Which has higher rural population, Brunei or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 147,108 against 116,531 in Brunei as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Uruguay?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brunei vs Uruguay: Rural population

Brunei

116,531

in 2025

Uruguay

147,108

in 2025

Brunei rank

168th

Uruguay rank

165th

Rural population over time

Brunei
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 147,108 against 116,531 in Brunei, a difference of 30,577.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Brunei's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Brunei ranks 168th and Uruguay ranks 165th of 215 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	50,187	504,564	454,377	Uruguay
1970s	59,296	485,341	426,045	Uruguay
1980s	83,532	393,006	309,474	Uruguay
1990s	90,418	306,990	216,572	Uruguay
2000s	94,908	254,646	159,738	Uruguay
2010s	104,588	169,038	64,450	Uruguay
2020s	114,991	151,790	36,799	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Brunei or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 147,108 against 116,531 in Brunei as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Brunei and Uruguay?: 30,577, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Uruguay?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Brunei and Uruguay rank globally for rural population?: Brunei ranks 168th and Uruguay ranks 165th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.