Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.9565 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Uruguay is 0.9565 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.9565 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8017 people per person, in 1960.
That places Uruguay 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8017 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8037 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.8057 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8077 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8097 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.8115 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8132 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8148 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8164 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8181 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8198 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8215 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8235 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8255 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8278 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8303 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8333 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8368 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8409 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8452 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8498 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8545 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8593 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8638 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8682 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8722 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8759 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8797 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8835 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8872 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8909 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8945 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8978 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9009 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9036 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.906 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.908 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9095 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9108 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9118 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9128 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9138 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9149 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9163 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.918 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9208 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9248 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9296 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9346 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9393 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9433 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.946 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9476 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9488 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9499 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9508 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9516 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9523 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9529 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9535 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.954 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9545 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.955 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9554 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.956 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9565 people per person | +0.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.9565 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.9565 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8102 people per person | 0.8017 people per person | 0.8181 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8305 people per person | 0.8198 people per person | 0.8452 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8694 people per person | 0.8498 people per person | 0.8872 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9034 people per person | 0.8909 people per person | 0.9118 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9225 people per person | 0.9128 people per person | 0.9393 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9497 people per person | 0.9433 people per person | 0.9535 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9552 people per person | 0.954 people per person | 0.9565 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 15 Singapore 0.9607 people per person compare
- 16 Puerto Rico 0.9584 people per person compare
- 17 San Marino 0.9566 people per person compare
- 19 Iceland 0.9563 people per person compare
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.944 people per person compare
- 21 Guam 0.9422 people per person compare
More population data for Uruguay
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.49 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.891 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,337 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.0062 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7231 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 12.83 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 78,530 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Uruguay?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Uruguay was 0.9565 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9565 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8017 people per person in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.