Uruguay — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Uruguay, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Uruguay was -0.06% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.26% in 1961. The lowest was -0.17% in 2022 (about 3.0× the latest value).
Uruguay ranks 173 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 80%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Uruguay sits below it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 104% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 116%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 35 of 42 economies; Jamaica (-0.07%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 229% in 2021. That is 173% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 168th of 216 in 1961 → 185th of 216 in 1970 → 184th of 216 in 1980 → 166th of 216 in 1990 → 171st of 217 in 2000 → 169th of 217 in 2010 → 170th of 217 in 2020 → 173rd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | -0.04% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | -0.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | -0.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | -0.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 0.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 0.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 0.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 0.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 0.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 0.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.24% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.21% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 0.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.08% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 0.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 0.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 0.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 0.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 0.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 0.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 0.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0.52% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 0.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 0.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 0.58% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 0.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 0.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 0.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 0.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 0.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 0.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 0.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 0.45% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 0.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 0.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 0.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 0.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 0.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 0.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 0.66% | +0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 0.64% | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 0.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 0.55% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 0.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 0.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 0.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 0.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 0.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 0.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 0.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 1.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 1.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 1.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 1.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 1.26% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Uruguay’s Population growth in 1962?
1.21% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Uruguay’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -104.5% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.06%; 2024: -0.04%; 2023: -0.08%; 2022: -0.17%; 2021: -0.07%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.