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

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.

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

Italy

19.5%

in 2025

Senegal

19.3%

in 2025

Italy rank

72nd

Senegal rank

74th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Italy
Senegal

How they compare

Italy currently reports 19.5% against 19.3% in Senegal, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 72nd and Senegal ranks 74th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	17.0%	12.1%	4.9%	Italy
1970s	18.7%	14.9%	3.8%	Italy
1980s	18.9%	17.2%	1.7%	Italy
1990s	18.8%	18.2%	0.7%	Italy
2000s	18.5%	19.0%	0.5%	Senegal
2010s	18.6%	19.0%	0.4%	Senegal
2020s	19.4%	19.0%	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, Italy or Senegal?: Italy, 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 Italy and Senegal?: 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Senegal?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Italy and Senegal rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Italy ranks 72nd 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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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.