The National Immigration Directorate reported that the majority were Uruguayans returning to the country and Argentines who came on vacation.
In the last ten days of the year, almost 290,000 people entered the Uruguaythe majority were Uruguayans who were returning to the country, closely followed by a large number of Argentines who came in for vacation.
According to National Migration Directorate (DNM)In the last 10 days of 2023, 289,832 people entered the country, mostly Uruguayans, totaling about 111,100. However, the number of Argentines who crossed, several through binational bridges, reached 99,491.
These arrivals, between December 22 and yesterday, Sunday, December 31, 2023, are followed by the arrivals of Brazilians, with 42,565 people. The list continues USA with 7,510 people; Paraguay with 4,824; Colombia with 2,510; Chili with 2,450; Spain with 2,235; Mexico with 1,980 and other nationalities totaled about 15,167 people.
Uruguayans and Argentines represented almost 73% of the income
At a percentage level, the income of Uruguayans and Argentines represented 38.33% and 34.33%, respectively; followed by Brazilian arrivals at 14.69%; Americans 2.59%; Paraguayans 1.66%; Colombians 0.87%; Chileans 0.85%; Spanish 0.77%; Mexicans 0.68%; and other nationalities 5.23%.
He Port of Cologne was the main entry point to the country, followed by the binational bridges with Argentinahe Carrasco International Airportthe mirror city of Chuy (Chuy-Chuí) and the Port of Montevideo.
On the other hand, the people who left the country totaled 217,241 souls, mainly towards the Argentina through the binational bridges and the Port of Colonia. Another significant percentage did so for Brazil across land borders. The balance between expenses and income is clearly favorable to arrivals, with 72,591 people.
Source: Ambito
