Angola vs Germany: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents

Angola
10.81 million people
in 2020
Germany
10.87 million people
in 2020
Angola rank
28th
Germany rank
27th

Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time

  • Angola
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 10.87 million people against 10.81 million people in Angola, a difference of 64,700 people.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 28th and Germany ranks 27th of 182 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Germany Difference Ahead
1950s 0 people 8.10 million people 8.10 million people Germany
1960s 0 people 8.70 million people 8.70 million people Germany
1970s 505,995 people 8.98 million people 8.48 million people Germany
1980s 1.05 million people 8.61 million people 7.57 million people Germany
1990s 1.03 million people 9.05 million people 8.01 million people Germany
2000s 623,055 people 8.94 million people 8.32 million people Germany
2010s 5.33 million people 9.60 million people 4.27 million people Germany
2020s 10.81 million people 10.87 million people 64,700 people Germany

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 Germany?
Germany, at 10.87 million people against 10.81 million people in Angola as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Angola and Germany?
64,700 people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Germany?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Angola and Germany rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
Angola ranks 28th and Germany ranks 27th 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

Indicator
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,532 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

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.