Israel vs South Korea: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations
Israel
57.0%
in 2025
South Korea
51.1%
in 2025
Israel rank
9th
South Korea rank
12th
Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations over time
- Israel
- South Korea
How they compare
Israel currently reports 57.0% against 51.1% in South Korea, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 12th of 121 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.1% | 25.4% | 20.7% | Israel |
| 1970s | 45.6% | 37.1% | 8.5% | Israel |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 46.9% | 2.6% | Israel |
| 1990s | 55.3% | 51.7% | 3.5% | Israel |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 50.9% | 7.0% | Israel |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 50.1% | 7.3% | Israel |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 50.7% | 6.6% | 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, Israel or South Korea?
- Israel, at 57.0% against 51.1% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Israel and South Korea?
- 5.9%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Israel and South Korea rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Israel ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 12th 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.