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
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 93.9% against 91.5% in Australia, a difference of 2.5%.

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urbanized areas
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.