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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Uruguay was 3,386,588 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Uruguay's population is 3,382,789 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 30.3 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Uruguay is ranked the 133rd most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.28% of the world: 0.04% for Uruguay vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Uruguay has had an average growth rate of +0.11% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Uruguay has increased from 3.29M people to 3.38M (2.84% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Uruguay vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Uruguay
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Uruguay Vietnam
2100 2,256,741 92,239,801
2099 2,279,899 92,735,968
2098 2,303,351 93,227,318
2097 2,326,987 93,703,343
2096 2,350,799 94,178,675
2095 2,374,835 94,640,859
2094 2,398,960 95,098,747
2093 2,423,269 95,558,233
2092 2,447,646 96,015,030
2091 2,472,126 96,474,248
2090 2,496,514 96,938,026
2089 2,520,852 97,399,661
2088 2,545,052 97,858,300
2087 2,569,100 98,324,127
2086 2,592,974 98,788,452
2085 2,616,629 99,249,444
2084 2,640,001 99,710,990
2083 2,663,150 100,178,339
2082 2,686,021 100,650,389
2081 2,708,594 101,120,279
2080 2,730,883 101,584,408
2079 2,752,831 102,046,677
2078 2,774,432 102,496,244
2077 2,795,709 102,944,347
2076 2,816,677 103,374,514
2075 2,837,308 103,799,405
2074 2,857,709 104,214,107
2073 2,877,721 104,623,307
2072 2,897,543 105,022,092
2071 2,917,097 105,401,255
2070 2,936,478 105,773,681
2069 2,955,616 106,126,787
2068 2,974,445 106,471,025
2067 2,992,987 106,811,324
2066 3,011,309 107,143,716
2065 3,029,441 107,459,475
2064 3,047,343 107,761,108
2063 3,065,064 108,055,355
2062 3,082,642 108,339,650
2061 3,100,006 108,607,597
2060 3,117,149 108,859,065
2059 3,133,952 109,104,391
2058 3,150,250 109,337,395
2057 3,166,055 109,546,926
2056 3,181,373 109,732,352
2055 3,196,072 109,903,830
2054 3,210,110 110,052,946
2053 3,223,395 110,173,868
2052 3,235,973 110,270,266
2051 3,247,888 110,338,539
2050 3,259,108 110,361,987
2049 3,269,675 110,356,819
2048 3,279,610 110,313,849
2047 3,288,969 110,228,852
2046 3,297,696 110,108,051
2045 3,305,917 109,943,449
2044 3,313,556 109,748,671
2043 3,320,565 109,514,717
2042 3,326,955 109,242,604
2041 3,332,884 108,936,706
2040 3,338,277 108,611,523
2039 3,343,295 108,254,640
2038 3,347,790 107,877,983
2037 3,351,911 107,480,286
2036 3,355,671 107,075,099
2035 3,359,126 106,647,378
2034 3,362,276 106,206,100
2033 3,365,250 105,762,219
2032 3,368,057 105,299,476
2031 3,370,727 104,826,346
2030 3,373,273 104,330,461
2029 3,375,805 103,835,790
2028 3,378,198 103,316,499
2027 3,380,504 102,775,814
2026 3,382,789 102,213,157
2025 3,384,805 101,614,413
2024 3,386,588 100,987,686
2023 3,388,081 100,352,192
2022 3,390,913 99,680,655
2021 3,396,695 98,935,098
2020 3,398,968 98,079,191
2019 3,397,206 97,173,776
2018 3,394,534 96,237,319
2017 3,388,438 95,176,977
2016 3,379,283 94,000,117
2015 3,368,017 92,823,254
2014 3,356,334 91,679,578
2013 3,345,337 90,573,104
2012 3,335,401 89,510,356
2011 3,326,825 88,468,314
2010 3,318,580 87,455,152
2009 3,310,091 86,460,018
2008 3,302,177 85,175,788
2007 3,295,153 83,633,375
2006 3,289,506 82,167,897
2005 3,285,771 81,088,313
2004 3,283,148 80,338,971
2003 3,281,186 79,563,777
2002 3,278,867 78,772,224
2001 3,274,251 77,969,361
2000 3,266,206 77,154,011
1999 3,254,015 76,287,452
1998 3,239,280 75,299,660
1997 3,223,345 74,226,889
1996 3,206,324 73,156,447
1995 3,189,440 72,049,940
1994 3,172,834 70,854,391
1993 3,156,345 69,586,384
1992 3,139,702 68,260,337
1991 3,122,354 66,891,775
1990 3,104,403 65,504,552
1989 3,086,255 64,147,348
1988 3,067,961 62,843,228
1987 3,049,896 61,584,651
1986 3,032,845 60,347,048
1985 3,017,037 59,060,622
1984 3,002,488 57,706,067
1983 2,988,778 56,337,921
1982 2,975,492 55,011,289
1981 2,963,246 53,738,141
1980 2,951,953 52,490,101
1979 2,939,903 51,378,211
1978 2,925,715 50,249,552
1977 2,909,461 48,954,872
1976 2,891,392 47,684,931
1975 2,872,320 46,482,903
1974 2,853,944 45,413,537
1973 2,837,133 44,409,861
1972 2,821,644 43,429,168
1971 2,806,462 42,449,276
1970 2,790,807 41,475,230
1969 2,773,974 40,582,096
1968 2,754,606 39,734,609
1967 2,732,277 38,895,080
1966 2,707,646 38,024,836
1965 2,681,169 37,129,656
1964 2,653,180 36,201,563
1963 2,623,766 35,249,101
1962 2,593,298 34,288,560
1961 2,562,044 33,409,059
1960 2,529,957 32,531,933

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 Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Uruguay gained 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Uruguay was ranked 129th most populous country in 2006 and is 133rd in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Uruguay Vietnam
2100 -1.02% -0.54%
2099 -1.02% -0.53%
2098 -1.02% -0.51%
2097 -1.01% -0.5%
2096 -1.01% -0.49%
2095 -1.01% -0.48%
2094 -1% -0.48%
2093 -1% -0.48%
2092 -0.99% -0.48%
2091 -0.98% -0.48%
2090 -0.97% -0.47%
2089 -0.95% -0.47%
2088 -0.94% -0.47%
2087 -0.92% -0.47%
2086 -0.9% -0.46%
2085 -0.89% -0.46%
2084 -0.87% -0.47%
2083 -0.85% -0.47%
2082 -0.83% -0.46%
2081 -0.82% -0.46%
2080 -0.8% -0.45%
2079 -0.78% -0.44%
2078 -0.76% -0.44%
2077 -0.74% -0.42%
2076 -0.73% -0.41%
2075 -0.71% -0.4%
2074 -0.7% -0.39%
2073 -0.68% -0.38%
2072 -0.67% -0.36%
2071 -0.66% -0.35%
2070 -0.65% -0.33%
2069 -0.63% -0.32%
2068 -0.62% -0.32%
2067 -0.61% -0.31%
2066 -0.6% -0.29%
2065 -0.59% -0.28%
2064 -0.58% -0.27%
2063 -0.57% -0.26%
2062 -0.56% -0.25%
2061 -0.55% -0.23%
2060 -0.54% -0.22%
2059 -0.52% -0.21%
2058 -0.5% -0.19%
2057 -0.48% -0.17%
2056 -0.46% -0.16%
2055 -0.44% -0.14%
2054 -0.41% -0.11%
2053 -0.39% -0.09%
2052 -0.37% -0.06%
2051 -0.34% -0.02%
2050 -0.32% 0.005%
2049 -0.3% 0.04%
2048 -0.28% 0.08%
2047 -0.26% 0.11%
2046 -0.25% 0.15%
2045 -0.23% 0.18%
2044 -0.21% 0.21%
2043 -0.19% 0.25%
2042 -0.18% 0.28%
2041 -0.16% 0.3%
2040 -0.15% 0.33%
2039 -0.13% 0.35%
2038 -0.12% 0.37%
2037 -0.11% 0.38%
2036 -0.1% 0.4%
2035 -0.09% 0.42%
2034 -0.09% 0.42%
2033 -0.08% 0.44%
2032 -0.08% 0.45%
2031 -0.08% 0.48%
2030 -0.08% 0.48%
2029 -0.07% 0.5%
2028 -0.07% 0.53%
2027 -0.07% 0.55%
2026 -0.06% 0.59%
2025 -0.05% 0.62%
2024 -0.04% 0.63%
2023 -0.08% 0.67%
2022 -0.17% 0.75%
2021 -0.07% 0.87%
2020 0.05% 0.93%
2019 0.08% 0.97%
2018 0.18% 1.11%
2017 0.27% 1.25%
2016 0.33% 1.27%
2015 0.35% 1.25%
2014 0.33% 1.22%
2013 0.3% 1.19%
2012 0.26% 1.18%
2011 0.25% 1.16%
2010 0.26% 1.15%
2009 0.24% 1.51%
2008 0.21% 1.84%
2007 0.17% 1.78%
2006 0.11% 1.33%
2005 0.08% 0.93%
2004 0.06% 0.97%
2003 0.07% 1%
2002 0.14% 1.03%
2001 0.25% 1.06%
2000 0.37% 1.14%
1999 0.45% 1.31%
1998 0.49% 1.45%
1997 0.53% 1.46%
1996 0.53% 1.54%
1995 0.52% 1.69%
1994 0.52% 1.82%
1993 0.53% 1.94%
1992 0.56% 2.05%
1991 0.58% 2.12%
1990 0.59% 2.12%
1989 0.6% 2.08%
1988 0.59% 2.04%
1987 0.56% 2.05%
1986 0.52% 2.18%
1985 0.48% 2.35%
1984 0.46% 2.43%
1983 0.45% 2.41%
1982 0.41% 2.37%
1981 0.38% 2.38%
1980 0.41% 2.16%
1979 0.48% 2.25%
1978 0.56% 2.64%
1977 0.62% 2.66%
1976 0.66% 2.59%
1975 0.64% 2.35%
1974 0.59% 2.26%
1973 0.55% 2.26%
1972 0.54% 2.31%
1971 0.56% 2.35%
1970 0.61% 2.2%
1969 0.7% 2.13%
1968 0.82% 2.16%
1967 0.91% 2.29%
1966 0.99% 2.41%
1965 1.05% 2.56%
1964 1.12% 2.7%
1963 1.17% 2.8%
1962 1.22% 2.63%
1961 1.27% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Uruguay Vietnam
Current population
3382789
102365351
Population rank 133/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.24%
One net population change
5.87 hours
49.6 seconds
One birth every
15.7 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
15.9 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -4 +1,741
Annual growth/decline -1,493 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate -0.04% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 167/197 123/197
One migration net change every
6.57 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -1,338 -48,171
Net migration rank 95/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 160,064 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 121/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 95/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Uruguay
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Uruguay Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,338 - -48,171
2024 - -1,348 - -59,645
2023 298 -1,501 727,955 -81,789
2022 -2,964 -1,501 775,914 -78,977
2021 -5,621 -1,482 799,593 -5,418
2020 4,048 -1,482 924,004 -6,457
2019 3,873 -2,899 895,262 -2,051
2018 7,322 -2,963 882,977 96,650
2017 10,907 -3,091 1,001,833 139,245
2016 14,008 -3,506 1,045,094 167,652
2015 16,194 -4,157 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 16,238 -4,919 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 16,318 -5,647 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 15,520 -6,317 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 14,934 -6,982 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 16,231 -7,696 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 16,947 -8,510 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 16,838 -9,458 1,008,141 571,113
2007 17,422 -10,750 981,689 523,784
2006 17,783 -13,161 943,041 482,399
2005 18,926 -16,086 942,084 -208,337
2004 18,067 -15,668 985,438 -220,458
2003 18,628 -17,105 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 20,073 -16,957 991,427 -193,766
2001 20,729 -14,620 985,610 -177,586
2000 21,060 -11,076 966,894 -144,298
1999 21,844 -7,441 925,519 -15,010
1998 22,114 -7,048 959,016 106,091
1997 23,737 -6,938 1,028,116 52,382
1996 24,635 -7,397 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 24,872 -8,339 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 24,637 -7,955 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 24,212 -7,922 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 24,847 -7,850 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 25,422 -7,714 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 25,699 -7,499 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 25,322 -7,229 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 25,071 -6,582 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 24,469 -6,833 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 24,505 -8,046 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 23,988 -8,832 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 23,684 -9,730 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 24,146 -10,671 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 25,224 -12,131 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 24,968 -13,577 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 25,451 -14,252 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 27,456 -14,552 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 30,076 -14,611 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 31,321 -14,280 1,259,315 49,655
1976 33,199 -14,096 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 33,393 -14,350 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 32,221 -14,512 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 30,213 -14,312 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 28,896 -13,817 921,524 -1,920
1971 28,584 -13,288 963,259 76,961
1970 28,737 -12,727 905,902 1,997
1969 28,805 -11,149 878,359 0
1968 29,103 -8,028 815,116 1,489
1967 29,514 -5,938 862,071 394
1966 30,293 -4,599 876,283 1,769
1965 30,807 -3,542 913,761 -1,438
1964 31,340 -2,623 950,219 -6,328
1963 31,824 -1,707 961,067 0
1962 31,441 -623 960,046 0
1961 30,975 703 798,978 0
1960 30,438 2,057 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 160,064 residents or 4.7% of the population were not native-born in Uruguay, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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