Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of population living in urban and rural areas was 95.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Uruguay, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 95.7% for share of population living in urban and rural areas 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 living in urban and rural areas in Uruguay peaked at 95.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 1950.
That places Uruguay 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 79.0% | 78.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 81.0% | 80.2% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.0% | 82.0% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.9% | 85.0% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.3% | 89.1% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.2% | 91.3% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 94.3% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.4% | 95.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 21 Netherlands 95.9% compare
- 24 United States Virgin Islands 95.4% compare
More population data for Uruguay
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 78,530 people (2100)
- Population density 12.83 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1,322 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban and rural areas in Uruguay?
- Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Uruguay was 95.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 1950.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Uruguay ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban and rural areas 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 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 76 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.