China vs Israel: Long term urban population region

China
57.78
in 2025
Israel
58.04
in 2025
China rank
127th
Israel rank
126th

Long term urban population region over time

  • China
  • Israel
0204060100015122025

How they compare

Israel currently reports 58.04 against 57.78 in China, a difference of 0.26.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was China ahead.

China ranks 127th and Israel ranks 126th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, China averaged higher in 10 and Israel in 30.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Israel Difference Ahead
1000s 5 1.39 3.61 China
1100s 5 1.7 3.3 China
1200s 5 2.07 2.93 China
1300s 5 2.52 2.48 China
1400s 5 2.77 2.23 China
1500s 6.5 3.57 2.92 China
1600s 7 4.31 2.69 China
1700s 6 4.88 1.12 China
1710s 6 5.46 0.534 China
1720s 6 5.93 0.0642 China
1730s 6 6.43 0.4329 Israel
1740s 6 6.96 0.9583 Israel
1750s 6 7.51 1.51 Israel
1760s 6 8.1 2.1 Israel
1770s 6 8.71 2.71 Israel
1780s 6 9.36 3.36 Israel
1790s 6 10.03 4.04 Israel
1800s 6 10.74 4.74 Israel
1810s 6 11.63 5.63 Israel
1820s 6 12.63 6.63 Israel
1830s 6.06 13.73 7.67 Israel
1840s 6.12 14.91 8.79 Israel
1850s 6.18 16.2 10.02 Israel
1860s 6.24 17.6 11.35 Israel
1870s 6.3 19.36 13.05 Israel
1880s 6.37 21.29 14.93 Israel
1890s 6.43 23.43 16.99 Israel
1900s 6.49 25.77 19.27 Israel
1910s 6.56 28.34 21.79 Israel
1920s 6.62 31.04 24.42 Israel
1930s 7 34 27 Israel
1940s 8 37.24 29.24 Israel
1950s 13.85 45.73 31.88 Israel
1960s 16.95 55.69 38.75 Israel
1970s 17.76 62.48 44.72 Israel
1980s 22.67 62.89 40.22 Israel
1990s 30.96 61.28 30.31 Israel
2000s 40.76 60.02 19.26 Israel
2010s 50.41 59.32 8.91 Israel
2020s 56.21 58.35 2.14 Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, China or Israel?
Israel, at 58.04 against 57.78 in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between China and Israel?
0.26, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Israel?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do China and Israel rank globally for long term urban population region?
China ranks 127th and Israel ranks 126th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed