The list of cities in Uruguay is a list of all populated centres of Uruguay that have received the status of "Ciudad" (City). There are several populated places that have not received this status, with a population below 10,000 but as big as that of many cities. The ranks shown are only among cities and not including their wider metropolitan areas.
The year given is not the year of foundation but that of the acquisition of "City" status. If this status was obtained on an unknown date before the Independence of Uruguay, the foundation year is given in parentheses, or the date it was declared a "Villa" (Town) followed by an asterisk*.
| Rank | City | Year | Population 2004 Census | Population 2011 Census | Change | Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 1 | Montevideo | (1724) | Montevideo | ||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 2 | Salto | 1863 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 3 | Ciudad de la Costa | 1994 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 4 | Paysandú | 1863 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 5 | Las Piedras | 1925 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 6 | Rivera | 1912 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 7 | Maldonado | (1755) | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 8 | Tacuarembó | 1912 | Tacuarembó | ||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 9 | Melo | 1895 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 10 | Mercedes | 1857 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 11 | Artigas | 1915 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 12 | Minas | 1888 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 13 | San José de Mayo | 1856 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 14 | Durazno | 1906 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 15 | Florida | 1894 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 16 | Barros Blancos | 2006 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 17 | Ciudad del Plata | 2006 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 18 | San Carlos | 1929 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 19 | Colonia del Sacramento | 1809* | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 20 | Pando | 1920 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 21 | Treinta y Tres | 1915 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 22 | Rocha | 1894 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 23 | Fray Bentos | 1900 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 24 | Trinidad | 1903 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 25 | La Paz | 1957 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 26 | Canelones | 1916 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 27 | Carmelo | 1920 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 28 | Dolores | 1923 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 29 | Young | 1963 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 30 | Santa Lucía | 1925 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 31 | Progreso | 1981 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 32 | Paso de Carrasco | 1973 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 33 | Río Branco | 1953 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 34 | Paso de los Toros | 1953 | Tacuarembó | ||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 35 | Juan Lacaze | 1953 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 36 | Bella Unión | 1963 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 37 | Nueva Helvecia | 1952 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 38 | Libertad | 1963 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 39 | Rosario | 1920 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 40 | Nueva Palmira | 1953 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 41 | Chuy | 1981 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 42 | Punta del Este | 1957 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 43 | Piriápolis | 1960 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 44 | Salinas | 1982 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 45 | Parque del Plata | 1969 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 46 | Lascano | 1952 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 47 | Castillos | 1952 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 48 | Tranqueras | 1994 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 49 | Sarandí del Yí | 1956 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 50 | San Ramón | 1953 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 51 | Tarariras | 1969 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 52 | Pan De Azúcar | 1961 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 53 | Sauce | 1973 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 54 | Sarandí Grande | 1956 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 55 | Atlántida | 1967 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 56 | José Pedro Varela | 1967 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 57 | Tala | 1960 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 58 | Guichón | 1964 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 59 | Cardona | 1963 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 60 | San Jacinto | 1976 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 61 | Toledo | 1995 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 62 | Vergara | 1994 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 63 | Santa Rosa | 1972 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 64 | Florencio Sánchez | 1995 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 65 | La Paloma | 1982 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 66 | San Gregorio de Polanco | 1994 | Tacuarembó | ||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 67 | Ombúes de Lavalle | 1984 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 68 | Colonia Valdense | 1982 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 69 | Cerrillos | 1971 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 70 | Aiguá | 1956 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 71 | Migues | 1970 | |||
| align=center bgcolor="00FFFF" | 72 | San Bautista | 1993 |
Source: National Institute of Statistics of Uruguay[1] [2] [3] [4]