Israel vs Post-demographic dividend: Population in the largest city
Israel
49.3%
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
17.6%
in 2025
Israel rank
21st
Post-demographic dividend rank
24th
Population in the largest city over time
- Israel
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Israel currently reports 49.3% against 17.6% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 31.7%.
That makes Israel's figure about 2.8 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 21st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 24th of 153 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.1% | 17.9% | 25.2% | Israel |
| 1970s | 40.0% | 18.1% | 21.9% | Israel |
| 1980s | 40.6% | 18.1% | 22.5% | Israel |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 18.1% | 27.3% | Israel |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 17.6% | 30.0% | Israel |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 17.5% | 30.6% | Israel |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 17.7% | 31.7% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Israel or Post-demographic dividend?
- Israel, at 49.3% against 17.6% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Israel and Post-demographic dividend?
- 31.7%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Post-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Israel ranks 21st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 24th 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.