Living in cities in Uruguay

95.7%

% of population · 2025

17th highest of 216 countries

In 2015: 95.1%

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Nearby in the ranking

San Marino 97.2%
Netherlands 95.9%
Malta 95.7%
Uruguay 95.7%
U.S. Virgin Is. 95.4%
Luxembourg 94.9%
Turks and Caicos Is. 94.4%

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About the data

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.

Unit: % of population
Years: 1960–2025
Data as of: 2026-09-28
Source: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0
Credit: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), CC BY 4.0