Malta vs Uruguay: Urban population (% of total population)
Malta
95.7%
in 2025
Uruguay
95.7%
in 2025
Malta rank
16th
Uruguay rank
17th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Malta
- Uruguay
How they compare
Malta currently reports 95.7% against 95.7% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.6% | 81.0% | 8.6% | Malta |
| 1970s | 89.4% | 83.0% | 6.4% | Malta |
| 1980s | 89.9% | 86.9% | 3.0% | Malta |
| 1990s | 92.4% | 90.3% | 2.0% | Malta |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 92.2% | 1.4% | Malta |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 95.0% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.5% | 0.0% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Malta or Uruguay?
- Malta, at 95.7% against 95.7% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Malta and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Uruguay rank globally for urban population?
- Malta ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 17th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% 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
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.