How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay?

8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Uruguay: Urban population, female

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

41.0%

in 2015

Uruguay

49.6%

in 2015

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank

6th

Uruguay rank

5th

Urban population, female over time

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 49.6% against 41.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8.6%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 47 groups.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	33.5%	45.4%	11.8%	Uruguay
1990s	36.6%	47.2%	10.5%	Uruguay
2000s	39.0%	48.5%	9.5%	Uruguay
2010s	40.6%	49.5%	8.8%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 49.6% against 41.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay?: 8.6%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay rank globally for urban population, female?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, female (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.