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People And SocietyNationality
Noun Uruguayan(s)
Adjective Uruguayan Ethnic groups
White 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian (practically nonexistent) Languages
Spanish (official), Portunol, Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier) Religions
Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006) Population World Ranking: 134
3,316,328 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
22.2% (male 373,613/female 361,160) 15-64 years 64.1% (male 1,042,163/female 1,078,357) 65 years and over 13.7% (male 180,729/female 272,513) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 33.8 years
Male 32.2 years Female 35.5 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 170
0.24% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 148
13.4 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 59
9.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 157
-1.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 92% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 0.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
MONTEVIDEO (capital) 1.633 million (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.04 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.66 male(s)/female Total population 0.93 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 124
29 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 149
Total 9.44 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 10.47 deaths/1,000 live births Female 8.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 73
Total population 76.41 years
Male 73.27 years Female 79.66 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 143
1.87 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 68
7.4% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
3.736 physicians/1,000 population (2008) Hospital bed density
2.9 beds/1,000 population (2007) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 67
0.5% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 96
9,900 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths
NA
Children under the age of 5 years underweight World Ranking: 79
6% (2004)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 135
2.9% of GDP (2006)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 98%Male 97.6% Female 98.4% (2003 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 16 years
Male 14 years Female 17 years (2008) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 56
Total 20%
Male 16.1% Female 25.4% (2009)
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