Uruguay vs World: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Uruguay
52.8%
in 2025
World
25.3%
in 2025
Uruguay rank
10th
World rank
10th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Uruguay
- World
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 52.8% against 25.3% in World, a difference of 27.5%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.1 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Uruguay ranks 10th and World ranks 10th of 121 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.6% | 15.0% | 34.6% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 48.9% | 16.2% | 32.7% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 49.8% | 17.3% | 32.4% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 18.9% | 30.8% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 21.0% | 28.2% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 22.9% | 27.7% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 24.7% | 27.5% | 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, Uruguay or World?
- Uruguay, at 52.8% against 25.3% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Uruguay and World?
- 27.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Uruguay and World rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Uruguay ranks 10th and World 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.