Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Venezuela: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
16.3%
in 2025
Venezuela
35.2%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th
Venezuela rank
29th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 35.2% against 16.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 18.9%.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 30.7% | 24.1% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 33.9% | 25.4% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 34.0% | 23.6% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 32.3% | 20.2% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 30.4% | 17.0% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 30.1% | 15.4% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 34.5% | 18.6% | 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, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 35.2% against 16.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Venezuela?
- 18.9%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Venezuela?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Venezuela rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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.