Ethiopia vs Nepal: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Ethiopia
4.4%
in 2025
Nepal
5.6%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
121st
Nepal rank
118th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Ethiopia
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 5.6% against 4.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 121st and Nepal ranks 118th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 1.3% | 1.6% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 1.7% | 2.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 1.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 4.2% | 0.5% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 5.2% | 1.0% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Ethiopia or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 5.6% against 4.4% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Ethiopia and Nepal?
- 1.2%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nepal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Nepal rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Ethiopia ranks 121st and Nepal ranks 118th 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.