Five years cumulative net migration rose 0% to -1,486 persons in Uruguay in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, five years cumulative net migration in Uruguay reached an all time high of 2,060 persons in 1960 and an all time low of -17,099 persons in 2003. When compared to Uruguay's main peers, five years cumulative net migration in Argentina amounted to 2,344 persons, 20,376 persons in Brazil, 113,709 persons in Chile and -8,230 persons in Paraguay in 2021.
Uruguay has been ranked 84th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of five years cumulative net migration, 20 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Net Migration (Five Years Cumulative) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Argentina | persons | 5,522 | 5,215 | 4,926 | 4,690 | 4,478 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | persons | -10,525 | -10,071 | -9,669 | -9,345 | -8,978 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | persons | 4,764 | 82,589 | 56,362 | 67,934 | 69,186 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | persons | 55,709 | 126,525 | 214,697 | 237,358 | 230,162 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | persons | -16,833 | -16,734 | -16,628 | -16,470 | -16,270 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | persons | 2,462 | 80,725 | 104,242 | 326,831 | 136,558 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | persons | -4,156 | -3,506 | -3,090 | -2,963 | -2,902 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | persons | -77,421 | -283,326 | -817,764 | -1,356,759 | -976,460 |
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