Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Portugal: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
5.35 million
in 2025
Portugal
4.36 million
in 2025
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
52nd
Portugal rank
55th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 5.35 million against 4.36 million in Portugal, a difference of 986,420.

That makes Bolivia, Plurinational State of's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 52nd and Portugal ranks 55th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 786,371 2.52 million 1.74 million Portugal
1970s 1.16 million 3.08 million 1.92 million Portugal
1980s 1.75 million 3.65 million 1.90 million Portugal
1990s 2.63 million 3.80 million 1.17 million Portugal
2000s 3.57 million 4.01 million 436,867 Portugal
2010s 4.38 million 4.17 million 202,068 Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s 5.11 million 4.32 million 793,897 Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Portugal?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 5.35 million against 4.36 million in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Portugal?
986,420, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Portugal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Portugal rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 52nd and Portugal ranks 55th 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. 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
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.