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Uruguay: Uruguay People Profile 2012

2012/04/06

Uruguay People Profile 2012

Population

90 % of the Uruguayan are from European descent and principally from Spanish and Italian. Most of the rest are mestizos (of mixed Indian and Caucasian ancestry). Blacks and mulattoes form small minorities. Approximately half of the people live in and around Montevideo, the capital. The next largest cities are Salto, Paysandú, Las Piedras, and Rivera.
Language and Religion

Uruguay's primary language is Spanish Portunol and Brazilero are also spoken. 65% of the people are Roman Catholic. There are also numerous small Protestant groups, most of which are evangelistic. Since the adoption of the country's first constitution in 1830, there has been freedom of religion. Roman Catholicism was the official religion until 1919, when church and state were separated.

Population

Value:

3 494 382

Date:

Jul.2009

Comparison to the world:

Age structure

Age:

0-14years

Value:

22.4% (male 397,942/female 385,253)

Year:

2009

Age:

15-64 years

Value:

64.3% (male 1,115,963/female 1,129,478)

Age:

65 years and over

Value:

13.3% (male 187,176/female 278,570)

Median Age

Name:

total

Value:

33.4 years

Year:

2009

Name:

male

Value:

32 years

Name:

female

Value:

34.8years

Population growth rate

Value:

0,47%

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

157

Birth rate

Value:

13.91 births/1,000 population

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

152

Death rate

Value:

9.09 deaths/1,000 population

Date:

Jul.2009

Comparison to the world:

Net migration rate

Value:

—0.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

Urbanization

Urban population:

92% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization:

0.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Note:

Sex ratio

Range:

at birth

Value:

1.04 male(s)/female

Year:

2009

Range:

under15years

Value:

1.03 male(s)/female

Range:

15-64years

Value:

0.99 male(s)/female

Range:

65years and over

Value:

0.67 male(s)/female

Range:

total population

Value:

0.95 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

Total value:

11.32 deaths/1,000 live births

Comparison to the world:

150

Male value:

12.73 deaths/1,000 live births

Female value:

9.87 deaths/1,000 live births

Year:

2009

Life expectancy at birth

Total value:

76.35 years

Comparison to the world:

Male value:

73.1 years

Female value:

79.72 years

Year:

2009

Total fertility rate

Value:

1.92 children born/woman

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

141

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

Value:

0,60%

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

Value:

10 000

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

102

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Value:

fewer than 500

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

Nationality

Noun:

Uruguayan(s)

Adjective:

Uruguayan

Ethnic groups

Value:

<p> white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian (practically nonexistent)</p>

Religions

Value:

Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)

Languages

Languages info:

Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)

Literacy

Definition:

age 15 and over can read and write

Total population:

98%

Male:

97,6%

Female:

98,4%

Year:

2003

Note:

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Total:

15 years

Male:

14 years

Female:

16 years

Year:

2006

Education expenditures

Value:

2.9% of GDP

Comparison to the world:

148

Year:

2006

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