Population density rose 0.346% to 19.4 km per capita in Uruguay in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Uruguay reached an all time high of 19.5 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 14.7 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Uruguay's main peers, population density in Argentina amounted to 15.0 km per capita, 23.8 km per capita in Brazil, 23.5 km per capita in Chile and 16.8 km per capita in Paraguay in 2015.
Uruguay has been ranked 144th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Argentina | km per capita | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 15.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | km per capita | 9.22 | 9.38 | 9.53 | 9.69 | 9.85 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | km per capita | 23.1 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 24.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | km per capita | 22.9 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | km per capita | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 17.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | km per capita | 22.6 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 23.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | km per capita | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | km per capita | 32.4 | 32.9 | 33.4 | 34.0 | 34.5 |
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