How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Malaysia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Angola vs Malaysia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Angola

25.7%

in 2025

Malaysia

25.0%

in 2025

Angola rank

46th

Malaysia rank

49th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Angola
Malaysia

How they compare

Angola currently reports 25.7% against 25.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Angola ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 49th of 121 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5.6%	4.4%	1.3%	Angola
1970s	8.7%	5.7%	3.0%	Angola
1980s	10.6%	9.2%	1.4%	Angola
1990s	14.8%	14.4%	0.4%	Angola
2000s	19.8%	19.0%	0.8%	Angola
2010s	24.4%	21.8%	2.6%	Angola
2020s	25.2%	24.4%	0.9%	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 Malaysia?: Angola, at 25.7% against 25.0% in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Angola and Malaysia?: 0.7%, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Malaysia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Angola and Malaysia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Angola ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 49th 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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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.