How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Venezuela?

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Venezuela: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Sub-Saharan Africa

16.3%

in 2025

Venezuela

35.2%

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

29th

Venezuela rank

29th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 35.2% against 16.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 18.9%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa 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	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 or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 35.2% against 16.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Sub-Saharan Africa and Venezuela?: 18.9%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Venezuela?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Venezuela rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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.