Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Rwanda
9.1%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
9.6%
in 2025
Rwanda rank
110th
Zimbabwe rank
108th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Rwanda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 9.6% against 9.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 110th 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 | Rwanda | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 7.1% | 5.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 8.6% | 6.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 9.0% | 6.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 11.2% | 6.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 11.6% | 4.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 10.5% | 2.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 9.7% | 0.8% | 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, Rwanda or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 9.6% against 9.1% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 0.5%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Zimbabwe rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Rwanda ranks 110th 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.