Uruguay vs World: Urban population, female
Uruguay
49.6%
in 2015
World
26.7%
in 2015
Uruguay rank
5th
World rank
19th
Urban population, female over time
- Uruguay
- World
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 49.6% against 26.7% in World, a difference of 22.9%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.9 times World's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Uruguay ranks 5th and World ranks 19th of 193 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.4% | 20.2% | 25.1% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 22.0% | 25.2% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 23.9% | 24.7% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 26.2% | 23.3% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, female, Uruguay or World?
- Uruguay, at 49.6% against 26.7% in World as of 2015.
- What is the difference in urban population, female between Uruguay and World?
- 22.9%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and World?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Uruguay and World rank globally for urban population, female?
- Uruguay ranks 5th and World ranks 19th 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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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.