%
2006 3.18% 0.11%
2005 2.38% 0.08%
2004 1.26% 0.06%
2003 -1.46% 0.07%
2002 0.92% 0.14%
2001 2.73% 0.25%
2000 1.75% 0.37%
1999 0.8% 0.45%
1998 3.46% 0.49%
1997 3.41% 0.53%
1996 4.15% 0.53%
1995 3.08% 0.52%
1994 3.19% 0.52%
1993 2.56% 0.53%
1992 3.05% 0.56%
1991 2.89% 0.58%
1990 3.97% 0.59%
1989 2.98% 0.6%
1988 2.57% 0.59%
1987 1.52% 0.56%
1986 -0.09% 0.52%
1985 0.14% 0.48%
1984 1.91% 0.46%
1983 1.31% 0.45%
1982 4.49% 0.41%
1981 4.93% 0.38%
1980 1.28% 0.41%
1979 1.27% 0.48%
1978 1.22% 0.56%
1977 1.4% 0.62%
1976 1.36% 0.66%
1975 1.47% 0.64%
1974 1.68% 0.59%
1973 1.89% 0.55%
1972 1.87% 0.54%
1971 1.85% 0.56%
1970 1.57% 0.61%
1969 1.52% 0.7%
1968 1.74% 0.82%
1967 2.23% 0.91%
1966 2.52% 0.99%
1965 2.46% 1.05%
1964 2.6% 1.12%
1963 2.56% 1.17%
1962 2.81% 1.22%
1961 3.4% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Singapore grew by 2.01%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Singapore Uruguay
Current population
6125852
3382789
Population rank 113/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.04%
One net population change
4.41 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
12 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
14.3 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +327 -4
Annual growth/decline +119,212 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 50/197 167/197
One migration net change every
31.2 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +16,892 -1,338
Net migration rank 36/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 2,841,665 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 26/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 48.7% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 9/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Singapore
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Singapore Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,892 - -1,338
2024 - 20,011 - -1,348
2023 7,101 26,996 298 -1,501
2022 9,019 214,842 -2,964 -1,501
2021 15,270 -44,030 -5,621 -1,482
2020 18,763 -145,556 4,048 -1,482
2019 21,674 870 3,873 -2,899
2018 21,427 21,820 7,322 -2,963
2017 21,888 -8,880 10,907 -3,091
2016 25,794 13,737 14,008 -3,506
2015 27,121 41,852 16,194 -4,157
2014 27,896 40,154 16,238 -4,919
2013 25,376 52,176 16,318 -5,647
2012 29,750 78,501 15,520 -6,317
2011 25,919 89,856 14,934 -6,982
2010 24,876 72,571 16,231 -7,696
2009 27,930 95,841 16,947 -8,510
2008 28,068 176,182 16,838 -9,458
2007 26,614 192,292 17,422 -10,750
2006 25,968 135,625 17,783 -13,161
2005 24,741 92,023 18,926 -16,086
2004 24,583 50,487 18,067 -15,668
2003 24,689 -30,012 18,628 -17,105
2002 29,231 -40,023 20,073 -16,957
2001 31,035 45,027 20,729 -14,620
2000 37,057 55,218 21,060 -11,076
1999 32,857 19,681 21,844 -7,441
1998 33,381 51,905 22,114 -7,048
1997 37,960 95,241 23,737 -6,938
1996 38,542 102,018 24,635 -7,397
1995 38,065 91,947 24,872 -8,339
1994 39,319 71,170 24,637 -7,955
1993 40,425 58,820 24,212 -7,922
1992 39,091 54,359 24,847 -7,850
1991 39,188 57,821 25,422 -7,714
1990 41,136 66,950 25,699 -7,499
1989 36,929 68,031 25,322 -7,229
1988 42,407 40,976 25,071 -6,582
1987 33,020 25,411 24,469 -6,833
1986 27,880 -7,858 24,505 -8,046
1985 32,010 -31,036 23,988 -8,832
1984 31,967 -4,396 23,684 -9,730
1983 30,296 11,699 24,146 -10,671
1982 33,346 41,568 25,224 -12,131
1981 32,167 85,869 24,968 -13,577
1980 30,657 42,433 25,451 -14,252
1979 28,363 -2,384 27,456 -14,552
1978 27,537 436 30,076 -14,611
1977 26,508 2,757 31,321 -14,280
1976 31,189 949 33,199 -14,096
1975 28,509 4,104 33,393 -14,350
1974 31,664 2,748 32,221 -14,512
1973 36,404 -495 30,213 -14,312
1972 38,098 -1,631 28,896 -13,817
1971 35,708 573 28,584 -13,288
1970 35,059 4,024 28,737 -12,727
1969 34,314 6,763 28,805 -11,149
1968 36,216 6,792 29,103 -8,028
1967 40,145 6,006 29,514 -5,938
1966 44,298 3,507 30,293 -4,599
1965 45,474 4,199 30,807 -3,542
1964 47,697 3,043 31,340 -2,623
1963 49,542 2,668 31,824 -1,707
1962 48,830 3,714 31,441 -623
1961 49,880 3,490 30,975 703
1960 51,533 2,008 30,438 2,057

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 54.8% of the population change in Singapore is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 people). In Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 2,841,665 residents or 48.7% of the population were not native-born in Singapore, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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