South Asia vs Venezuela: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
South Asia
16.8%
in 2025
Venezuela
35.2%
in 2025
South Asia rank
27th
Venezuela rank
29th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- South Asia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 35.2% against 16.8% in South Asia, a difference of 18.4%.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 2.1 times South Asia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
South Asia ranks 27th and Venezuela ranks 29th of 37 groups.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Asia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | 30.7% | 23.2% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 33.9% | 25.3% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 34.0% | 24.1% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 32.3% | 21.1% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 30.4% | 17.9% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 30.1% | 15.9% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 34.5% | 18.3% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, South Asia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 35.2% against 16.8% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between South Asia and Venezuela?
- 18.4%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Venezuela?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Asia and Venezuela rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- South Asia ranks 27th and Venezuela ranks 29th of 37 groups.
- 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.