Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Israel: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
24.7%
in 2025
Israel
57.0%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
11th
Israel rank
9th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Israel
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 57.0% against 24.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 32.3%.

That makes Israel's figure about 2.3 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Israel ranks 9th of 37 groups.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Israel Difference Ahead
1960s 11.1% 46.1% 35.0% Israel
1970s 13.7% 45.6% 31.9% Israel
1980s 15.6% 49.5% 33.8% Israel
1990s 17.2% 55.3% 38.1% Israel
2000s 19.8% 57.9% 38.1% Israel
2010s 22.6% 57.4% 34.7% Israel
2020s 24.2% 57.3% 33.1% Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Israel?
Israel, at 57.0% against 24.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Israel?
32.3%, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Israel?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Israel rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Israel ranks 9th of 37 groups.
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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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.