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The People of Uruguay

Uruguayan People

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Population: 3,494,382 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 22.4% (male 397,942/female 385,253) 15-64 years: 64.3% (male 1,115,963/female 1,129,478) 65 years and over: 13.3% (male 187,176/female 278,570) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 33.4 years male: 32 years female: 34.8 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.466% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 9.12 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 11.32 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.35 years male: 73.1 years female: 79.72 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.92 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.6% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 10,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 500 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Uruguayan(s) adjective: Uruguayan

Ethnic groups: white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian (practically nonexistent)

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)

Languages: Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 97.6% female: 98.4% (2003 est.)