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Uruguay

Latin America & Caribbean · High income · Capital: Montevideo

Population

3.4m

2025 · #133 of 217

Source: World Bank

GDP (US$)

Not published

Source: World Bank

GDP per person (US$)

$25,216

2025 · #67 of 209

Source: World Bank

Economic growth

1.8%

2025 · #152 of 209

Source: World Bank

Inflation

4.7%

2025 · #45 of 180

Source: World Bank

Government debt (% of GDP)

65.3%

2024 · #17 of 48

Source: World Bank

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

17.9%

2024 · #60 of 129

Source: World Bank

Population growth

-0.1%

2025 · #173 of 217

Source: World Bank

Life expectancy (years)

78.3

2024 · #65 of 217

Source: World Bank

Fertility rate

1.4

2024 · #178 of 217

Source: World Bank

Urban population (%)

95.7%

2025 · #17 of 217

Source: World Bank

Unemployment

7.5%

2025 · #58 of 186

Source: World Bank

Youth unemployment (15–24)

25.1%

2025 · #29 of 186

Source: World Bank

Labour force participation

65.0%

2025 · #60 of 186

Source: World Bank

Homicide rate

11.2

2023 · #28 of 136

Source: World Bank

Infant mortality

6.2

2024 · #140 of 196

Source: World Bank

Health spending (% of GDP)

9.0%

2023 · #44 of 193

Source: World Bank

Education spending (% of GDP)

4.8%

2023 · #61 of 171

Source: World Bank

CO₂ per person (tonnes)

2.6

2024 · #101 of 203

Source: World Bank

Renewable energy (%)

57.8%

2021 · #41 of 212

Source: World Bank