International trips for personal reasons in Uruguay

Uruguay: International trips for personal reasons was 214,800 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
214,800
Change on year
down 92.8%
World rank
123rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
3.70 million
in 2017
All-time low
214,800
in 2021
Years of data
26
1995–2021

International trips for personal reasons in Uruguay, 1995–2021

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1995200820211995: 2.0M1996: 2.1M1997: 2.3M1998: 2.2M1999: 2.2M2000: 2.1M2001: 2.0M2002: 1.3M2003: 1.4M2004: 1.7M2005: 1.8M2006: 1.7M2007: 1.7M2008: 1.9M2009: 1.9M2010: 2.2M2011: 2.8M2012: 2.7M2013: 2.6M2014: 2.6M2015: 2.7M2016: 3.1M2017: 3.7M2018: 3.5M2019: 3.0M2021: 214.8k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, international trips for personal reasons in Uruguay stood at 214,800. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 92.8% on the previous year and down 92.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, international trips for personal reasons in Uruguay peaked at 3.70 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 214,800, in 2021.

Uruguay ranks 123rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

International trips for personal reasons in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for International trips for personal reasons in Uruguay, 1995 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1995 2.00 million —
1996 2.09 million +4.2%
1997 2.31 million +10.5%
1998 2.20 million -4.8%
1999 2.16 million -1.9%
2000 2.13 million -1.3%
2001 2.02 million -5.2%
2002 1.26 million -37.5%
2003 1.42 million +12.5%
2004 1.74 million +23.0%
2005 1.78 million +2.1%
2006 1.68 million -5.4%
2007 1.70 million +1.2%
2008 1.87 million +9.7%
2009 1.93 million +3.0%
2010 2.20 million +14.3%
2011 2.75 million +25.1%
2012 2.66 million -3.5%
2013 2.60 million -2.2%
2014 2.61 million +0.3%
2015 2.74 million +5.3%
2016 3.09 million +12.7%
2017 3.70 million +19.6%
2018 3.47 million -6.0%
2019 3.00 million -13.7%
2021 214,800 -92.8%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 214,800 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.47 million, 9% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 214,800 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 667,148, 32% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where International trips for personal reasons in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 -92.8% 3.00 million 214,800

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.15 million 2.00 million 2.31 million 5
2000s 1.75 million 1.26 million 2.13 million 10
2010s 2.88 million 2.20 million 3.70 million 10
2020s 214,800 214,800 214,800 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 120 Monaco 257,900 compare
  2. 121 Burundi 252,000 compare
  3. 122 Guyana 235,500 compare
  4. 124 Suriname 209,000 compare
  5. 125 French Polynesia 206,700 compare
  6. 126 Democratic Republic of Congo 205,500 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is international trips for personal reasons in Uruguay?
International trips for personal reasons in Uruguay was 214,800 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest international trips for personal reasons recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 3.70 million in 2017.
What is the lowest international trips for personal reasons recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 214,800 in 2021.
How does Uruguay rank for international trips for personal reasons?
Uruguay ranks 123rd out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
Is international trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of International trips for personal reasons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
International trips for personal reasons
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,054 data points, 1995–2024
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