Ethiopia vs Israel: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Ethiopia
5.96 million
in 2025
Israel
5.77 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
49th
Israel rank
50th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Ethiopia
- Israel
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 5.96 million against 5.77 million in Israel, a difference of 188,160.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Israel ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 49th and Israel ranks 50th of 121 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 595,013 | 1.15 million | 558,037 | Israel |
| 1970s | 912,430 | 1.55 million | 635,162 | Israel |
| 1980s | 1.45 million | 2.08 million | 633,839 | Israel |
| 1990s | 2.09 million | 3.03 million | 941,275 | Israel |
| 2000s | 2.63 million | 3.98 million | 1.35 million | Israel |
| 2010s | 3.82 million | 4.77 million | 952,931 | Israel |
| 2020s | 5.36 million | 5.55 million | 192,213 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Ethiopia or Israel?
- Ethiopia, at 5.96 million against 5.77 million in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Ethiopia and Israel?
- 188,160, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Israel?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Israel rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Ethiopia ranks 49th and Israel ranks 50th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.