Urban population share in Uruguay
95.7% of people in Uruguay lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Uruguay, 2025
95.7%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
17th of 217
Urban population share in Uruguay over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Uruguay | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95.7% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 94.3% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 93.9% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 93.5% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 92.1% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 91.5% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 95.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 95.1%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Uruguay has the 17th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Uruguay
All statistics for Uruguay
Population estimates and projections
3,388,080 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
35.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.41 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.04%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
3,384,688 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.06%
2025 · World Bank