How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Uruguay?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Paraguay vs Uruguay: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Paraguay

51.7%

in 2025

Uruguay

52.8%

in 2025

Paraguay rank

11th

Uruguay rank

10th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Paraguay
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 52.8% against 51.7% in Paraguay, a difference of 1.1%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Paraguay ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 121 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	21.7%	49.6%	27.9%	Uruguay
1970s	24.2%	48.9%	24.7%	Uruguay
1980s	26.2%	49.8%	23.6%	Uruguay
1990s	29.5%	49.7%	20.2%	Uruguay
2000s	38.7%	49.2%	10.5%	Uruguay
2010s	47.9%	50.7%	2.8%	Uruguay
2020s	51.1%	52.2%	1.1%	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, Paraguay or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 52.8% against 51.7% in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Paraguay and Uruguay?: 1.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Uruguay?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Paraguay and Uruguay rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Paraguay ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 121 countries.
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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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.