Angola vs Spain: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Angola
25.7%
in 2025
Spain
25.4%
in 2025
Angola rank
46th
Spain rank
47th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Angola
- Spain
How they compare
Angola currently reports 25.7% against 25.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Angola ranks 46th and Spain ranks 47th of 121 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 18.0% | 12.4% | Spain |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 21.1% | 12.5% | Spain |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 21.7% | 11.1% | Spain |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 22.4% | 7.6% | Spain |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 22.9% | 3.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 24.5% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 25.7% | 0.5% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Angola, at 25.7% against 25.4% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Angola and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Spain rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Angola ranks 46th and Spain ranks 47th 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.