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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Uruguay was 3,386,588 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Uruguay's population is 3,382,789 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 11.2 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Uruguay is ranked the 133rd most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.04% for Uruguay vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Uruguay has had an average growth rate of +0.11% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Uruguay has increased from 3.29M people to 3.38M (2.84% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Uruguay vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Uruguay
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Uruguay Uzbekistan
2100 2,256,741 74,950,276
2099 2,279,899 74,687,562
2098 2,303,351 74,412,253
2097 2,326,987 74,120,787
2096 2,350,799 73,822,520
2095 2,374,835 73,512,493
2094 2,398,960 73,187,441
2093 2,423,269 72,852,823
2092 2,447,646 72,509,869
2091 2,472,126 72,158,109
2090 2,496,514 71,795,130
2089 2,520,852 71,419,019
2088 2,545,052 71,037,131
2087 2,569,100 70,645,917
2086 2,592,974 70,250,312
2085 2,616,629 69,845,645
2084 2,640,001 69,430,096
2083 2,663,150 69,009,654
2082 2,686,021 68,591,369
2081 2,708,594 68,161,432
2080 2,730,883 67,729,509
2079 2,752,831 67,293,106
2078 2,774,432 66,849,622
2077 2,795,709 66,394,934
2076 2,816,677 65,946,007
2075 2,837,308 65,494,544
2074 2,857,709 65,041,409
2073 2,877,721 64,584,034
2072 2,897,543 64,126,554
2071 2,917,097 63,662,468
2070 2,936,478 63,197,548
2069 2,955,616 62,728,854
2068 2,974,445 62,256,069
2067 2,992,987 61,779,846
2066 3,011,309 61,296,688
2065 3,029,441 60,808,437
2064 3,047,343 60,310,657
2063 3,065,064 59,805,006
2062 3,082,642 59,290,829
2061 3,100,006 58,769,606
2060 3,117,149 58,237,257
2059 3,133,952 57,693,970
2058 3,150,250 57,141,935
2057 3,166,055 56,580,336
2056 3,181,373 56,012,936
2055 3,196,072 55,434,251
2054 3,210,110 54,845,302
2053 3,223,395 54,247,246
2052 3,235,973 53,641,903
2051 3,247,888 53,028,742
2050 3,259,108 52,411,754
2049 3,269,675 51,787,458
2048 3,279,610 51,159,295
2047 3,288,969 50,526,830
2046 3,297,696 49,892,416
2045 3,305,917 49,257,909
2044 3,313,556 48,629,333
2043 3,320,565 48,007,917
2042 3,326,955 47,394,130
2041 3,332,884 46,789,557
2040 3,338,277 46,197,382
2039 3,343,295 45,613,886
2038 3,347,790 45,033,877
2037 3,351,911 44,458,257
2036 3,355,671 43,884,266
2035 3,359,126 43,308,578
2034 3,362,276 42,729,398
2033 3,365,250 42,143,548
2032 3,368,057 41,549,754
2031 3,370,727 40,948,133
2030 3,373,273 40,333,867
2029 3,375,805 39,708,371
2028 3,378,198 39,074,978
2027 3,380,504 38,426,208
2026 3,382,789 37,758,494
2025 3,384,805 37,071,527
2024 3,386,588 36,361,859
2023 3,388,081 35,652,307
2022 3,390,913 34,938,955
2021 3,396,695 34,243,696
2020 3,398,968 33,586,372
2019 3,397,206 32,964,701
2018 3,394,534 32,373,490
2017 3,388,438 31,819,178
2016 3,379,283 31,284,568
2015 3,368,017 30,749,346
2014 3,356,334 30,222,994
2013 3,345,337 29,724,065
2012 3,335,401 29,261,903
2011 3,326,825 28,823,196
2010 3,318,580 28,385,506
2009 3,310,091 27,939,328
2008 3,302,177 27,494,774
2007 3,295,153 27,076,008
2006 3,289,506 26,699,043
2005 3,285,771 26,356,975
2004 3,283,148 26,029,350
2003 3,281,186 25,711,259
2002 3,278,867 25,399,980
2001 3,274,251 25,090,283
2000 3,266,206 24,787,054
1999 3,254,015 24,476,008
1998 3,239,280 24,134,929
1997 3,223,345 23,758,960
1996 3,206,324 23,351,981
1995 3,189,440 22,917,589
1994 3,172,834 22,463,291
1993 3,156,345 21,987,955
1992 3,139,702 21,485,090
1991 3,122,354 20,962,910
1990 3,104,403 20,464,956
1989 3,086,255 19,977,183
1988 3,067,961 19,460,630
1987 3,049,896 18,930,070
1986 3,032,845 18,395,621
1985 3,017,037 17,875,339
1984 3,002,488 17,378,846
1983 2,988,778 16,908,400
1982 2,975,492 16,462,736
1981 2,963,246 16,035,032
1980 2,951,953 15,619,936
1979 2,939,903 15,215,587
1978 2,925,715 14,816,349
1977 2,909,461 14,408,822
1976 2,891,392 13,998,620
1975 2,872,320 13,598,521
1974 2,853,944 13,209,011
1973 2,837,133 12,831,047
1972 2,821,644 12,465,106
1971 2,806,462 12,111,511
1970 2,790,807 11,762,638
1969 2,773,974 11,403,150
1968 2,754,606 11,032,155
1967 2,732,277 10,659,180
1966 2,707,646 10,289,294
1965 2,681,169 9,921,681
1964 2,653,180 9,557,611
1963 2,623,766 9,202,246
1962 2,593,298 8,854,368
1961 2,562,044 8,517,711
1960 2,529,957 8,209,109

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 Uruguay increased by 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Uruguay gained 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

Uruguay was ranked 129th most populous country in 2006 and is 133rd in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Uruguay's population will shrink by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people with a rank change from 133rd to 138th. The population of Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Uzbekistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 75M 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

Uruguay
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Uruguay Uzbekistan
2100 -1.02% 0.35%
2099 -1.02% 0.37%
2098 -1.02% 0.39%
2097 -1.01% 0.4%
2096 -1.01% 0.42%
2095 -1.01% 0.44%
2094 -1% 0.46%
2093 -1% 0.47%
2092 -0.99% 0.49%
2091 -0.98% 0.51%
2090 -0.97% 0.53%
2089 -0.95% 0.54%
2088 -0.94% 0.55%
2087 -0.92% 0.56%
2086 -0.9% 0.58%
2085 -0.89% 0.6%
2084 -0.87% 0.61%
2083 -0.85% 0.61%
2082 -0.83% 0.63%
2081 -0.82% 0.64%
2080 -0.8% 0.65%
2079 -0.78% 0.66%
2078 -0.76% 0.68%
2077 -0.74% 0.68%
2076 -0.73% 0.69%
2075 -0.71% 0.7%
2074 -0.7% 0.71%
2073 -0.68% 0.71%
2072 -0.67% 0.73%
2071 -0.66% 0.74%
2070 -0.65% 0.75%
2069 -0.63% 0.76%
2068 -0.62% 0.77%
2067 -0.61% 0.79%
2066 -0.6% 0.8%
2065 -0.59% 0.83%
2064 -0.58% 0.85%
2063 -0.57% 0.87%
2062 -0.56% 0.89%
2061 -0.55% 0.91%
2060 -0.54% 0.94%
2059 -0.52% 0.97%
2058 -0.5% 0.99%
2057 -0.48% 1.01%
2056 -0.46% 1.04%
2055 -0.44% 1.07%
2054 -0.41% 1.1%
2053 -0.39% 1.13%
2052 -0.37% 1.16%
2051 -0.34% 1.18%
2050 -0.32% 1.21%
2049 -0.3% 1.23%
2048 -0.28% 1.25%
2047 -0.26% 1.27%
2046 -0.25% 1.29%
2045 -0.23% 1.29%
2044 -0.21% 1.29%
2043 -0.19% 1.3%
2042 -0.18% 1.29%
2041 -0.16% 1.28%
2040 -0.15% 1.28%
2039 -0.13% 1.29%
2038 -0.12% 1.29%
2037 -0.11% 1.31%
2036 -0.1% 1.33%
2035 -0.09% 1.36%
2034 -0.09% 1.39%
2033 -0.08% 1.43%
2032 -0.08% 1.47%
2031 -0.08% 1.52%
2030 -0.08% 1.58%
2029 -0.07% 1.62%
2028 -0.07% 1.69%
2027 -0.07% 1.77%
2026 -0.06% 1.85%
2025 -0.05% 1.95%
2024 -0.04% 1.99%
2023 -0.08% 2.04%
2022 -0.17% 2.03%
2021 -0.07% 1.96%
2020 0.05% 1.89%
2019 0.08% 1.83%
2018 0.18% 1.74%
2017 0.27% 1.71%
2016 0.33% 1.74%
2015 0.35% 1.74%
2014 0.33% 1.68%
2013 0.3% 1.58%
2012 0.26% 1.52%
2011 0.25% 1.54%
2010 0.26% 1.6%
2009 0.24% 1.62%
2008 0.21% 1.55%
2007 0.17% 1.41%
2006 0.11% 1.3%
2005 0.08% 1.26%
2004 0.06% 1.24%
2003 0.07% 1.23%
2002 0.14% 1.23%
2001 0.25% 1.22%
2000 0.37% 1.27%
1999 0.45% 1.41%
1998 0.49% 1.58%
1997 0.53% 1.74%
1996 0.53% 1.9%
1995 0.52% 2.02%
1994 0.52% 2.16%
1993 0.53% 2.34%
1992 0.56% 2.49%
1991 0.58% 2.43%
1990 0.59% 2.44%
1989 0.6% 2.65%
1988 0.59% 2.8%
1987 0.56% 2.91%
1986 0.52% 2.91%
1985 0.48% 2.86%
1984 0.46% 2.78%
1983 0.45% 2.71%
1982 0.41% 2.67%
1981 0.38% 2.66%
1980 0.41% 2.66%
1979 0.48% 2.69%
1978 0.56% 2.83%
1977 0.62% 2.93%
1976 0.66% 2.94%
1975 0.64% 2.95%
1974 0.59% 2.95%
1973 0.55% 2.94%
1972 0.54% 2.92%
1971 0.56% 2.97%
1970 0.61% 3.15%
1969 0.7% 3.36%
1968 0.82% 3.5%
1967 0.91% 3.59%
1966 0.99% 3.71%
1965 1.05% 3.81%
1964 1.12% 3.86%
1963 1.17% 3.93%
1962 1.22% 3.95%
1961 1.27% 3.76%

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 Uruguay declined by 0.04%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Uruguay Uzbekistan
Current population
3382789
37939105
Population rank 133/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.46%
One net population change
5.87 hours
44.4 seconds
One birth every
15.7 minutes
33.4 seconds
One death every
15.9 minutes
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4 +1,944
Annual growth/decline -1,493 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate -0.04% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 167/197 52/197
One migration net change every
6.57 hours
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -1,338 -6,987
Net migration rank 95/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 160,064 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 121/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.7% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 95/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Uruguay
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Uruguay Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,338 - -6,987
2024 - -1,348 - -7,066
2023 298 -1,501 722,280 -6,004
2022 -2,964 -1,501 715,410 -5,007
2021 -5,621 -1,482 689,325 -9,205
2020 4,048 -1,482 643,750 -9,208
2019 3,873 -2,899 618,154 -9,341
2018 7,322 -2,963 585,119 -11,516
2017 10,907 -3,091 548,372 -13,352
2016 14,008 -3,506 549,045 -14,839
2015 16,194 -4,157 552,781 -16,545
2014 16,238 -4,919 536,881 -20,381
2013 16,318 -5,647 501,742 -20,380
2012 15,520 -6,317 463,333 -20,381
2011 14,934 -6,982 454,858 -20,380
2010 16,231 -7,696 461,293 -20,380
2009 16,947 -8,510 471,839 -20,378
2008 16,838 -9,458 461,665 -24,028
2007 17,422 -10,750 426,880 -27,013
2006 17,783 -13,161 383,265 -29,197
2005 18,926 -16,086 363,462 -33,386
2004 18,067 -15,668 363,994 -38,834
2003 18,628 -17,105 355,098 -44,092
2002 20,073 -16,957 359,231 -47,679
2001 20,729 -14,620 356,483 -48,642
2000 21,060 -11,076 365,138 -66,547
1999 21,844 -7,441 385,448 -61,955
1998 22,114 -7,048 408,532 -49,862
1997 23,737 -6,938 441,631 -48,360
1996 24,635 -7,397 471,010 -50,314
1995 24,872 -8,339 493,966 -45,876
1994 24,637 -7,955 502,279 -41,788
1993 24,212 -7,922 527,557 -37,377
1992 24,847 -7,850 548,793 -33,259
1991 25,422 -7,714 557,886 -29,064
1990 25,699 -7,499 540,581 -73,478
1989 25,322 -7,229 522,323 -13,888
1988 25,071 -6,582 525,126 -473
1987 24,469 -6,833 537,292 -824
1986 24,505 -8,046 533,234 -802
1985 23,988 -8,832 508,893 -773
1984 23,684 -9,730 485,617 -752
1983 24,146 -10,671 454,464 1,568
1982 25,224 -12,131 431,389 3,897
1981 24,968 -13,577 413,897 6,223
1980 25,451 -14,252 401,557 8,540
1979 27,456 -14,552 387,754 10,864
1978 30,076 -14,611 372,068 27,783
1977 31,321 -14,280 369,572 45,622
1976 33,199 -14,096 363,110 42,094
1975 33,393 -14,350 357,382 37,611
1974 32,221 -14,512 350,422 33,600
1973 30,213 -14,312 341,807 30,094
1972 28,896 -13,817 333,230 26,748
1971 28,584 -13,288 323,171 24,030
1970 28,737 -12,727 313,216 37,324
1969 28,805 -11,149 302,833 65,596
1968 29,103 -8,028 295,651 77,914
1967 29,514 -5,938 298,350 74,030
1966 30,293 -4,599 297,844 69,537
1965 30,807 -3,542 302,264 65,579
1964 31,340 -2,623 298,790 61,512
1963 31,824 -1,707 293,432 57,002
1962 31,441 -623 292,788 52,532
1961 30,975 703 279,841 48,168
1960 30,438 2,057 267,165 22,039

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

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Over the last 10 years, 70% of the population change in Uruguay is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people). In Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 160,064 residents or 4.7% of the population were not native-born in Uruguay, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

Biggest cities by population

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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