Puerto Rico vs Uruguay: Rural population

Puerto Rico
180,246
in 2025
Uruguay
147,108
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
164th
Uruguay rank
165th

Rural population over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Uruguay
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196019922025

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 180,246 against 147,108 in Uruguay, a difference of 33,138.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

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

Globally, Puerto Rico ranks 164th and Uruguay ranks 165th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.