Israel vs Ukraine: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Israel
5.77 million
in 2025
Ukraine
5.44 million
in 2025
Israel rank
50th
Ukraine rank
51st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Israel
- Ukraine
How they compare
Israel currently reports 5.77 million against 5.44 million in Ukraine, a difference of 327,840.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ukraine ahead.
Israel ranks 50th and Ukraine ranks 51st of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 million | 3.24 million | 2.09 million | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 1.55 million | 4.22 million | 2.67 million | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 2.08 million | 5.00 million | 2.92 million | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 3.03 million | 5.19 million | 2.17 million | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 3.98 million | 5.16 million | 1.18 million | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 4.77 million | 5.34 million | 567,655 | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 5.55 million | 5.44 million | 110,840 | 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, Israel or Ukraine?
- Israel, at 5.77 million against 5.44 million in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Israel and Ukraine?
- 327,840, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Ukraine?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Ukraine rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Israel ranks 50th and Ukraine ranks 51st 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.