Canada vs Lebanon: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Canada
44.0%
in 2025
Lebanon
40.7%
in 2025
Canada rank
20th
Lebanon rank
23rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Canada
- Lebanon
How they compare
Canada currently reports 44.0% against 40.7% in Lebanon, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lebanon ahead.
Canada ranks 20th and Lebanon ranks 23rd of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Lebanon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.7% | 34.6% | 1.9% | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 36.3% | 50.1% | 13.8% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 37.9% | 49.4% | 11.4% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 32.7% | 8.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 37.5% | 5.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 38.0% | 7.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 41.9% | 3.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Canada or Lebanon?
- Canada, at 44.0% against 40.7% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Canada and Lebanon?
- 3.3%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Lebanon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Lebanon rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Canada ranks 20th and Lebanon ranks 23rd 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.