High income vs Israel: Population in the largest city
High income
19.0%
in 2025
Israel
49.3%
in 2025
High income rank
20th
Israel rank
21st
Population in the largest city over time
- High income
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 49.3% against 19.0% in High income, a difference of 30.3%.
That makes Israel's figure about 2.6 times High income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 20th and Israel ranks 21st of 43 groups.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.7% | 43.1% | 25.4% | Israel |
| 1970s | 17.9% | 40.0% | 22.1% | Israel |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 40.6% | 22.6% | Israel |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 45.3% | 27.0% | Israel |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 47.6% | 29.3% | Israel |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 48.2% | 29.5% | Israel |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 49.4% | 30.4% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, High income or Israel?
- Israel, at 49.3% against 19.0% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between High income and Israel?
- 30.3%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Israel?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do High income and Israel rank globally for population in the largest city?
- High income ranks 20th and Israel ranks 21st of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban 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 largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.