How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Venezuela?

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.

IDA total vs Venezuela: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations

IDA total

15.5%

in 2025

Venezuela

35.2%

in 2025

IDA total rank

32nd

Venezuela rank

29th

Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations over time

IDA total
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 35.2% against 15.5% in IDA total, a difference of 19.7%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 2.3 times IDA total's.

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

IDA total ranks 32nd and Venezuela ranks 29th of 37 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1960s	6.2%	30.7%	24.5%	Venezuela
1970s	8.1%	33.9%	25.8%	Venezuela
1980s	9.9%	34.0%	24.1%	Venezuela
1990s	11.4%	32.3%	20.9%	Venezuela
2000s	12.5%	30.4%	17.9%	Venezuela
2010s	13.7%	30.1%	16.4%	Venezuela
2020s	15.0%	34.5%	19.5%	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, IDA total or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 35.2% against 15.5% in IDA total as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between IDA total and Venezuela?: 19.7%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Venezuela?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do IDA total and Venezuela rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: IDA total ranks 32nd and Venezuela ranks 29th of 37 groups.
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: 12 November 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.