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Blue numbers are estimated
Share of population living in area
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||||||||||||
| Urban | 91.2 | 91.4 | 91.5 | 91.7 | 91.9 | 92.0 | 92.2 | 92.3 | 92.5 | 90.9 | 89.3 | 87.7 | 86.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Rural | 8.78 | 8.62 | 8.46 | 8.30 | 8.14 | 7.97 | 7.81 | 7.65 | 7.49 | 9.10 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 13.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Poor | 6.08 | 5.50 | 4.92 | 4.33 | 3.75 | 3.17 | 2.58 | 2.00 | 1.42 | 0.95 | 0.48 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nonpoor | 94.0 | 94.6 | 95.1 | 95.7 | 96.2 | 96.8 | 97.3 | 97.9 | 98.5 | 98.9 | 99.4 | 99.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lowest 25% | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Second 25% | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Third 25% | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest 25% | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Centro (Durazno and Tacuarembo) | 9.65 | 9.05 | 8.45 | 7.85 | 7.25 | 6.66 | 6.06 | 5.46 | 4.86 | 4.50 | 4.14 | 3.77 | 3.41 | |||||||||||||||
| Centro Sur (Flores, Florida and Lavalleja) | 10.0 | 9.42 | 8.82 | 8.22 | 7.62 | 7.02 | 6.42 | 5.82 | 5.22 | 5.10 | 4.97 | 4.85 | 4.73 | |||||||||||||||
| Costa Este (Canelones, Maldonado and Rocha) | 15.9 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 19.7 | 20.4 | 21.2 | 22.0 | 13.6 | 9.07 | 4.54 | 0.01 | |||||||||||||||
| Litoral Norte (Paysandu, Salto and Rio Negro) | 9.36 | 9.55 | 9.74 | 9.93 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 8.83 | 6.79 | 4.75 | 2.71 | |||||||||||||||
| Litoral Sur (Soriano, Colonia and San Jose) | 5.52 | 5.77 | 6.01 | 6.26 | 6.51 | 6.75 | 7.00 | 7.25 | 7.49 | 8.58 | 9.67 | 10.8 | 11.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Montevideo and Metropolitan area | 42.1 | 41.9 | 41.7 | 41.5 | 41.3 | 41.1 | 40.8 | 40.6 | 40.4 | 50.4 | 60.4 | 70.5 | 80.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Norte (Artigas, Rivera, Cerro Largo and Trienta y Tres) | 7.46 | 7.68 | 7.89 | 8.11 | 8.33 | 8.54 | 8.76 | 8.98 | 9.20 | 8.96 | 8.73 | 8.50 | 8.27 | |||||||||||||||