Australia vs Uruguay: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Australia
91.5%
in 2025
Uruguay
93.9%
in 2025
Australia rank
22nd
Uruguay rank
19th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Australia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 93.9% against 91.5% in Australia, a difference of 2.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Australia ranks 22nd and Uruguay ranks 19th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | 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 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 1500s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
| 1600s | 0.5% | 2.6% | 2.1% | Uruguay |
| 1700s | 1.6% | 7.8% | 6.2% | Uruguay |
| 1710s | 1.9% | 8.8% | 6.9% | Uruguay |
| 1720s | 2.2% | 9.6% | 7.4% | Uruguay |
| 1730s | 2.6% | 10.5% | 7.9% | Uruguay |
| 1740s | 3.0% | 11.5% | 8.5% | Uruguay |
| 1750s | 3.5% | 12.6% | 9.1% | Uruguay |
| 1760s | 4.1% | 13.8% | 9.7% | Uruguay |
| 1770s | 4.8% | 15.2% | 10.3% | Uruguay |
| 1780s | 5.6% | 16.6% | 11.0% | Uruguay |
| 1790s | 6.6% | 18.2% | 11.6% | Uruguay |
| 1800s | 7.7% | 19.9% | 12.2% | Uruguay |
| 1810s | 8.9% | 21.8% | 12.9% | Uruguay |
| 1820s | 10.4% | 23.9% | 13.4% | Uruguay |
| 1830s | 12.2% | 26.2% | 14.0% | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 14.2% | 28.6% | 14.4% | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 16.6% | 31.4% | 14.8% | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 19.3% | 34.4% | 15.0% | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 22.5% | 37.6% | 15.1% | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 26.3% | 41.2% | 14.9% | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 30.7% | 45.1% | 14.5% | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 35.8% | 49.4% | 13.6% | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 41.8% | 54.2% | 12.4% | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 48.7% | 59.3% | 10.6% | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 56.9% | 65.0% | 8.1% | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 66.3% | 71.1% | 4.8% | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1960s | 83.8% | 81.2% | 2.6% | Australia |
| 1970s | 84.7% | 83.5% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 1980s | 85.4% | 87.0% | 1.6% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 90.4% | 4.3% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 88.1% | 91.9% | 3.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 92.9% | 3.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 93.7% | 2.6% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Australia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 93.9% against 91.5% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Australia and Uruguay?
- 2.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Australia ranks 22nd 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.