Rural population, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Rural population, per capita was 0.0435 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Uruguay, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0435 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.1983 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0435 units per person, in 2025.
Uruguay ranks 201st of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1898 units per person | 0.1819 units per person | 0.1983 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1695 units per person | 0.1548 units per person | 0.1802 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1306 units per person | 0.1128 units per person | 0.1502 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0966 units per person | 0.0882 units per person | 0.1091 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0775 units per person | 0.0607 units per person | 0.0872 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0503 units per person | 0.0465 units per person | 0.0567 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0448 units per person | 0.0435 units per person | 0.046 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 198 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.056 units per person compare
- 199 Luxembourg 0.0512 units per person compare
- 200 United States Virgin Islands 0.0461 units per person compare
- 202 Malta 0.0432 units per person compare
- 203 Netherlands 0.0406 units per person compare
- 204 San Marino, Republic of 0.0281 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.38 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.38 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Uruguay?
- Rural population, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0435 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1983 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0435 units per person in 2025.
- How does Uruguay rank for rural population, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 201st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.