Urban population in South America

12 countries in South America, 2025. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
95.7 %
Uruguay
Median country
82.2 %
half above, half below
World
57.8 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
26.5 to 95.7
Guyana - Uruguay

How to read it

Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Uruguay (95.7 %) and the lowest in Guyana (26.5 %).

The median country is at 82.2 %: half are above, half below.

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

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Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, note: United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization… · via World Bank WDI (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS) · licence

Urban population over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Uruguay95.7
2Argentina92.4
3Venezuela89.3
4Chile89.2
5Brazil88.2
6Peru85.6
7Colombia78.8
8Bolivia71.6
9Paraguay70.4
10Suriname65.8
11Ecuador63.4
12Guyana26.5
World Bank, WDI · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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