Puerto Rico vs Uzbekistan: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Puerto Rico
2.43 million
in 2025
Uzbekistan
2.67 million
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
79th
Uzbekistan rank
76th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Puerto Rico
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 2.67 million against 2.43 million in Puerto Rico, a difference of 231,400.
That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 79th and Uzbekistan ranks 76th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Uzbekistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 729,657 | 1.15 million | 420,729 | Uzbekistan |
| 1970s | 1.06 million | 1.59 million | 537,476 | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | 1.70 million | 1.94 million | 248,509 | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 2.41 million | 2.12 million | 292,851 | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 2.49 million | 2.17 million | 327,499 | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 2.46 million | 2.37 million | 98,315 | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 2.44 million | 2.59 million | 148,672 | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Puerto Rico or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 2.67 million against 2.43 million in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Puerto Rico and Uzbekistan?
- 231,400, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uzbekistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Uzbekistan rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Puerto Rico ranks 79th and Uzbekistan ranks 76th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.