Angola vs Canada: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Angola
10.81 million people
in 2020
Canada
10.54 million people
in 2020
Angola rank
28th
Canada rank
30th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Angola
- Canada
How they compare
Angola currently reports 10.81 million people against 10.54 million people in Canada, a difference of 263,100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Angola ranks 28th and Canada ranks 30th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 2.66 million people | 2.66 million people | Canada |
| 1970s | 505,995 people | 3.49 million people | 2.98 million people | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.05 million people | 4.12 million people | 3.07 million people | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.03 million people | 5.83 million people | 4.79 million people | Canada |
| 2000s | 623,055 people | 7.47 million people | 6.85 million people | Canada |
| 2010s | 5.33 million people | 8.75 million people | 3.42 million people | Canada |
| 2020s | 10.81 million people | 10.54 million people | 263,100 people | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Angola or Canada?
- Angola, at 10.81 million people against 10.54 million people in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Angola and Canada?
- 263,100 people, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Canada?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Angola and Canada rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Angola ranks 28th and Canada ranks 30th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.