Country profile · South America · URY
Uruguay: area, population and density
Uruguay has 175,020 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 3,384,688; calculated population density is 19 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Uruguay ranks 89th of 196 by land area, 133rd by population and 170th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 175,020 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 3,384,688World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 19 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Uruguay in the country comparison set
Uruguay has 175,020 sq km of land area and a population value of 3,384,688 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 89th by land area, 133rd by population, and 170th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
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