Niue vs Uruguay: Population density
Niue
9.25 people per km²
in 2100
Uruguay
12.83 people per km²
in 2100
Niue rank
220th
Uruguay rank
217th
Population density over time
- Niue
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 12.83 people per km² against 9.25 people per km² in Niue, a difference of 3.58 people per km².
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niue ahead.
Niue ranks 220th and Uruguay ranks 217th of 235 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.91 people per km² | 13.47 people per km² | 4.44 people per km² | Niue |
| 1960s | 19.63 people per km² | 15.21 people per km² | 4.42 people per km² | Niue |
| 1970s | 16.89 people per km² | 16.37 people per km² | 0.5173 people per km² | Niue |
| 1980s | 11.34 people per km² | 17.22 people per km² | 5.88 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 8.99 people per km² | 18.17 people per km² | 9.18 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 7.29 people per km² | 18.78 people per km² | 11.49 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6.91 people per km² | 19.2 people per km² | 12.3 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 7.08 people per km² | 19.35 people per km² | 12.26 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2030s | 7.26 people per km² | 19.19 people per km² | 11.93 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2040s | 7.52 people per km² | 18.88 people per km² | 11.36 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2050s | 7.76 people per km² | 18.25 people per km² | 10.49 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2060s | 8.11 people per km² | 17.31 people per km² | 9.2 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2070s | 8.58 people per km² | 16.21 people per km² | 7.63 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2080s | 8.96 people per km² | 14.95 people per km² | 5.99 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2090s | 9.18 people per km² | 13.58 people per km² | 4.4 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2100s | 9.25 people per km² | 12.83 people per km² | 3.58 people per km² | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Niue or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 12.83 people per km² against 9.25 people per km² in Niue as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Niue and Uruguay?
- 3.58 people per km², with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Uruguay?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Niue and Uruguay rank globally for population density?
- Niue ranks 220th and Uruguay ranks 217th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.