Congo vs Israel: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Congo
65.3%
in 2025
Israel
57.0%
in 2025
Congo rank
6th
Israel rank
9th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Congo
- Israel
How they compare
Congo currently reports 65.3% against 57.0% in Israel, a difference of 8.3%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Israel ahead.
Congo ranks 6th and Israel ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.2% | 46.1% | 24.9% | Israel |
| 1970s | 29.6% | 45.6% | 16.0% | Israel |
| 1980s | 41.7% | 49.5% | 7.7% | Israel |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 55.3% | 8.8% | Israel |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 57.9% | 6.1% | Israel |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 57.4% | 0.3% | Congo |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 57.3% | 6.7% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Congo or Israel?
- Congo, at 65.3% against 57.0% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Congo and Israel?
- 8.3%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Israel?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Israel rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Congo ranks 6th and Israel ranks 9th 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 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.