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As a result of the low birth rate, high life expectancy, and relatively high rate of emigration of younger people, Uruguay's population is quite mature. In 2006, the country had a birth rate of 13.91 births per thousand population, lower than neighboring countries Argentina (16.73 births/1000 population)[3] and Brazil (16.56 births/1,000 ...
However, the party largely failed, as most Afro-Uruguayans rejected the idea of a race-based party, and instead voted for the two mainstream political parties. [4] Around this time, the Asociación Cultural y Social del Uruguay Negro was established. [4] In the 1980s, Mundo Afro , another sizeable Afro-Uruguayan organization, was founded. [4]
Uruguay covers an area of approximately 176,215 square kilometres (68,037 sq mi). [8] It has a population of around 3.4 million, of whom nearly 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter-gatherers 13,000 years ago. [13]
Uruguay's relative economic stability, higher wages and job security, and vaunted public education system make it an attractive de Uruguay's migrant population grows for first time in a century ...
In 2006, a census confirmed that there were 115,118 Uruguayans that descended from one Amerindian ethnic group, the Charrúas, reaching up to 4% of the country's population. In 2005, Sinthia Pagano, M.D conducted a genetic study, detecting that 38% of Uruguayans may have expressed partial genetic influence from the Amerindian population.
According to the 2011 census, Uruguay was home to 59,327 repatriated citizens and 77,003 immigrants, collectively accounting for approximately 4% to 5% of the population. [70] Among immigrant groups, the Peruvian community experienced the most significant growth during the period from 1996 to 2011.
According to the most recent 2022 National Population census, 2.2% or 374,925 of the population identified as white, down from 2010, where 6.1% of the population self-identified as such, and down from 10.5% in 2001. [75] [290] In Ecuador, being white is more an indication of social class than of ethnicity. Classifying oneself as white is often ...
Pages in category "Demographics of Uruguay" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...