Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Uruguay
Uruguay: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 52.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 52.8% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Uruguay peaked at 52.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 1970.
Uruguay ranks 10th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.8% | — |
| 1961 | 50.4% | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 50.1% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 49.8% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 49.6% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 49.3% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 49.2% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 49.0% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 48.9% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 49.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 50.0% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 49.8% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.8% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 49.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 52.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 52.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.6% | 48.8% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.9% | 48.8% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.8% | 49.3% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 49.2% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 48.8% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 50.0% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 51.6% | 52.8% | 6 |
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 282.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 30,988 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,182 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 863.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,857 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,759 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.92 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Uruguay?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Uruguay was 52.8% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 1970.
- How does Uruguay rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Uruguay ranks 10th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.