Urban population in Uruguay
Uruguay: Urban population was 3.24 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 3.24 million for urban population in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Uruguay peaked at 3.24 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.03 million, in 1960.
That places Uruguay 120th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.16 million | 2.03 million | 2.27 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.38 million | 2.29 million | 2.48 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.62 million | 2.51 million | 2.74 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.87 million | 2.77 million | 2.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.03 million | 2.98 million | 3.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 million | 3.13 million | 3.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.24 million | 3.24 million | 3.24 million | 6 |
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More climate change data for Uruguay
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 3.38 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 95.7% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 52.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 4.51 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 4.9% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 3.1% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 2.4% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 1.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Uruguay?
- Urban population in Uruguay was 3.24 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 million in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for urban population?
- Uruguay ranks 120th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.