Uruguay: People

The World Factbook 1993: Uruguay People

Population: 3,175,050 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.75% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 17.82 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 9.52 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 18 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.74 years male: 70.52 years female: 77.11 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.46 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: Uruguayan(s) adjective: Uruguayan

Ethnic divisions: white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%

Religions: Roman Catholic 66% (less than half adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, nonprofessing or other 30%

Languages: Spanish

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 96% male: 97% female: 96%

Labor force: 1.355 million (1991 est.)

by occupation: government 25%, manufacturing 19%, agriculture 11%, commerce 12%, utilities, construction, transport, and communications 12%, other services 21% (1988 est.)