What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Uruguay and Western Sahara?

1,574 people, with Western Sahara ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Western Sahara?

133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Uruguay vs Western Sahara: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Uruguay

77,867 people

in 2050

Western Sahara

79,441 people

in 2050

Uruguay rank

170th

Western Sahara rank

168th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Uruguay
Western Sahara

How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 79,441 people against 77,867 people in Uruguay, a difference of 1,574 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 170th and Western Sahara ranks 168th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 42 and Western Sahara in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uruguay	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1000s	14,091 people	42.08 people	14,049 people	Uruguay
1100s	15,669 people	63.12 people	15,606 people	Uruguay
1200s	17,423 people	94.68 people	17,329 people	Uruguay
1300s	19,368 people	142.01 people	19,225 people	Uruguay
1400s	21,504 people	213.01 people	21,291 people	Uruguay
1500s	23,787 people	319.5 people	23,468 people	Uruguay
1600s	26,008 people	479.14 people	25,529 people	Uruguay
1700s	27,404 people	718.23 people	26,686 people	Uruguay
1710s	28,537 people	720.29 people	27,817 people	Uruguay
1720s	29,764 people	722.44 people	29,042 people	Uruguay
1730s	31,013 people	724.52 people	30,289 people	Uruguay
1740s	32,279 people	726.53 people	31,553 people	Uruguay
1750s	33,556 people	728.44 people	32,828 people	Uruguay
1760s	34,836 people	730.22 people	34,106 people	Uruguay
1770s	36,109 people	731.84 people	35,377 people	Uruguay
1780s	37,363 people	733.25 people	36,629 people	Uruguay
1790s	38,584 people	734.41 people	37,849 people	Uruguay
1800s	39,755 people	735.25 people	39,020 people	Uruguay
1810s	40,857 people	735.67 people	40,121 people	Uruguay
1820s	41,865 people	739.29 people	41,126 people	Uruguay
1830s	54,829 people	742.27 people	54,087 people	Uruguay
1840s	70,639 people	744.44 people	69,894 people	Uruguay
1850s	90,584 people	745.56 people	89,838 people	Uruguay
1860s	155,885 people	745.36 people	155,140 people	Uruguay
1870s	213,905 people	752.31 people	213,153 people	Uruguay
1880s	272,733 people	757.14 people	271,976 people	Uruguay
1890s	376,290 people	759.16 people	375,531 people	Uruguay
1900s	462,560 people	757.53 people	461,802 people	Uruguay
1910s	478,007 people	751.14 people	477,256 people	Uruguay
1920s	545,861 people	1,448 people	544,413 people	Uruguay
1930s	574,818 people	2,759 people	572,059 people	Uruguay
1940s	559,565 people	5,176 people	554,389 people	Uruguay
1950s	494,362 people	13,668 people	480,694 people	Uruguay
1960s	504,564 people	28,474 people	476,089 people	Uruguay
1970s	485,341 people	34,842 people	450,499 people	Uruguay
1980s	393,006 people	26,270 people	366,736 people	Uruguay
1990s	306,990 people	30,886 people	276,104 people	Uruguay
2000s	254,646 people	46,142 people	208,504 people	Uruguay
2010s	169,038 people	64,386 people	104,652 people	Uruguay
2020s	147,850 people	77,487 people	70,364 people	Uruguay
2030s	125,556 people	77,694 people	47,862 people	Uruguay
2040s	96,698 people	78,022 people	18,676 people	Uruguay
2050s	77,867 people	79,441 people	1,574 people	Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Uruguay or Western Sahara?: Western Sahara, at 79,441 people against 77,867 people in Uruguay as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Uruguay and Western Sahara?: 1,574 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Western Sahara?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Uruguay and Western Sahara rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Uruguay ranks 170th and Western Sahara ranks 168th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.