Which has higher urban population, female, Uruguay or United States Virgin Islands?

Uruguay, at 49.6% against 49.5% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and United States Virgin Islands?

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.

Uruguay vs United States Virgin Islands: Urban population, female

Uruguay

49.6%

in 2015

United States Virgin Islands

49.5%

in 2015

Uruguay rank

5th

United States Virgin Islands rank

6th

Urban population, female over time

Uruguay
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 49.6% against 49.5% in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 5th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 6th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uruguay	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	45.4%	42.6%	2.7%	Uruguay
1990s	47.2%	46.4%	0.8%	Uruguay
2000s	48.5%	49.1%	0.6%	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	49.5%	49.5%	0.1%	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Uruguay or United States Virgin Islands?: Uruguay, at 49.6% against 49.5% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Uruguay and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and United States Virgin Islands?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Uruguay and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for urban population, female?: Uruguay ranks 5th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 6th of 193 countries.
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.