Which has higher urban population, Uruguay or United States Virgin Islands?

Uruguay, at 95.7% against 95.4% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and United States Virgin Islands?

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

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.

Uruguay vs United States Virgin Islands: Urban population (% of total population)

Uruguay

95.7%

in 2025

United States Virgin Islands

95.4%

in 2025

Uruguay rank

17th

United States Virgin Islands rank

18th

Urban population (% of total population) over time

Uruguay
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 95.7% against 95.4% in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 17th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 18th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 6 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uruguay	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	81.0%	40.7%	40.3%	Uruguay
1970s	83.0%	29.8%	53.2%	Uruguay
1980s	86.9%	52.2%	34.8%	Uruguay
1990s	90.3%	83.1%	7.3%	Uruguay
2000s	92.2%	93.7%	1.5%	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	95.0%	94.9%	0.1%	Uruguay
2020s	95.5%	95.2%	0.3%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Uruguay or United States Virgin Islands?: Uruguay, at 95.7% against 95.4% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Uruguay and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and United States Virgin Islands?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Uruguay and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for urban population?: Uruguay ranks 17th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 18th 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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Indicator: Urban population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

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.