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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Taiwan was 23,331,886 in 2025 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Taiwan's population is 23,229,461 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 6.87 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Taiwan is ranked the 60th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.28% for Taiwan vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Taiwan has had an average growth rate of -0.03% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Taiwan has increased from 22.8M people to 23.2M (1.78% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Taiwan vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Taiwan Uruguay
2100 10,150,338 2,256,741
2099 10,273,881 2,279,899
2098 10,399,680 2,303,351
2097 10,527,804 2,326,987
2096 10,657,536 2,350,799
2095 10,789,978 2,374,835
2094 10,925,075 2,398,960
2093 11,062,491 2,423,269
2092 11,202,670 2,447,646
2091 11,346,131 2,472,126
2090 11,494,369 2,496,514
2089 11,644,743 2,520,852
2088 11,799,177 2,545,052
2087 11,956,109 2,569,100
2086 12,116,149 2,592,974
2085 12,281,248 2,616,629
2084 12,451,872 2,640,001
2083 12,625,681 2,663,150
2082 12,803,442 2,686,021
2081 12,986,931 2,708,594
2080 13,174,137 2,730,883
2079 13,366,920 2,752,831
2078 13,564,788 2,774,432
2077 13,765,770 2,795,709
2076 13,969,802 2,816,677
2075 14,178,904 2,837,308
2074 14,391,331 2,857,709
2073 14,606,033 2,877,721
2072 14,824,987 2,897,543
2071 15,045,310 2,917,097
2070 15,266,143 2,936,478
2069 15,488,280 2,955,616
2068 15,714,125 2,974,445
2067 15,940,945 2,992,987
2066 16,167,553 3,011,309
2065 16,396,032 3,029,441
2064 16,625,600 3,047,343
2063 16,854,355 3,065,064
2062 17,084,600 3,082,642
2061 17,314,450 3,100,006
2060 17,541,998 3,117,149
2059 17,767,014 3,133,952
2058 17,988,239 3,150,250
2057 18,208,151 3,166,055
2056 18,423,453 3,181,373
2055 18,639,554 3,196,072
2054 18,853,384 3,210,110
2053 19,063,428 3,223,395
2052 19,270,076 3,235,973
2051 19,474,323 3,247,888
2050 19,677,203 3,259,108
2049 19,878,438 3,269,675
2048 20,073,645 3,279,610
2047 20,267,326 3,288,969
2046 20,454,154 3,297,696
2045 20,640,565 3,305,917
2044 20,819,477 3,313,556
2043 20,995,111 3,320,565
2042 21,166,213 3,326,955
2041 21,331,710 3,332,884
2040 21,491,361 3,338,277
2039 21,645,911 3,343,295
2038 21,794,529 3,347,790
2037 21,939,617 3,351,911
2036 22,077,701 3,355,671
2035 22,211,115 3,359,126
2034 22,340,809 3,362,276
2033 22,463,465 3,365,250
2032 22,582,449 3,368,057
2031 22,698,460 3,370,727
2030 22,809,605 3,373,273
2029 22,916,803 3,375,805
2028 23,022,058 3,378,198
2027 23,127,410 3,380,504
2026 23,229,461 3,382,789
2025 23,331,886 3,384,805
2024 23,410,331 3,386,588
2023 23,342,541 3,388,081
2022 23,319,977 3,390,913
2021 23,468,275 3,396,695
2020 23,582,179 3,398,968
2019 23,596,027 3,397,206
2018 23,580,080 3,394,534
2017 23,555,522 3,388,438
2016 23,515,945 3,379,283
2015 23,462,914 3,368,017
2014 23,403,635 3,356,334
2013 23,344,670 3,345,337
2012 23,270,367 3,335,401
2011 23,193,518 3,326,825
2010 23,140,948 3,318,580
2009 23,078,402 3,310,091
2008 22,997,696 3,302,177
2007 22,917,444 3,295,153
2006 22,823,455 3,289,506
2005 22,729,753 3,285,771
2004 22,646,836 3,283,148
2003 22,562,663 3,281,186
2002 22,463,172 3,278,867
2001 22,341,120 3,274,251
2000 22,184,530 3,266,206
1999 22,010,489 3,254,015
1998 21,835,703 3,239,280
1997 21,634,124 3,223,345
1996 21,441,432 3,206,324
1995 21,267,653 3,189,440
1994 21,086,645 3,172,834
1993 20,899,019 3,156,345
1992 20,704,227 3,139,702
1991 20,503,568 3,122,354
1990 20,278,946 3,104,403
1989 20,055,492 3,086,255
1988 19,839,704 3,067,961
1987 19,617,046 3,049,896
1986 19,411,454 3,032,845
1985 19,191,510 3,017,037
1984 18,929,866 3,002,488
1983 18,653,146 2,988,778
1982 18,354,855 2,975,492
1981 18,029,982 2,963,246
1980 17,704,538 2,951,953
1979 17,372,779 2,939,903
1978 17,042,272 2,925,715
1977 16,730,895 2,909,461
1976 16,401,413 2,891,392
1975 16,075,128 2,872,320
1974 15,784,817 2,853,944
1973 15,505,121 2,837,133
1972 15,220,495 2,821,644
1971 14,913,564 2,806,462
1970 14,582,944 2,790,807
1969 14,068,984 2,773,974
1968 13,548,537 2,754,606
1967 13,210,344 2,732,277
1966 12,874,153 2,707,646
1965 12,511,863 2,681,169
1964 12,137,143 2,653,180
1963 11,762,101 2,623,766
1962 11,392,513 2,593,298
1961 11,030,385 2,562,044
1960 10,667,705 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Taiwan increased by 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Taiwan lost 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Taiwan was ranked 49th most populous country in 2006 and is 60th 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) Taiwan's population will shrink by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people with a rank change from 60th to 76th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 39.9% of the population in Taiwan and 16.7% in Uruguay.

Population growth rate by year

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Taiwan Uruguay
2100 -1.2% -1.02%
2099 -1.21% -1.02%
2098 -1.22% -1.02%
2097 -1.22% -1.01%
2096 -1.23% -1.01%
2095 -1.24% -1.01%
2094 -1.24% -1%
2093 -1.25% -1%
2092 -1.26% -0.99%
2091 -1.29% -0.98%
2090 -1.29% -0.97%
2089 -1.31% -0.95%
2088 -1.31% -0.94%
2087 -1.32% -0.92%
2086 -1.34% -0.9%
2085 -1.37% -0.89%
2084 -1.38% -0.87%
2083 -1.39% -0.85%
2082 -1.41% -0.83%
2081 -1.42% -0.82%
2080 -1.44% -0.8%
2079 -1.46% -0.78%
2078 -1.46% -0.76%
2077 -1.46% -0.74%
2076 -1.47% -0.73%
2075 -1.48% -0.71%
2074 -1.47% -0.7%
2073 -1.48% -0.68%
2072 -1.46% -0.67%
2071 -1.45% -0.66%
2070 -1.43% -0.65%
2069 -1.44% -0.63%
2068 -1.42% -0.62%
2067 -1.4% -0.61%
2066 -1.39% -0.6%
2065 -1.38% -0.59%
2064 -1.36% -0.58%
2063 -1.35% -0.57%
2062 -1.33% -0.56%
2061 -1.3% -0.55%
2060 -1.27% -0.54%
2059 -1.23% -0.52%
2058 -1.21% -0.5%
2057 -1.17% -0.48%
2056 -1.16% -0.46%
2055 -1.13% -0.44%
2054 -1.1% -0.41%
2053 -1.07% -0.39%
2052 -1.05% -0.37%
2051 -1.03% -0.34%
2050 -1.01% -0.32%
2049 -0.97% -0.3%
2048 -0.96% -0.28%
2047 -0.91% -0.26%
2046 -0.9% -0.25%
2045 -0.86% -0.23%
2044 -0.84% -0.21%
2043 -0.81% -0.19%
2042 -0.78% -0.18%
2041 -0.74% -0.16%
2040 -0.71% -0.15%
2039 -0.68% -0.13%
2038 -0.66% -0.12%
2037 -0.63% -0.11%
2036 -0.6% -0.1%
2035 -0.58% -0.09%
2034 -0.55% -0.09%
2033 -0.53% -0.08%
2032 -0.51% -0.08%
2031 -0.49% -0.08%
2030 -0.47% -0.08%
2029 -0.46% -0.07%
2028 -0.46% -0.07%
2027 -0.44% -0.07%
2026 -0.44% -0.06%
2025 -0.34% -0.05%
2024 0.29% -0.04%
2023 0.1% -0.08%
2022 -0.63% -0.17%
2021 -0.48% -0.07%
2020 -0.06% 0.05%
2019 0.07% 0.08%
2018 0.1% 0.18%
2017 0.17% 0.27%
2016 0.23% 0.33%
2015 0.25% 0.35%
2014 0.25% 0.33%
2013 0.32% 0.3%
2012 0.33% 0.26%
2011 0.23% 0.25%
2010 0.27% 0.26%
2009 0.35% 0.24%
2008 0.35% 0.21%
2007 0.41% 0.17%
2006 0.41% 0.11%
2005 0.37% 0.08%
2004 0.37% 0.06%
2003 0.44% 0.07%
2002 0.55% 0.14%
2001 0.71% 0.25%
2000 0.79% 0.37%
1999 0.8% 0.45%
1998 0.93% 0.49%
1997 0.9% 0.53%
1996 0.82% 0.53%
1995 0.86% 0.52%
1994 0.9% 0.52%
1993 0.94% 0.53%
1992 0.98% 0.56%
1991 1.11% 0.58%
1990 1.11% 0.59%
1989 1.09% 0.6%
1988 1.14% 0.59%
1987 1.06% 0.56%
1986 1.15% 0.52%
1985 1.38% 0.48%
1984 1.48% 0.46%
1983 1.63% 0.45%
1982 1.8% 0.41%
1981 1.84% 0.38%
1980 1.91% 0.41%
1979 1.94% 0.48%
1978 1.86% 0.56%
1977 2.01% 0.62%
1976 2.03% 0.66%
1975 1.84% 0.64%
1974 1.8% 0.59%
1973 1.87% 0.55%
1972 2.06% 0.54%
1971 2.27% 0.56%
1970 3.65% 0.61%
1969 3.84% 0.7%
1968 2.56% 0.82%
1967 2.61% 0.91%
1966 2.9% 0.99%
1965 3.09% 1.05%
1964 3.19% 1.12%
1963 3.24% 1.17%
1962 3.28% 1.22%
1961 3.4% 1.27%
1960 3.69% -

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Taiwan declined by 0.34%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Taiwan Uruguay
Current population
23229461
3382789
Population rank 60/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.28% 0.04%
One net population change
6.72 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
3.9 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.6 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -215 -4
Annual growth/decline -78,445 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate -0.34% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 180/197 167/197
One migration net change every
11.2 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +47,029 -1,338
Net migration rank 23/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents n/a 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 121/195
Foreign-born share of population n/a 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Taiwan
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Taiwan Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - - - -1,338
2024 -67,188 47,029 - -1,348
2023 -69,794 225,599 298 -1,501
2022 -68,327 -42,430 -2,964 -1,501
2021 -30,039 -156,010 -5,621 -1,482
2020 -7,782 -33,978 4,048 -1,482
2019 1,416 12,718 3,873 -2,899
2018 8,725 8,888 7,322 -2,963
2017 22,613 8,809 10,907 -3,091
2016 35,980 11,707 14,008 -3,506
2015 49,741 8,581 16,194 -4,157
2014 - - 16,238 -4,919
2013 - - 16,318 -5,647
2012 - - 15,520 -6,317
2011 43,836 19,077 14,934 -6,982
2010 - - 16,231 -7,696
2009 - - 16,947 -8,510
2008 - - 16,838 -9,458
2007 - - 17,422 -10,750
2006 - - 17,783 -13,161
2005 - - 18,926 -16,086
2004 - - 18,067 -15,668
2003 - - 18,628 -17,105
2002 - - 20,073 -16,957
2001 132,707 -3,811 20,729 -14,620
2000 - - 21,060 -11,076
1999 - - 21,844 -7,441
1998 - - 22,114 -7,048
1997 - - 23,737 -6,938
1996 - - 24,635 -7,397
1995 - - 24,872 -8,339
1994 - - 24,637 -7,955
1993 - - 24,212 -7,922
1992 - - 24,847 -7,850
1991 215,698 -12,128 25,422 -7,714
1990 - - 25,699 -7,499
1989 - - 25,322 -7,229
1988 - - 25,071 -6,582
1987 - - 24,469 -6,833
1986 - - 24,505 -8,046
1985 - - 23,988 -8,832
1984 - - 23,684 -9,730
1983 - - 24,146 -10,671
1982 - - 25,224 -12,131
1981 326,883 4,508 24,968 -13,577
1980 - - 25,451 -14,252
1979 - - 27,456 -14,552
1978 - - 30,076 -14,611
1977 - - 31,321 -14,280
1976 - - 33,199 -14,096
1975 - - 33,393 -14,350
1974 - - 32,221 -14,512
1973 - - 30,213 -14,312
1972 - - 28,896 -13,817
1971 - - 28,584 -13,288
1970 - - 28,737 -12,727
1969 - - 28,805 -11,149
1968 - - 29,103 -8,028
1967 - - 29,514 -5,938
1966 346,958 18,774 30,293 -4,599
1965 - - 30,807 -3,542
1964 - - 31,340 -2,623
1963 - - 31,824 -1,707
1962 - - 31,441 -623
1961 - - 30,975 703
1960 - - 30,438 2,057

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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Over the last 10 years, 56.7% of the population change in Taiwan is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 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).

Biggest cities by population

Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K
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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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