Belarus vs Zimbabwe: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Belarus
1.98 million people
in 2020
Zimbabwe
1.88 million people
in 2020
Belarus rank
87th
Zimbabwe rank
90th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Belarus
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 1.98 million people against 1.88 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 92,110 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Belarus ranks 87th and Zimbabwe ranks 90th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 526,530 people | 0 people | 526,530 people | Belarus |
| 1980s | 1.37 million people | 0 people | 1.37 million people | Belarus |
| 1990s | 1.59 million people | 1.40 million people | 188,465 people | Belarus |
| 2000s | 1.68 million people | 1.79 million people | 110,980 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.83 million people | 1.99 million people | 158,860 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.98 million people | 1.88 million people | 92,110 people | Belarus |
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, Belarus or Zimbabwe?
- Belarus, at 1.98 million people against 1.88 million people in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Belarus and Zimbabwe?
- 92,110 people, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Zimbabwe?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Belarus and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Belarus ranks 87th and Zimbabwe ranks 90th 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.