Argentina vs Brazil: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Argentina
44.2%
in 2025
Brazil
44.3%
in 2025
Argentina rank
19th
Brazil rank
18th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 44.3% against 44.2% in Argentina, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 19th and Brazil ranks 18th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Brazil in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.3% | 23.9% | 18.5% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 44.3% | 30.4% | 13.9% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 44.0% | 34.8% | 9.2% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 37.2% | 5.7% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 39.4% | 3.6% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 41.6% | 1.5% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 43.7% | 0.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Argentina or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 44.3% against 44.2% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Argentina and Brazil?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Argentina ranks 19th and Brazil ranks 18th 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.
Individual pages
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.