Ghana vs Senegal: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Ghana
19.5%
in 2025
Senegal
19.3%
in 2025
Ghana rank
73rd
Senegal rank
74th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Ghana
- Senegal
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 19.5% against 19.3% in Senegal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Ghana ranks 73rd and Senegal ranks 74th of 121 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8% | 12.1% | 2.4% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 14.9% | 3.9% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 11.4% | 17.2% | 5.9% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 18.2% | 4.9% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 19.0% | 3.9% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 19.0% | 1.9% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 19.0% | 0.0% | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Ghana, at 19.5% against 19.3% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Ghana and Senegal?
- 0.2%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Ghana ranks 73rd and Senegal ranks 74th 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.