Guinea vs Zambia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Guinea
14.9%
in 2025
Zambia
15.8%
in 2025
Guinea rank
90th
Zambia rank
87th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 15.8% against 14.9% in Guinea, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 90th and Zambia ranks 87th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 1.0% | Guinea |
| 1970s | 11.5% | 7.6% | 3.9% | Guinea |
| 1980s | 13.0% | 9.4% | 3.6% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 10.2% | 3.6% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 11.5% | 3.0% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.3% | 1.3% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 15.2% | 0.6% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Guinea or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 15.8% against 14.9% in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Guinea and Zambia?
- 0.9%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Zambia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Guinea ranks 90th and Zambia ranks 87th 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.