Uruguay - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Uruguay
353 901 000 EUR
352 496 000 EUR
-0.40 %
Bekleidung
Uruguay
678 000 EUR
1 125 000 EUR
65.93 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Uruguay
65 849 000 EUR
79 346 000 EUR
20.50 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Uruguay
23 577 000 EUR
19 101 000 EUR
-18.98 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Uruguay
24 437 000 EUR
18 174 000 EUR
-25.63 %
Energieversorgung
Uruguay
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Uruguay
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Uruguay
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Uruguay
2 462 000 EUR
2 300 000 EUR
-6.58 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Uruguay
6 000 EUR
22 000 EUR
266.67 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Uruguay
100 000 EUR
4 000 EUR
-96.00 %
Getränke
Uruguay
2 986 000 EUR
3 492 000 EUR
16.95 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Uruguay
4 115 000 EUR
3 398 000 EUR
-17.42 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Uruguay
10 372 000 EUR
9 292 000 EUR
-10.41 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Uruguay
1 317 000 EUR
893 000 EUR
-32.19 %
Kohle
Uruguay
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Uruguay
1 384 000 EUR
1 874 000 EUR
35.40 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Uruguay
29 516 000 EUR
32 133 000 EUR
8.87 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Uruguay
2 787 000 EUR
3 692 000 EUR
32.47 %
Maschinen
Uruguay
62 403 000 EUR
61 628 000 EUR
-1.24 %
Metalle
Uruguay
6 925 000 EUR
3 440 000 EUR
-50.32 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Uruguay
14 418 000 EUR
7 869 000 EUR
-45.42 %
Möbel
Uruguay
378 000 EUR
682 000 EUR
80.42 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Uruguay
8 796 000 EUR
9 837 000 EUR
11.83 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Uruguay
1 957 000 EUR
1 720 000 EUR
-12.11 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Uruguay
72 871 000 EUR
69 508 000 EUR
-4.62 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Uruguay
2 330 000 EUR
5 168 000 EUR
121.80 %
Sonstige Waren
Uruguay
11 089 000 EUR
14 734 000 EUR
32.87 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Uruguay
148 000 EUR
83 000 EUR
-43.92 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Uruguay
1 109 000 EUR
719 000 EUR
-35.17 %
Textilien
Uruguay
1 891 000 EUR
2 262 000 EUR
19.62 %

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Uruguay Uruguay
Capital
name: Montevideo

geographic coordinates: 34 51 S, 56 10 W

time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: the name "Montevidi" was originally applied to the hill that overlooked the bay upon which the city of Montevideo was founded; the earliest meaning may have been "[the place where we] saw the hill"
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: yes

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 3-5 years
Legal system
civil law system based on the Spanish civil code
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Area
total: 176,215 sq km

land: 175,015 sq km

water: 1,200 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 87.2% (2018 est.)

arable land: 10.1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 76.9% (2018 est.)

forest: 10.2% (2018 est.)

other: 2.6% (2018 est.)
Location
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
Age structure
0-14 years: 19.02% (male 330,536/female 319,132)

15-64 years: 65.55% (male 1,110,881/female 1,128,546)

65 years and over: 15.43% (2023 est.) (male 213,750/female 313,419)
Birth rate
12.7 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Spanish (official) (many speak the Rioplatense dialect)

major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 75.6 years

female: 81.9 years
Major urban areas - population
1.774 million MONTEVIDEO (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 36.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 34.6 years

female: 37.9 years
Net migration rate
-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
most of the country's population resides in the southern half of the country; approximately 80% of the populace is urban, living in towns or cities; nearly half of the population lives in and around the capital of Montevideo
Population growth rate
0.27% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.75 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 95.8% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.4% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
4.6% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 19 years

male: 17 years

female: 20 years (2019)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-3.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
5.87% (2021 est.)
Labor force
1.702 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
8.8% (2019 est.)
Unemployment rate
10.45% (2021 est.)

10.35% (2020 est.)

8.88% (2019 est.)
Public debt
60.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

50.94% of GDP (2019 est.)

47.95% of GDP (2018 est.)

note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions.
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
7.75% (2021 est.)

9.76% (2020 est.)

7.88% (2019 est.)
Exports
$18.82 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$13.596 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$17.087 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners
China 29%, Brazil 12%, United States 5%, Netherlands 5%, Argentina 5% (2019)
Imports
$15.051 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$11.212 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$13.336 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
Brazil 25%, China 15%, United States 11%, Argentina 11% (2019)
Airports
133 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 1,063,701 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 3.06 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 90% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 1,673 km (2016) (operational; government claims overall length is 2,961 km)

standard gauge: 1,673 km (2016) 1.435-m gauge
Roadways
total: 77,732 km (2010)

paved: 7,743 km (2010)

unpaved: 69,989 km (2010)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 1.2 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 36 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 4.7 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 140 (2021 est.)
Waterways
1,600 km (2011)
Disputes - international

Uruguay-Argentina: in 2010, the ICJ ruled in favor of Uruguay's operation of two paper mills on the Uruguay River, which forms the border with Argentina; the two countries formed a joint pollution monitoring regime, which ended the dispute

Uruguay-Brazil: uncontested boundary dispute between Brazil and Uruguay over Braziliera/Brasiliera Island in the Quarai/Cuareim River leaves the tripoint with Argentina in question; smuggling of firearms and narcotics continues to be an issue along the Uruguay-Brazil border