How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zambia?

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.

Nicaragua vs Zambia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Nicaragua

16.0%

in 2025

Zambia

15.8%

in 2025

Nicaragua rank

86th

Zambia rank

87th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Nicaragua
Zambia

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 16.0% against 15.8% in Zambia, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Nicaragua ranks 86th and Zambia ranks 87th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12.8%	4.3%	8.5%	Nicaragua
1970s	15.7%	7.6%	8.1%	Nicaragua
1980s	16.7%	9.4%	7.3%	Nicaragua
1990s	18.1%	10.2%	7.9%	Nicaragua
2000s	17.3%	11.5%	5.8%	Nicaragua
2010s	16.8%	13.3%	3.5%	Nicaragua
2020s	16.1%	15.2%	0.9%	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Nicaragua or Zambia?: Nicaragua, at 16.0% against 15.8% in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Nicaragua and Zambia?: 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zambia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Zambia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Nicaragua ranks 86th 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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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: 17 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.