China vs Liberia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
China
32.7%
in 2025
Liberia
31.3%
in 2025
China rank
31st
Liberia rank
34th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- China
- Liberia
How they compare
China currently reports 32.7% against 31.3% in Liberia, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 31st and Liberia ranks 34th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 9.1% | 0.7% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 13.4% | 5.6% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 23.8% | 14.7% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 36.4% | 23.5% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 31.9% | 12.2% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 27.2% | 1.5% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 30.4% | 0.5% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, China or Liberia?
- China, at 32.7% against 31.3% in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between China and Liberia?
- 1.4%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Liberia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Liberia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- China ranks 31st and Liberia ranks 34th 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.