Israel vs OECD members: Population in the largest city
Israel
49.3%
in 2025
OECD members
18.1%
in 2025
Israel rank
21st
OECD members rank
21st
Population in the largest city over time
- Israel
- OECD members
How they compare
Israel currently reports 49.3% against 18.1% in OECD members, a difference of 31.2%.
That makes Israel's figure about 2.7 times OECD members's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 21st and OECD members ranks 21st of 153 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.1% | 18.2% | 24.9% | Israel |
| 1970s | 40.0% | 18.6% | 21.3% | Israel |
| 1980s | 40.6% | 18.8% | 21.9% | Israel |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 18.6% | 26.7% | Israel |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 18.2% | 29.4% | Israel |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 18.1% | 30.0% | Israel |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 18.2% | 31.2% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Israel or OECD members?
- Israel, at 49.3% against 18.1% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Israel and OECD members?
- 31.2%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and OECD members?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Israel and OECD members rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Israel ranks 21st and OECD members ranks 21st of 153 countries.
- 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.