🌆 Largest Cities in Uruguay
Cities of Uruguay with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Montevideo52%
Salto4.6%
Maldonado4.2%
Rivera3.4%
Paysandú3.3%
Las Piedras2.8%
Tacuarembó2.5%
Melo2.3%
Artigas1.8%
Mercedes1.8%
Durazno1.6%
Minas
Florida
San José de Mayo
Colonia del Sacramento
Barros Blancos
San Carlos
Rocha
Fray Bentos
Treinta y Tres
Canelones
Pando
Trinidad
La Paz
Carmelo
Delta del Tigre
Dolores
Young
Santa Lucía
Progreso
Paso de Carrasco
1
MontevideoMontevideo Department
1,270,737
2
SaltoSalto Department
114,084
3
MaldonadoMaldonado
102,000
4
RiveraRivera Department
84,775
5
PaysandúPaysandú Department
81,550
6
Las PiedrasCanelones
69,682
7
TacuarembóTacuarembó Department
60,586
8
MeloCerro Largo
56,013
9
ArtigasArtigas
43,897
10
MercedesSoriano
43,543
11
DuraznoDurazno Department
40,279
12
MinasLavalleja
38,645
13
FloridaFlorida
36,471
14
San José de MayoSan José Department
35,883
15
Colonia del SacramentoColonia
32,164
16
Barros BlancosCanelones
31,650
17
San CarlosMaldonado
27,471
18
RochaRocha Department
26,784
19
Fray BentosRío Negro Department
26,297
20
Treinta y TresTreinta y Tres Department
25,890
21
CanelonesCanelones
24,185
22
PandoCanelones
24,047
23
TrinidadFlores Department
22,897
24
La PazCanelones
19,913
25
CarmeloColonia
18,041
26
Delta del TigreSan José Department
17,973
27
DoloresSoriano
17,174
28
YoungRío Negro Department
16,756
29
Santa LucíaCanelones
16,438
30
ProgresoCanelones
16,244
31
Paso de CarrascoCanelones
15,393
Highlights
Within Uruguay, Montevideo ranks first in 2026 with 1,270,737, followed by Salto (114,084) and Maldonado (102,000).
Montevideo is 11 times higher than Salto, the runner-up.
Across 31 entries, values run from 1,270,737 (Montevideo) to 15,393 (Paso de Carrasco), with a median of 31,650.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.