Portugal vs Zimbabwe: Urban population
Portugal
6.64 million
in 2025
Zimbabwe
6.86 million
in 2025
Portugal rank
86th
Zimbabwe rank
84th
Urban population over time
- Portugal
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 6.86 million against 6.64 million in Portugal, a difference of 219,760.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 86th and Zimbabwe ranks 84th of 218 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.91 million | 642,314 | 2.27 million | Portugal |
| 1970s | 3.43 million | 1.18 million | 2.25 million | Portugal |
| 1980s | 4.40 million | 2.18 million | 2.22 million | Portugal |
| 1990s | 5.09 million | 3.43 million | 1.66 million | Portugal |
| 2000s | 6.05 million | 4.06 million | 1.99 million | Portugal |
| 2010s | 6.36 million | 4.85 million | 1.51 million | Portugal |
| 2020s | 6.45 million | 6.31 million | 134,847 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Portugal or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 6.86 million against 6.64 million in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Portugal and Zimbabwe?
- 219,760, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Zimbabwe rank globally for urban population?
- Portugal ranks 86th and Zimbabwe ranks 84th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.