Mauritania vs Zimbabwe: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Mauritania
1.61 million
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.63 million
in 2025
Mauritania rank
103rd
Zimbabwe rank
102nd

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Mauritania
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.63 million against 1.61 million in Mauritania, a difference of 20,080.

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

Mauritania ranks 103rd and Zimbabwe ranks 102nd of 121 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 14,479 314,025 299,546 Zimbabwe
1970s 99,937 517,941 418,004 Zimbabwe
1980s 297,066 772,551 475,485 Zimbabwe
1990s 475,986 1.23 million 753,883 Zimbabwe
2000s 674,854 1.44 million 765,170 Zimbabwe
2010s 1.04 million 1.50 million 454,278 Zimbabwe
2020s 1.46 million 1.57 million 111,393 Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Mauritania or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 1.63 million against 1.61 million in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
20,080, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Zimbabwe rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Mauritania ranks 103rd and Zimbabwe ranks 102nd 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.