Israel vs World: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Israel
57.0%
in 2025
World
25.3%
in 2025
Israel rank
9th
World rank
10th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Israel
- World
How they compare
Israel currently reports 57.0% against 25.3% in World, a difference of 31.7%.
That makes Israel's figure about 2.3 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 9th and World ranks 10th of 121 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.1% | 15.0% | 31.1% | Israel |
| 1970s | 45.6% | 16.2% | 29.4% | Israel |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 17.3% | 32.1% | Israel |
| 1990s | 55.3% | 18.9% | 36.4% | Israel |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 21.0% | 36.9% | Israel |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 22.9% | 34.4% | Israel |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 24.7% | 32.6% | 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 World?
- Israel, at 57.0% against 25.3% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Israel and World?
- 31.7%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Israel and World rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Israel ranks 9th and World ranks 10th 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.