Brazil vs United States: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Brazil
44.3%
in 2025
United States
47.0%
in 2025
Brazil rank
18th
United States rank
15th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 47.0% against 44.3% in Brazil, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 18th and United States ranks 15th of 121 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.9% | 39.8% | 15.9% | United States |
| 1970s | 30.4% | 41.3% | 10.8% | United States |
| 1980s | 34.8% | 41.6% | 6.8% | United States |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 42.8% | 5.6% | United States |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 44.0% | 4.7% | United States |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 45.3% | 3.7% | United States |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 46.8% | 3.1% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 47.0% against 44.3% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Brazil and United States?
- 2.7%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Brazil ranks 18th and United States ranks 15th 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.