Urban population, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Urban population, male was 45.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Uruguay, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, male in Uruguay stood at 45.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Uruguay peaked at 45.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 1980.
That places Uruguay 15th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Urban population, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.5% | — |
| 1985 | 41.3% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 42.2% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 43.0% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.9% | 40.5% | 41.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 42.2% | 43.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 43.8% | 44.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 45.1% | 45.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 12 Iceland 47.2% compare
- 13 Hong Kong, China 46.8% compare
- 14 United States Virgin Islands 45.8% compare
- 16 Israel 45.6% compare
- 17 Japan 45.5% compare
- 18 Puerto Rico 44.9% compare
More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 17,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,268 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Uruguay?
- Urban population, male in Uruguay was 45.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 1980.
- How does Uruguay rank for urban population, male?
- Uruguay ranks 15th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.