How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Italy?

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.

Ghana vs Italy: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Ghana

19.5%

in 2025

Italy

19.5%

in 2025

Ghana rank

73rd

Italy rank

72nd

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Ghana
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 19.5% against 19.5% in Ghana, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 73rd and Italy ranks 72nd of 121 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9.8%	17.0%	7.2%	Italy
1970s	11.0%	18.7%	7.7%	Italy
1980s	11.4%	18.9%	7.5%	Italy
1990s	13.3%	18.8%	5.6%	Italy
2000s	15.1%	18.5%	3.4%	Italy
2010s	17.0%	18.6%	1.6%	Italy
2020s	18.9%	19.4%	0.4%	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Ghana or Italy?: Italy, at 19.5% against 19.5% in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Ghana and Italy?: 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Italy?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Italy rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Ghana ranks 73rd and Italy ranks 72nd 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: 03 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.