Libya vs Uruguay: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Libya
1.17 million people
in 2020
Uruguay
1.24 million people
in 2020
Libya rank
116th
Uruguay rank
113th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Libya
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.24 million people against 1.17 million people in Libya, a difference of 71,850 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 116th and Uruguay ranks 113th of 182 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 1.07 million people | 1.07 million people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 people | 1.19 million people | 1.19 million people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0 people | 1.32 million people | 1.32 million people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0 people | 1.37 million people | 1.37 million people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0 people | 1.36 million people | 1.36 million people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0 people | 1.31 million people | 1.31 million people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.10 million people | 1.28 million people | 180,770 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.17 million people | 1.24 million people | 71,850 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Libya or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.24 million people against 1.17 million people in Libya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Libya and Uruguay?
- 71,850 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Uruguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Libya and Uruguay rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Libya ranks 116th and Uruguay ranks 113th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.