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The population almanac240 countries · 31,365 cities · UN WPP 2024
Capital city · Uruguay · South America

Montevideo

Montevideo Department · Uruguay
City population
1,270,737
#1
in Uruguay
#404
worldwide
Montevideo
-34.903, -56.188
City population
1,270,737
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Uruguay
#1
of 31 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#404
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Uruguay
37.5%
of the national population

About Montevideo

The national capital of Uruguay, this city holds 1,270,737 people and accounts for 37.5% of the country's population. Four cities of 15,000 to 70,000 people lie within 24 km: Las Piedras at 19 km with 69,682 residents, Barros Blancos 24 km away with 31,650, La Paz at 16 km with 19,913, and Paso de Carrasco 13 km distant with 15,393.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Uruguay
#1of 31
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Uruguay
Region
Montevideo Department
Capital
National capital
Elevation
34 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Montevideo
Coordinates
-34.903, -56.188
Record updated
2026-02-23
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 Uruguay

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

16KMLa Paz20K people19KMLas Piedras70K people22KMDelta del Tigre18K people24KMBarros Blancos32K people26KMProgreso16K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Montevideo1.27M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Montevideo compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Montevideo1.27M

Montevideo Population FAQ

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.

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 of 15,000 or more listed in Uruguay, holding 37.5% of the national population.

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