Share of population urban in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of population urban was 95.65 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
95.65
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
23rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
95.65
in 2025
All-time low
78.03
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population urban in Uruguay, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population urban in Uruguay is 95.65, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Uruguay peaked at 95.65 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 78.03, in 1950.
Uruguay ranks 23rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 79.01 | 78.03 | 79.96 | 10 |
| 1960s | 81.02 | 80.17 | 81.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.05 | 81.98 | 84.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.94 | 84.98 | 88.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.34 | 89.09 | 91.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.25 | 91.28 | 93.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.97 | 94.33 | 95.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.52 | 95.4 | 95.65 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 20 Guadeloupe 96.45 compare
- 21 Netherlands 95.94 compare
- 22 Malta 95.68 compare
- 24 United States Virgin Islands 95.39 compare
- 25 Luxembourg 94.88 compare
- 26 Mayotte 94.44 compare
More population data for Uruguay
- Population growth rate -1.02 (2100)
- Population density 12.83 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 78,530 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.02 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.4 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.4 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1,322 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.4 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.41 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.39 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Uruguay?
- Share of population urban in Uruguay was 95.65 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 95.65 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.03 in 1950.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of population urban?
- Uruguay ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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