How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?

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.

Cote d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Cote d'Ivoire

18.5%

in 2025

Ghana

19.5%

in 2025

Cote d'Ivoire rank

76th

Ghana rank

73rd

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 19.5% against 18.5% in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.

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

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 76th and Ghana ranks 73rd of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cote d'Ivoire	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7.0%	9.8%	2.8%	Ghana
1970s	13.7%	11.0%	2.7%	Cote d'Ivoire
1980s	17.1%	11.4%	5.7%	Cote d'Ivoire
1990s	17.1%	13.3%	3.8%	Cote d'Ivoire
2000s	17.2%	15.1%	2.1%	Cote d'Ivoire
2010s	17.9%	17.0%	0.8%	Cote d'Ivoire
2020s	18.2%	18.9%	0.7%	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Cote d'Ivoire or Ghana?: Ghana, at 19.5% against 18.5% in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?: 1.0%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 76th and Ghana ranks 73rd 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.