Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Saudi Arabia
49.2%
in 2025
Uruguay
52.8%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
Uruguay rank
10th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 52.8% against 49.2% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.7% | 49.6% | 23.9% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 42.5% | 48.9% | 6.4% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 49.8% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 56.0% | 49.7% | 6.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 49.2% | 1.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 50.7% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 52.2% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Saudi Arabia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 52.8% against 49.2% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?
- 3.6%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Uruguay rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 13th 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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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.