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

United States Virgin Islands, at 45.8% against 45.7% in Uruguay as of 2015.

What is the difference in urban population, male between Uruguay and United States Virgin Islands?

0.1%, with United States Virgin Islands 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.

Where does this data come from?

The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, male (% 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, male

Uruguay

45.7%

in 2015

United States Virgin Islands

45.8%

in 2015

Uruguay rank

15th

United States Virgin Islands rank

14th

Urban population, male over time

Uruguay
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 45.8% against 45.7% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 15th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 14th 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	40.9%	39.7%	1.3%	Uruguay
1990s	42.6%	43.1%	0.5%	United States Virgin Islands
2000s	44.1%	44.4%	0.3%	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	45.4%	45.3%	0.1%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, male, Uruguay or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 45.8% against 45.7% in Uruguay as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, male between Uruguay and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.1%, with United States Virgin Islands 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, male?: Uruguay ranks 15th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 14th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, male (% 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

Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.