Argentina vs Uruguay: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Argentina
94.8%
in 2025
Uruguay
93.9%
in 2025
Argentina rank
18th
Uruguay rank
19th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Argentina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 94.8% against 93.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Argentina ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1300s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1400s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1500s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1600s | 2.2% | 2.6% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
| 1700s | 6.5% | 7.8% | 1.3% | Uruguay |
| 1710s | 7.4% | 8.8% | 1.4% | Uruguay |
| 1720s | 8.1% | 9.6% | 1.6% | Uruguay |
| 1730s | 8.8% | 10.5% | 1.7% | Uruguay |
| 1740s | 9.7% | 11.5% | 1.9% | Uruguay |
| 1750s | 10.6% | 12.6% | 2.0% | Uruguay |
| 1760s | 11.6% | 13.8% | 2.2% | Uruguay |
| 1770s | 12.7% | 15.2% | 2.4% | Uruguay |
| 1780s | 13.9% | 16.6% | 2.7% | Uruguay |
| 1790s | 15.2% | 18.2% | 2.9% | Uruguay |
| 1800s | 16.7% | 19.9% | 3.2% | Uruguay |
| 1810s | 18.3% | 21.8% | 3.5% | Uruguay |
| 1820s | 20.0% | 23.9% | 3.9% | Uruguay |
| 1830s | 21.9% | 26.2% | 4.2% | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 24.0% | 28.6% | 4.6% | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 26.3% | 31.4% | 5.1% | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 28.8% | 34.4% | 5.6% | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 31.6% | 37.6% | 6.1% | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 34.6% | 41.2% | 6.7% | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 37.9% | 45.1% | 7.3% | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 41.5% | 49.4% | 8.0% | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 45.4% | 54.2% | 8.7% | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 49.7% | 59.3% | 9.6% | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 54.5% | 65.0% | 10.5% | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 59.7% | 71.1% | 11.5% | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 69.3% | 79.0% | 9.7% | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 76.3% | 81.2% | 4.9% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 80.6% | 83.5% | 2.8% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 84.5% | 87.0% | 2.5% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 88.3% | 90.4% | 2.1% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 91.9% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 92.9% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 93.7% | 0.7% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Argentina or Uruguay?
- Argentina, at 94.8% against 93.9% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Argentina and Uruguay?
- 0.9%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Uruguay?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Uruguay rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Argentina ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.