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

Nepal
1.67 million
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.63 million
in 2025
Nepal rank
100th
Zimbabwe rank
102nd

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Nepal
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.67 million against 1.63 million in Zimbabwe, a difference of 39,880.

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

Nepal ranks 100th 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 Nepal Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 130,980 314,025 183,045 Zimbabwe
1970s 177,847 517,941 340,095 Zimbabwe
1980s 293,172 772,551 479,379 Zimbabwe
1990s 500,621 1.23 million 729,248 Zimbabwe
2000s 778,587 1.44 million 661,437 Zimbabwe
2010s 1.16 million 1.50 million 334,891 Zimbabwe
2020s 1.55 million 1.57 million 26,972 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, Nepal or Zimbabwe?
Nepal, at 1.67 million against 1.63 million in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Nepal and Zimbabwe?
39,880, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Zimbabwe?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nepal and Zimbabwe rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Nepal ranks 100th 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.