What is the population of Montevideo?
Montevideo has a city population of 1,270,737. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
Capital city · Uruguay · South America
Montevideo
Montevideo Department · Uruguay
City population
1,270,737
#1
in Uruguay
#404
worldwide
-34.903, -56.188
About Montevideo
Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay, with a city population of 1,270,737. It is the 1st largest of the 31 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Uruguay, and the 404th largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Montevideo Department
Coordinates
-34.903, -56.188
Record updated
23 February 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 31 in UruguayClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Montevideo | 1.27M |
Montevideo Population FAQ
Where is Montevideo?
Montevideo is in Montevideo Department, Uruguay. Its coordinates are -34.903, -56.188.
How big is Montevideo compared with other cities in Uruguay?
It is the 1st largest of the 31 cities listed in Uruguay, holding 37.5% of the national population.