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Population:
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3,413,329 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 24.3% (male 425,642; female 404,987)
15-64 years: 62.6% (male 1,057,187; female 1,079,549)
65 years and over: 13.1% (male 182,696; female 263,268) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 31.8 years
male: 30.2 years
female: 33.4 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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0.79% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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17.19 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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8.97 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 13.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 15.61 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 75.87 years
male: 72.54 years
female: 79.38 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.35 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.3% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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6,300 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 500 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Uruguayan(s)
adjective: Uruguayan
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Ethnic groups:
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white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian, practically nonexistent
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 66% (less than half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31%
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Languages:
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Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 97.6%
female: 98.4% (2003 est.)
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