Mali vs Netherlands: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Mali
12.6%
in 2025
Netherlands
12.2%
in 2025
Mali rank
102nd
Netherlands rank
103rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Mali
- Netherlands
How they compare
Mali currently reports 12.6% against 12.2% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Mali ranks 102nd and Netherlands ranks 103rd of 121 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 15.5% | 12.7% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 13.9% | 8.9% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 12.8% | 5.6% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 12.7% | 3.8% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 12.4% | 1.6% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 12.4% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Mali or Netherlands?
- Mali, at 12.6% against 12.2% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Mali and Netherlands?
- 0.4%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Netherlands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Netherlands rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Mali ranks 102nd and Netherlands ranks 103rd 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.