Country: Uruguay

People Groups
Total

35

People Groups Unreached

1 (2.9%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

1 (2.9%)

Population
Total

3,340,000

Population in Unreached

16,000 (0.5%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

16,000 (0.5%)

% Evangelical

7.31%

Progress Level

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Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Needed
Workers
 Afro-Uruguayan 67,000 69,000 2 Spanish Christianity 91.00 % 6.00 % -
 Americans, U.S. 2,000 201,096,000 104 English Christianity 83.00 % 28.90 % -
 Amerindian, Detribalized 14,000 16,467,000 12 Spanish Christianity 85.00 % 1.00 % -
 Argentinian, White 30,000 36,421,000 9 Spanish Christianity 89.00 % 9.10 % -
 Armenian 15,000 6,047,000 54 Armenian, Western Christianity 94.00 % 8.70 % -
 Assyrian 3,400 851,000 22 Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Christianity 95.00 % 1.00 % -
 Basque 10,000 2,381,000 12 Basque Christianity 91.00 % 0.50 % -
 Brazilian, Mestizo 10,000 85,334,000 3 Portuguese Christianity 91.00 % 26.00 % -
 Brazilian, White 20,000 100,860,000 16 Portuguese Christianity 93.00 % 26.00 % -
 British 700 55,399,000 126 English Christianity 60.00 % 8.00 % -
 Bulgarian 1,700 6,765,000 41 Bulgarian Christianity 80.00 % 1.90 % -
 Charrua 2,000 19,000 2 Spanish Ethnic Religions 15.00 % 2.00 % -
 Chilean 3,300 18,068,000 16 Spanish Christianity 87.00 % 18.00 % -
 Croat 3,300 5,074,000 28 Croatian Christianity 92.00 % 0.40 % -
 Czech 5,000 10,590,000 28 Czech Non-Religious 26.00 % 0.70 % -
 Deaf 17,000 51,182,000 216 Uruguayan Sign Language Christianity 64.69 % -
 Eurasian 2,000 1,758,000 13 Spanish Christianity 65.00 % 1.00 % -
 French 20,000 52,107,000 113 French Christianity 61.00 % 1.00 % -
 Galician 40,000 3,298,000 6 Galician Christianity 85.00 % 0.30 % -
 German 39,000 67,725,000 78 German, Standard Christianity 64.00 % 2.10 % -
 Greek 14,000 10,116,000 70 Greek Christianity 91.00 % 0.40 % -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 3,000 925,478,000 53 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious 9.00 % 5.70 % -
 Hungarian 1,000 11,533,000 30 Hungarian Christianity 88.00 % 2.80 % -
 Italian 77,000 37,876,000 60 Italian Christianity 82.00 % 1.10 % -
 Jewish, Spanish-speaking 16,000 289,000 16 Spanish Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
  Totals:  35 3,340,000           1 ☀︎  1 66.52 % 7.31 %
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 45,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 3,385,000                  
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Province Estimated
Population
Artigas 74,000
Canelones 528,000
Cerro Largo 86,000
Colonia 125,000
Durazno 58,000
Flores 25,000
Florida 68,000
Lavalleja 60,000
Maldonado 167,000
Montevideo 1,340,000
Paysandú 115,000
Río Negro 56,000
Rivera 105,000
Rocha 69,000
Salto 127,000
San José 110,000
Soriano 84,000
Tacuarembó 91,000
Treinta y Tres 49,000
Provinces:  19 3,337,000
UN Country Population 3,385,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Armenian, Western hyw 1 0 Complete Bible
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic aii 1 0 Complete Bible
Basque eus 1 0 Complete Bible
Bulgarian bul 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Croatian hrv 1 0 Complete Bible
Czech ces 1 0 Complete Bible
English eng 2 0 Complete Bible
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Galician glg 1 0 Complete Bible
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Hungarian hun 1 0 Complete Bible
Italian ita 1 0 Complete Bible
Plautdietsch pdt 1 0 Complete Bible
Polish pol 1 0 Complete Bible
Portuguese por 2 0 Complete Bible
Russian rus 1 0 Unspecified
Serbian srp 1 0 Complete Bible
Slovak slk 1 0 Complete Bible
Spanish spa 11 1 Complete Bible
Ukrainian ukr 1 0 Complete Bible
Uruguayan Sign Language ugy 1 0 Bible Portions
Totals: 23 35 1   22 21 22 22 17
Networking Possibilities

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  • Church planting agencies in Uruguay
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  • Business as mission
  • Christian literature distribution
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  • Urban ministries
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  • Relief and development agencies
  • Clean water projects
  • Christian medical outreaches

Uruguay Statistics
People Groups 35
Unreached People Groups 1  (2.9%)
Population 3,340,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 0.4%
Population in Unreached 16,000  (0.5%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 66.5%
Percent Evangelical 7.3%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 1
Country Progress Level 4
Continent South America
Region America, Latin
10/40 Window No
Country Code UY
Official Language(s) Spanish
Literacy Rate 99%
Estimated Illiterate Population 33,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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