⚡ Programming Languages in Uruguay

Programming languages are computer languages composed of instructions, syntax, and rules used by developers to create software such as applications and websites.

Uruguay is a South American country with a population of over 3.4 million people.

According to our research, programming languages are detected on 86.2% of websites from Uruguay.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top programming languages on websites in Uruguay in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is JavaScript with an impressive share of 93.6%, followed by PHP with 68.5% and C# with 6.3%.

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top languages that are more popular in Uruguay than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

✨ Best Programming Languages

Below is a more detailed list of 11 programming languages used on sites from Uruguay, ranked by their market share.

RankNameMarket share
1
JavaScript
Austin, Texas, United States

An interpreted programming language and a core technology of the web, alongside HTML and CSS, used to add interactivity and logic to websites and web applications.
2
PHP

A widely used free server-side scripting language designed for building dynamic web applications and powering content-driven websites.
3
C#
Redmond, Washington, United States

A high-level, statically typed, object-oriented programming language developed for the .NET platform.
4
Java
Austin, Texas, United States

A multi-platform, object-oriented programming language first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995.
5
Lua
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A lightweight scripting language designed primarily for embedded use in applications.
6
Scala
Lausanne, Switzerland

An object-oriented programming language designed to improve and address the limitations of Java.
7
Ruby

An interpreted, object-oriented, open-source programming language often used for web development.
8
TypeScript
Redmond, Washington, United States

A high-level programming language developed by Microsoft that adds static typing to JavaScript.
9
ASP
Redmond, Washington, United States

A server-side scripting language and dynamic web page engine.

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10
Python
Wilmington, Delaware, United States

A high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language that is particularly popular in data processing and machine learning.
11
Perl

A high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language.

👉 See Also

Data is based on the analysis of 1,818 websites from Uruguay.
Statistics were last calculated on .
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.