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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 100 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

00.20.40.60.811998200920211998: 1 % of total population2000: 1 % of total population2001: 1 % of total population2002: 1 % of total population2003: 1 % of total population2004: 1 % of total population2005: 1 % of total population2006: 0.935 % of total population2007: 0.937 % of total population2008: 0.936 % of total population2009: 0.92 % of total population2010: 0.941 % of total population2011: 0.915 % of total population2012: 0.936 % of total population2013: 0.944 % of total population2014: 0.944 % of total population2015: 0.944 % of total population2016: 0.944 % of total population2017: 0.944 % of total population2018: 0.945 % of total population2019: 0.944 % of total population2020: 0.948 % of total population2021: 0.946 % of total population

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 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 Argentina 1.0% compare
  2. 1 Djibouti 0.9% compare
  3. 1 Malta 1.0% compare
  4. 3 Netherlands 1.0% compare
  5. 5 Jordan 0.9% compare
  6. 6 Chile 0.9% compare
  7. 7 Brazil 0.9% compare

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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 100 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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About this data

Indicator
Urban population, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
102 places, 1,472 data points, 1970–2021
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