Netherlands vs Uruguay: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Netherlands
95.9%
in 2025
Uruguay
95.7%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
21st
Uruguay rank
23rd
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Netherlands
- Uruguay
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 95.9% against 95.7% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 28 and Uruguay in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 1100s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 1200s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% | Netherlands |
| 1300s | 4.1% | 0.1% | 4.0% | Netherlands |
| 1400s | 4.7% | 0.3% | 4.4% | Netherlands |
| 1500s | 10.4% | 0.9% | 9.5% | Netherlands |
| 1600s | 22.0% | 2.6% | 19.4% | Netherlands |
| 1700s | 33.6% | 7.8% | 25.8% | Netherlands |
| 1710s | 34.5% | 8.8% | 25.7% | Netherlands |
| 1720s | 35.4% | 9.6% | 25.8% | Netherlands |
| 1730s | 36.4% | 10.5% | 25.8% | Netherlands |
| 1740s | 37.3% | 11.5% | 25.7% | Netherlands |
| 1750s | 38.2% | 12.6% | 25.6% | Netherlands |
| 1760s | 39.1% | 13.8% | 25.3% | Netherlands |
| 1770s | 40.0% | 15.2% | 24.9% | Netherlands |
| 1780s | 40.9% | 16.6% | 24.3% | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 41.9% | 18.2% | 23.7% | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 42.8% | 19.9% | 22.9% | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 43.7% | 21.8% | 21.9% | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 44.6% | 23.9% | 20.7% | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 45.5% | 26.2% | 19.4% | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 46.4% | 28.6% | 17.8% | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 47.4% | 31.4% | 16.0% | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 48.3% | 34.4% | 13.9% | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 49.2% | 37.6% | 11.6% | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 50.1% | 41.2% | 8.9% | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 51.0% | 45.1% | 5.9% | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 52.0% | 49.4% | 2.5% | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 52.9% | 54.2% | 1.3% | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 53.8% | 59.3% | 5.5% | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 54.7% | 65.0% | 10.3% | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 55.6% | 71.1% | 15.5% | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 58.1% | 79.0% | 20.9% | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 60.9% | 81.0% | 20.1% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 63.9% | 83.0% | 19.2% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 67.2% | 86.9% | 19.7% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 72.0% | 90.3% | 18.3% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 92.2% | 9.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 95.0% | 4.8% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 95.5% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Netherlands or Uruguay?
- Netherlands, at 95.9% against 95.7% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Netherlands and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Uruguay?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Uruguay rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Netherlands ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 23rd 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 Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.