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
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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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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.