Romania vs Uruguay: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Romania
1.76 million
in 2025
Uruguay
1.79 million
in 2025
Romania rank
94th
Uruguay rank
92nd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Romania
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.79 million against 1.76 million in Romania, a difference of 29,470.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Romania ranks 94th and Uruguay ranks 92nd of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 million | 1.32 million | 166,933 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.65 million | 1.40 million | 252,619 | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.94 million | 1.50 million | 442,198 | Romania |
| 1990s | 2.02 million | 1.58 million | 438,163 | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.92 million | 1.62 million | 299,314 | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.85 million | 1.70 million | 150,323 | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.78 million | 1.77 million | 10,320 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Romania or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.79 million against 1.76 million in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Romania and Uruguay?
- 29,470, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Uruguay rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Romania ranks 94th and Uruguay ranks 92nd 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.