Israel vs Uganda: Population in largest city

Israel
4.57 million
in 2025
Uganda
4.27 million
in 2025
Israel rank
44th
Uganda rank
46th

Population in largest city over time

  • Israel
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 4.57 million against 4.27 million in Uganda, a difference of 303,370.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

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

Israel ranks 44th and Uganda ranks 46th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 869,860 220,048 649,812 Israel
1970s 1.17 million 392,968 779,316 Israel
1980s 1.53 million 586,186 947,181 Israel
1990s 2.26 million 950,445 1.31 million Israel
2000s 3.00 million 1.55 million 1.44 million Israel
2010s 3.67 million 2.54 million 1.14 million Israel
2020s 4.38 million 3.76 million 615,340 Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Israel or Uganda?
Israel, at 4.57 million against 4.27 million in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Israel and Uganda?
303,370, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Uganda?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Israel and Uganda rank globally for population in largest city?
Israel ranks 44th and Uganda ranks 46th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population in largest city
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.