The latest officially reported population of Uruguay was 3,386,588 in 2024 vs 1,000 people in the Vatican in 2019. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Uruguay's population is 3,382,543 people compared to 952 in the Vatican.
Population statistics:
- Uruguay's population is 3,553 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- Uruguay is ranked the 133rd most populous country in the world, while the Vatican is the 197th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.04% for Uruguay vs 0.00001% for the Vatican.
- For the last 10 years, Uruguay has had an average growth rate of +0.11% per year vs +1.9% in the Vatican.
- Since 2006, the population of Uruguay has increased from 3.29M people to 3.38M (2.83% growth), while the Vatican has grown from 932 to 952 (2.15% growth).
- The Vatican is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 2.51K people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.25M people by 2100.
Uruguay vs Vatican: live population counter
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| Current population |
3382543
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952
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| Population rank | 133/197 | 197/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.00001% |
| One net population change |
5.87 hours
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2.37 weeks
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| One birth every |
15.7 minutes
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n/a |
| One death every |
15.9 minutes
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n/a |
| One migration net change every |
6.5 hours
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n/a |
| Annual migration change | -1,348 | n/a |
| Daily growth/decline | -4 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,493 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.04% | +0% |
| Population growth rate rank | 168/197 | 164/197 |
Uruguay and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,529,957 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,562,044 | - | 1.27% | - |
| 1962 | 2,593,298 | - | 1.22% | - |
| 1963 | 2,623,766 | - | 1.17% | - |
| 1964 | 2,653,180 | - | 1.12% | - |
| 1965 | 2,681,169 | - | 1.05% | - |
| 1966 | 2,707,646 | - | 0.99% | - |
| 1967 | 2,732,277 | - | 0.91% | - |
| 1968 | 2,754,606 | - | 0.82% | - |
| 1969 | 2,773,974 | - | 0.7% | - |
| 1970 | 2,790,807 | - | 0.61% | - |
| 1971 | 2,806,462 | - | 0.56% | - |
| 1972 | 2,821,644 | - | 0.54% | - |
| 1973 | 2,837,133 | - | 0.55% | - |
| 1974 | 2,853,944 | - | 0.59% | - |
| 1975 | 2,872,320 | - | 0.64% | - |
| 1976 | 2,891,392 | - | 0.66% | - |
| 1977 | 2,909,461 | - | 0.62% | - |
| 1978 | 2,925,715 | - | 0.56% | - |
| 1979 | 2,939,903 | - | 0.48% | - |
| 1980 | 2,951,953 | - | 0.41% | - |
| 1981 | 2,963,246 | - | 0.38% | - |
| 1982 | 2,975,492 | - | 0.41% | - |
| 1983 | 2,988,778 | - | 0.45% | - |
| 1984 | 3,002,488 | - | 0.46% | - |
| 1985 | 3,017,037 | - | 0.48% | - |
| 1986 | 3,032,845 | - | 0.52% | - |
| 1987 | 3,049,896 | - | 0.56% | - |
| 1988 | 3,067,961 | - | 0.59% | - |
| 1989 | 3,086,255 | - | 0.6% | - |
| 1990 | 3,104,403 | - | 0.59% | - |
| 1991 | 3,122,354 | - | 0.58% | - |
| 1992 | 3,139,702 | - | 0.56% | - |
| 1993 | 3,156,345 | - | 0.53% | - |
| 1994 | 3,172,834 | - | 0.52% | - |
| 1995 | 3,189,440 | - | 0.52% | - |
| 1996 | 3,206,324 | - | 0.53% | - |
| 1997 | 3,223,345 | - | 0.53% | - |
| 1998 | 3,239,280 | - | 0.49% | - |
| 1999 | 3,254,015 | - | 0.45% | - |
| 2000 | 3,266,206 | 880 | 0.37% | - |
| 2001 | 3,274,251 | 890 | 0.25% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 3,278,867 | 900 | 0.14% | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 3,281,186 | 911 | 0.07% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 3,283,148 | 921 | 0.06% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 3,285,771 | 921 | 0.08% | 0% |
| 2006 | 3,289,506 | 932 | 0.11% | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 3,295,153 | 821 | 0.17% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 3,302,177 | 824 | 0.21% | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 3,310,091 | 826 | 0.24% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 3,318,580 | 829 | 0.26% | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 3,326,825 | 832 | 0.25% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 3,335,401 | 836 | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 3,345,337 | 839 | 0.3% | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 3,356,334 | 842 | 0.33% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 3,368,017 | 1,000 | 0.35% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 3,379,283 | - | 0.33% | 0% |
| 2017 | 3,388,438 | 1,000 | 0.27% | 0% |
| 2018 | 3,394,534 | - | 0.18% | 0% |
| 2019 | 3,397,206 | 1,000 | 0.08% | 0% |
| 2020 | 3,398,968 | 987 | 0.05% | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 3,396,695 | 970 | -0.07% | -1.68% |
| 2022 | 3,390,913 | 944 | -0.17% | -2.66% |
| 2023 | 3,388,081 | 922 | -0.08% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 3,386,588 | 933 | -0.04% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 3,384,690 | 939 | -0.06% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 3,382,543 | 952 | -0.06% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 3,380,245 | 974 | -0.07% | 2.32% |
| 2028 | 3,377,893 | 985 | -0.07% | 1.13% |
| 2029 | 3,375,428 | 983 | -0.07% | -0.19% |
| 2030 | 3,372,892 | 976 | -0.08% | -0.75% |
| 2031 | 3,370,285 | 968 | -0.08% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 3,367,544 | 968 | -0.08% | 0% |
| 2033 | 3,364,654 | 988 | -0.09% | 2.09% |
| 2034 | 3,361,591 | 992 | -0.09% | 0.37% |
| 2035 | 3,358,284 | 1,000 | -0.1% | 0.74% |
| 2036 | 3,354,682 | 998 | -0.11% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 3,350,735 | 1,003 | -0.12% | 0.55% |
| 2038 | 3,346,431 | 1,022 | -0.13% | 1.83% |
| 2039 | 3,341,676 | 1,060 | -0.14% | 3.78% |
| 2040 | 3,336,469 | 1,095 | -0.16% | 3.3% |
| 2041 | 3,330,804 | 1,127 | -0.17% | 2.86% |
| 2042 | 3,324,643 | 1,149 | -0.18% | 1.96% |
| 2043 | 3,317,939 | 1,169 | -0.2% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 3,310,611 | 1,186 | -0.22% | 1.42% |
| 2045 | 3,302,680 | 1,209 | -0.24% | 2.02% |
| 2046 | 3,294,196 | 1,224 | -0.26% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 3,285,160 | 1,248 | -0.27% | 1.95% |
| 2048 | 3,275,507 | 1,272 | -0.29% | 1.92% |
| 2049 | 3,265,260 | 1,296 | -0.31% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 3,254,361 | 1,325 | -0.33% | 2.27% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Uruguay increased by 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Uruguay gained 3,260 (a 0.1% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).
Uruguay was ranked 129th most populous country in 2006 and is 133rd in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Uruguay's population will shrink by 3.79% to 3,254,361 people with a rank change from 133rd to 138th. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Montevideo | 1.3M |
| Salto | 125K |
| Ciudad de la Costa | 112K |
| Rivera | 103K |
| Maldonado | 86.8K |
| Paysandu | 76.4K |
| Tacuarembo | 54.8K |
| Melo | 51.8K |
| Mercedes | 42K |
| Artigas | 40.7K |
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| City | Population |
| Vatican City | 882 |
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Population differences between Uruguay and the Vatican
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| Life expectancy | 78.6 years | 83.4 years |
| Average age | 38.9 years | n/a |
| Median age | 37.2 years | n/a |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | n/a |
| Fertility rate | 1.41 births per woman | n/a |
| Population density | 50.1 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
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