Georgia vs Syria: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Georgia
27.6%
in 2025
Syria
26.5%
in 2025
Georgia rank
41st
Syria rank
44th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Georgia
- Syria
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 27.6% against 26.5% in Syria, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.
Georgia ranks 41st and Syria ranks 44th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.5% | 27.7% | 7.2% | Syria |
| 1970s | 22.9% | 30.5% | 7.6% | Syria |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 31.2% | 6.0% | Syria |
| 1990s | 25.3% | 30.2% | 4.9% | Syria |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 30.6% | 3.0% | Syria |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 24.8% | 4.1% | Georgia |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 26.6% | 2.1% | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Georgia or Syria?
- Georgia, at 27.6% against 26.5% in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Georgia and Syria?
- 1.1%, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Syria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Georgia and Syria rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Georgia ranks 41st and Syria ranks 44th 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.