How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?

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.

Belgium vs United Kingdom: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Belgium

26.9%

in 2025

United Kingdom

27.4%

in 2025

Belgium rank

43rd

United Kingdom rank

42nd

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Belgium
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 27.4% against 26.9% in Belgium, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Belgium ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	25.0%	29.9%	4.9%	United Kingdom
1970s	25.3%	27.2%	1.9%	United Kingdom
1980s	26.0%	25.8%	0.2%	Belgium
1990s	26.2%	25.6%	0.5%	Belgium
2000s	26.8%	25.8%	1.0%	Belgium
2010s	26.8%	26.5%	0.3%	Belgium
2020s	27.0%	27.4%	0.4%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Belgium or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 27.4% against 26.9% in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Belgium and United Kingdom?: 0.5%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Belgium and United Kingdom rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Belgium ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 42nd 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: 17 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.