Nepal vs Zambia: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Nepal
3.08 million people
in 2020
Zambia
2.99 million people
in 2020
Nepal rank
71st
Zambia rank
72nd
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Nepal
- Zambia
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 3.08 million people against 2.99 million people in Zambia, a difference of 95,820 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Nepal ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 72nd of 182 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1990s | 585,760 people | 0 people | 585,760 people | Nepal |
| 2000s | 1.70 million people | 1.23 million people | 469,860 people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 2.51 million people | 2.11 million people | 391,015 people | Nepal |
| 2020s | 3.08 million people | 2.99 million people | 95,820 people | Nepal |
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, Nepal or Zambia?
- Nepal, at 3.08 million people against 2.99 million people in Zambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Nepal and Zambia?
- 95,820 people, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Zambia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Nepal and Zambia rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Nepal ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 72nd 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.