IDA blend vs Israel: Population in the largest city
IDA blend
17.6%
in 2025
Israel
49.3%
in 2025
IDA blend rank
23rd
Israel rank
21st
Population in the largest city over time
- IDA blend
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 49.3% against 17.6% in IDA blend, a difference of 31.7%.
That makes Israel's figure about 2.8 times IDA blend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
IDA blend ranks 23rd 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 | IDA blend | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.4% | 43.1% | 21.7% | Israel |
| 1970s | 22.4% | 40.0% | 17.6% | Israel |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 40.6% | 19.2% | Israel |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 45.3% | 24.7% | Israel |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 47.6% | 28.7% | Israel |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 48.2% | 30.3% | Israel |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 49.4% | 31.8% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, IDA blend or Israel?
- Israel, at 49.3% against 17.6% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between IDA blend and Israel?
- 31.7%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Israel?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA blend and Israel rank globally for population in the largest city?
- IDA blend ranks 23rd 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.