Islam by country · Americas
Islam in Uruguay: history and Muslim population data
Explore CoMPS research on the historical journey of Islam in Uruguay, alongside population data and an interactive timeline.
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History of Islam in Uruguay
The Oriental Republic of Uruguay has an area of 176,215 sq km and its map is presented in Figure 5.4.13. It was conquered by Spain in 1624 and gained its independence in 1811. In 1908, the Muslim population consisted of 500 individuals or 0.05% who arrived from the Ottoman Empire. This number decreased to 100 or 0.01% in 1924, then increased to 1,000 or 0.04% in 1975, to 1,000 or 0.03% in 1985, to 2,000 or 0.06% in 1996, and then decreased to 400 or 0.01% in 2010, and increased to 1,500 or 0.04% in 2020.
Thus, assuming that the percentage of Muslims will increase by 0.01 of a percentage point every decade; then the Muslim population is expected to remain less than three thousand throughout this century.
Historical Muslim population dataset for Uruguay
The figures below are from the CoMPS historical dataset. Population values are expressed in thousands; 2100 is a modelled projection, not a present-day count.
| Year | Total population (thousands) | Muslim population (thousands) | Muslim share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 915.0 | 0.458 | 0.05% |
| 2000 | 3,287 | 0.329 | 0.01% |
| 2100 | 2,420 | 2.90 | 0.12% |
For the full time series and visualisation, use the interactive map above.