Romania vs Zimbabwe: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Romania
9.2%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
9.6%
in 2025
Romania rank
109th
Zimbabwe rank
108th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Romania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 9.6% against 9.2% in Romania, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Romania ranks 109th and Zimbabwe ranks 108th of 121 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 7.1% | 1.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 8.6% | 0.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 9.0% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 11.2% | 2.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 11.6% | 2.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 10.5% | 1.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.7% | 0.4% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Romania or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 9.6% against 9.2% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Romania and Zimbabwe?
- 0.4%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Zimbabwe rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Romania ranks 109th and Zimbabwe ranks 108th 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.