Uruguay: Departments

Contents: Uruguay

Republic

3,499,451 Population [2023] – census

3,480,601 Population [2026] – projection

175,016km² Area

19.89/km² Density [2026]

Contents: Departments

The population of the departments of Uruguay by census years and latest official projections.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization).

Name	Status	Population Census 1975-05-21	Population Census 1985-10-23	Population Census 1996-05-02	Population Census 2004-07-01	Population Census 2011-09-01	Population Census 2023-05-31	Population Projection 2026-06-30
Artigas	Department	57,947	69,145	75,059	78,019	73,378	77,487	77,296	→
Canelones	Department	325,594	364,248	443,053	485,240	520,187	608,956	621,285	→
Cerro Largo	Department	74,027	78,416	82,510	86,564	84,698	91,025	90,304	→
Colonia	Department	111,776	112,717	120,241	119,266	123,203	135,797	135,916	→
Durazno	Department	55,699	55,077	55,716	58,859	57,088	62,011	61,922	→
Flores	Department	25,006	24,739	25,030	25,104	25,050	26,271	25,911	→
Florida	Department	67,129	66,474	66,503	68,181	67,048	70,325	69,951	→
Lavalleja	Department	65,180	61,466	61,085	60,925	58,815	59,175	58,120	→
Maldonado	Department	76,211	94,314	127,502	140,192	164,300	212,951	218,438	→
Montevideo	Department	1,237,227	1,311,976	1,344,839	1,325,968	1,319,108	1,302,954	1,271,513	→
Paysandú	Department	98,508	103,763	111,509	113,244	113,124	121,843	121,451	→
Río Negro	Department	50,123	48,644	51,713	53,989	54,765	57,334	56,959	→
Rivera	Department	82,043	89,475	98,472	104,921	103,493	109,300	109,075	→
Rocha	Department	60,258	66,601	70,292	69,937	68,088	80,707	81,095	→
Salto	Department	103,074	108,487	117,597	123,120	124,878	136,197	136,111	→
San José	Department	87,803	89,893	96,664	103,104	108,309	119,714	120,428	→
Soriano	Department	80,606	79,439	81,557	84,563	82,595	83,685	82,602	→
Tacuarembó	Department	84,535	83,498	84,919	90,489	90,053	96,013	95,627	→
Treinta y Tres	Department	45,683	46,869	49,502	49,318	48,134	47,706	46,597	→
Uruguay	Republic	2,788,429	2,955,241	3,163,763	3,241,003	3,286,314	3,499,451	3,480,601

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Uruguay.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (P 2026)
Males	1,686,267
Females	1,794,335

Age Groups (P 2026)
0-14 years	591,758
15-64 years	2,318,737
65+ years	570,107

Age Distribution (P 2026)
90+ years	27,285
80-89 years	121,407
70-79 years	248,961
60-69 years	362,888
50-59 years	420,891
40-49 years	477,807
30-39 years	504,780
20-29 years	488,579
10-19 years	475,442
0-9 years	352,563

Urbanization (C 2023)
Rural	142,745
Urban	3,351,714