Angola vs Iran: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations
Angola
25.7%
in 2025
Iran
25.2%
in 2025
Angola rank
46th
Iran rank
48th
Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations over time
- Angola
- Iran
How they compare
Angola currently reports 25.7% against 25.2% in Iran, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
Angola ranks 46th and Iran ranks 48th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 16.9% | 11.3% | Iran |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 20.8% | 12.2% | Iran |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 22.7% | 12.1% | Iran |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 23.1% | 8.2% | Iran |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 24.1% | 4.3% | Iran |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 24.7% | 0.3% | Iran |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 25.1% | 0.2% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Angola or Iran?
- Angola, at 25.7% against 25.2% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Angola and Iran?
- 0.5%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Iran?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Iran rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Angola ranks 46th and Iran ranks 48th 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 (% of total population). 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 percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.