The latest officially reported population of Uruguay was 3,386,588 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Uruguay's population is 3,382,543 people compared to 17,277,165 in Zimbabwe.
Population statistics:
- Zimbabwe's population is 5.11 times bigger than Uruguay's.
- Uruguay is ranked the 133rd most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
- The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.04% for Uruguay vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
- For the last 10 years, Uruguay has had an average growth rate of +0.11% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
- Since 2006, the population of Uruguay has increased from 3.29M people to 3.38M (2.83% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.3M (36.7% growth).
- Zimbabwe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 37.2M 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 Zimbabwe: live population counter
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| Current population |
3382543
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17277165
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| Population rank | 133/197 | 74/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.21% |
| One net population change |
5.87 hours
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1.79 minutes
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| One birth every |
15.7 minutes
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1.06 minutes
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| One death every |
15.9 minutes
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4.22 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
6.5 hours
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8.68 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,348 | -60,528 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4 | +804 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,493 | +293,551 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.04% | +1.8% |
| Population growth rate rank | 168/197 | 60/197 |
Uruguay and Zimbabwe: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,529,957 | 3,809,389 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,562,044 | 3,930,401 | 1.27% | 3.18% |
| 1962 | 2,593,298 | 4,055,959 | 1.22% | 3.19% |
| 1963 | 2,623,766 | 4,185,877 | 1.17% | 3.2% |
| 1964 | 2,653,180 | 4,320,006 | 1.12% | 3.2% |
| 1965 | 2,681,169 | 4,458,462 | 1.05% | 3.2% |
| 1966 | 2,707,646 | 4,601,217 | 0.99% | 3.2% |
| 1967 | 2,732,277 | 4,748,307 | 0.91% | 3.2% |
| 1968 | 2,754,606 | 4,900,440 | 0.82% | 3.2% |
| 1969 | 2,773,974 | 5,058,181 | 0.7% | 3.22% |
| 1970 | 2,790,807 | 5,215,918 | 0.61% | 3.12% |
| 1971 | 2,806,462 | 5,374,712 | 0.56% | 3.04% |
| 1972 | 2,821,644 | 5,542,445 | 0.54% | 3.12% |
| 1973 | 2,837,133 | 5,720,404 | 0.55% | 3.21% |
| 1974 | 2,853,944 | 5,908,328 | 0.59% | 3.29% |
| 1975 | 2,872,320 | 6,098,658 | 0.64% | 3.22% |
| 1976 | 2,891,392 | 6,287,105 | 0.66% | 3.09% |
| 1977 | 2,909,461 | 6,449,512 | 0.62% | 2.58% |
| 1978 | 2,925,715 | 6,543,575 | 0.56% | 1.46% |
| 1979 | 2,939,903 | 6,647,556 | 0.48% | 1.59% |
| 1980 | 2,951,953 | 7,041,303 | 0.41% | 5.92% |
| 1981 | 2,963,246 | 7,498,635 | 0.38% | 6.49% |
| 1982 | 2,975,492 | 7,796,496 | 0.41% | 3.97% |
| 1983 | 2,988,778 | 8,098,404 | 0.45% | 3.87% |
| 1984 | 3,002,488 | 8,391,488 | 0.46% | 3.62% |
| 1985 | 3,017,037 | 8,686,813 | 0.48% | 3.52% |
| 1986 | 3,032,845 | 8,982,578 | 0.52% | 3.4% |
| 1987 | 3,049,896 | 9,284,644 | 0.56% | 3.36% |
| 1988 | 3,067,961 | 9,583,094 | 0.59% | 3.21% |
| 1989 | 3,086,255 | 9,864,798 | 0.6% | 2.94% |
| 1990 | 3,104,403 | 10,137,281 | 0.59% | 2.76% |
| 1991 | 3,122,354 | 10,404,816 | 0.58% | 2.64% |
| 1992 | 3,139,702 | 10,702,700 | 0.56% | 2.86% |
| 1993 | 3,156,345 | 10,860,288 | 0.53% | 1.47% |
| 1994 | 3,172,834 | 10,873,148 | 0.52% | 0.12% |
| 1995 | 3,189,440 | 10,974,599 | 0.52% | 0.93% |
| 1996 | 3,206,324 | 11,158,360 | 0.53% | 1.67% |
| 1997 | 3,223,345 | 11,369,827 | 0.53% | 1.9% |
| 1998 | 3,239,280 | 11,594,297 | 0.49% | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 3,254,015 | 11,783,458 | 0.45% | 1.63% |
| 2000 | 3,266,206 | 11,892,055 | 0.37% | 0.92% |
| 2001 | 3,274,251 | 11,971,901 | 0.25% | 0.67% |
| 2002 | 3,278,867 | 12,087,653 | 0.14% | 0.97% |
| 2003 | 3,281,186 | 12,232,323 | 0.07% | 1.2% |
| 2004 | 3,283,148 | 12,365,896 | 0.06% | 1.09% |
| 2005 | 3,285,771 | 12,483,432 | 0.08% | 0.95% |
| 2006 | 3,289,506 | 12,636,445 | 0.11% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 3,295,153 | 12,804,058 | 0.17% | 1.33% |
| 2008 | 3,302,177 | 12,959,149 | 0.21% | 1.21% |
| 2009 | 3,310,091 | 13,142,790 | 0.24% | 1.42% |
| 2010 | 3,318,580 | 13,356,548 | 0.26% | 1.63% |
| 2011 | 3,326,825 | 13,595,424 | 0.25% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 3,335,401 | 13,817,887 | 0.26% | 1.64% |
| 2013 | 3,345,337 | 14,013,808 | 0.3% | 1.42% |
| 2014 | 3,356,334 | 14,207,359 | 0.33% | 1.38% |
| 2015 | 3,368,017 | 14,399,013 | 0.35% | 1.35% |
| 2016 | 3,379,283 | 14,600,294 | 0.33% | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 3,388,438 | 14,812,482 | 0.27% | 1.45% |
| 2018 | 3,394,534 | 15,034,452 | 0.18% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 3,397,206 | 15,271,368 | 0.08% | 1.58% |
| 2020 | 3,398,968 | 15,526,888 | 0.05% | 1.67% |
| 2021 | 3,396,695 | 15,797,210 | -0.07% | 1.74% |
| 2022 | 3,390,913 | 16,069,056 | -0.17% | 1.72% |
| 2023 | 3,388,081 | 16,340,822 | -0.08% | 1.69% |
| 2024 | 3,386,588 | 16,634,373 | -0.04% | 1.8% |
| 2025 | 3,384,690 | 16,950,805 | -0.06% | 1.9% |
| 2026 | 3,382,543 | 17,273,591 | -0.06% | 1.9% |
| 2027 | 3,380,245 | 17,600,621 | -0.07% | 1.89% |
| 2028 | 3,377,893 | 17,932,015 | -0.07% | 1.88% |
| 2029 | 3,375,428 | 18,268,967 | -0.07% | 1.88% |
| 2030 | 3,372,892 | 18,610,356 | -0.08% | 1.87% |
| 2031 | 3,370,285 | 18,956,207 | -0.08% | 1.86% |
| 2032 | 3,367,544 | 19,311,368 | -0.08% | 1.87% |
| 2033 | 3,364,654 | 19,675,929 | -0.09% | 1.89% |
| 2034 | 3,361,591 | 20,041,125 | -0.09% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 3,358,284 | 20,409,159 | -0.1% | 1.84% |
| 2036 | 3,354,682 | 20,778,662 | -0.11% | 1.81% |
| 2037 | 3,350,735 | 21,144,748 | -0.12% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 3,346,431 | 21,512,919 | -0.13% | 1.74% |
| 2039 | 3,341,676 | 21,881,123 | -0.14% | 1.71% |
| 2040 | 3,336,469 | 22,250,123 | -0.16% | 1.69% |
| 2041 | 3,330,804 | 22,627,428 | -0.17% | 1.7% |
| 2042 | 3,324,643 | 23,000,906 | -0.18% | 1.65% |
| 2043 | 3,317,939 | 23,371,301 | -0.2% | 1.61% |
| 2044 | 3,310,611 | 23,740,630 | -0.22% | 1.58% |
| 2045 | 3,302,680 | 24,102,391 | -0.24% | 1.52% |
| 2046 | 3,294,196 | 24,462,491 | -0.26% | 1.49% |
| 2047 | 3,285,160 | 24,816,449 | -0.27% | 1.45% |
| 2048 | 3,275,507 | 25,168,419 | -0.29% | 1.42% |
| 2049 | 3,265,260 | 25,518,513 | -0.31% | 1.39% |
| 2050 | 3,254,361 | 25,866,397 | -0.33% | 1.36% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Uruguay increased by 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Uruguay gained 3,260 (a 0.1% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,676,871 (a 18.3% growth).
Uruguay was ranked 129th most populous country in 2006 and is 133rd in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.7% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.
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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Population differences between Uruguay and Zimbabwe
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| Life expectancy | 78.6 years | 63.6 years |
| Average age | 38.9 years | 23.6 years |
| Median age | 37.2 years | 19 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 47.7:52.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.41 births per woman | 3.72 births per woman |
| Population density | 50.1 ppl/mi² | 111.4 ppl/mi² |
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