Upper middle income vs Uruguay: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Upper middle income
30.0%
in 2025
Uruguay
52.8%
in 2025
Upper middle income rank
8th
Uruguay rank
10th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Upper middle income
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 52.8% against 30.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 22.8%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Upper middle income ranks 8th 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 | Upper middle income | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.8% | 49.6% | 37.8% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 12.9% | 48.9% | 36.0% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 49.8% | 35.1% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 49.7% | 32.3% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 49.2% | 27.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 50.7% | 25.0% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 52.2% | 23.3% | 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, Upper middle income or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 52.8% against 30.0% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Upper middle income and Uruguay?
- 22.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Upper middle income and Uruguay rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Upper middle income ranks 8th 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.