Qatar vs Uruguay: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Qatar
3.10 million people
in 2025
Uruguay
3.24 million people
in 2025
Qatar rank
124th
Uruguay rank
121st
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Qatar
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 3.24 million people against 3.10 million people in Qatar, a difference of 141,650 people.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 124th and Uruguay ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13,963 people | 1.86 million people | 1.85 million people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 46,321 people | 2.16 million people | 2.11 million people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 149,008 people | 2.38 million people | 2.23 million people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 314,133 people | 2.62 million people | 2.31 million people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 487,096 people | 2.87 million people | 2.39 million people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 932,935 people | 3.03 million people | 2.10 million people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2.27 million people | 3.19 million people | 919,968 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.92 million people | 3.24 million people | 318,458 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Qatar or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 3.24 million people against 3.10 million people in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Qatar and Uruguay?
- 141,650 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Uruguay?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Uruguay rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Qatar ranks 124th and Uruguay ranks 121st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.