Uruguay - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Uruguay was 3,317,930 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,317,930 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,037,037 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,037,037
1961 2,069,227
1962 2,100,839
1963 2,131,790
1964 2,161,999
1965 2,191,413
1966 2,220,202
1967 2,248,172
1968 2,274,139
1969 2,296,514
1970 2,314,375
1971 2,327,056
1972 2,335,349
1973 2,341,506
1974 2,348,715
1975 2,359,996
1976 2,381,239
1977 2,405,987
1978 2,433,323
1979 2,461,591
1980 2,489,567
1981 2,516,998
1982 2,544,389
1983 2,571,627
1984 2,598,769
1985 2,625,864
1986 2,653,577
1987 2,681,375
1988 2,709,214
1989 2,737,521
1990 2,766,703
1991 2,796,695
1992 2,827,247
1993 2,858,054
1994 2,888,877
1995 2,919,323
1996 2,949,760
1997 2,980,651
1998 3,009,668
1999 3,034,863
2000 3,055,085
2001 3,069,509
2002 3,078,888
2003 3,085,288
2004 3,091,573
2005 3,099,870
2006 3,111,014
2007 3,124,485
2008 3,139,741
2009 3,155,696
2010 3,171,624
2011 3,187,408
2012 3,201,207
2013 3,214,643
2014 3,228,547
2015 3,242,948
2016 3,257,863
2017 3,273,061
2018 3,288,346
2019 3,303,391
2020 3,317,930

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Uruguay was 95.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 95.52 in 2020, while its lowest value was 80.24 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 80.24
1961 80.46
1962 80.68
1963 80.90
1964 81.11
1965 81.33
1966 81.54
1967 81.75
1968 81.96
1969 82.16
1970 82.37
1971 82.57
1972 82.77
1973 82.97
1974 83.17
1975 83.39
1976 83.81
1977 84.22
1978 84.62
1979 85.01
1980 85.39
1981 85.77
1982 86.14
1983 86.50
1984 86.85
1985 87.19
1986 87.56
1987 87.93
1988 88.29
1989 88.63
1990 88.97
1991 89.30
1992 89.63
1993 89.94
1994 90.25
1995 90.54
1996 90.84
1997 91.15
1998 91.45
1999 91.74
2000 92.03
2001 92.30
2002 92.57
2003 92.83
2004 93.08
2005 93.32
2006 93.55
2007 93.78
2008 94.00
2009 94.21
2010 94.41
2011 94.61
2012 94.74
2013 94.84
2014 94.95
2015 95.05
2016 95.14
2017 95.24
2018 95.33
2019 95.43
2020 95.52

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization