Middle income vs Uruguay: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Middle income
24.1%
in 2025
Uruguay
52.8%
in 2025
Middle income rank
12th
Uruguay rank
10th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Middle income
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 52.8% against 24.1% in Middle income, a difference of 28.7%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.2 times Middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 37 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 49.6% | 39.0% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 11.9% | 48.9% | 37.0% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 13.4% | 49.8% | 36.4% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 49.7% | 34.2% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 49.2% | 30.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 50.7% | 29.7% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 52.2% | 28.9% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Middle income or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 52.8% against 24.1% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Middle income and Uruguay?
- 28.7%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and Uruguay rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Middle income ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.