Urban population, total in Uruguay
Uruguay: Urban population, total was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 103 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1998
All-time low
0.9%
in 2011
Years of data
23
1998–2021
Urban population, total in Uruguay, 1998–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2021, urban population, total in Uruguay stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, total in Uruguay peaked at 1.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2011.
Uruguay ranks 4th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Urban population, total in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.0% | — |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, total in Uruguay?
- Urban population, total in Uruguay was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for urban population, total?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
- Is urban population, total rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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