Urban Geography in Israel
The five largest cities within country - Jerusalem, West Jerusalem, Haifa, Tel Aviv, Ashdod
Population of the largest city - 801,000
Estimated Size of second to fifth largest cities based on rank-size rule (respectively) - 400,500 / 267,000 / 200,250 / 160,200
Actual populations of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th largest cities (respectively) - 400,000 / 267,300 / 250,000 / 224,656
Is the rank-size rule valid? - The rank-size rule is not valid in Israel. The first three largest cities follow the rank-size rule at first, but as cities get smaller, they stop following the rule. This is illustrated in the fact that Tel Aviv and Ashod have populations of 250,000 and 224,656, but their populations should be 200,250 and 160,200 according to the rank-size rule. Because Israel doesn't follow the rank-size rule, there are probably central hubs in other large cities.
Population - 7,821,850
Population Density -
% Urban Population - 91.9%
% Urban Population Living in Slums -
Average % Change in Urban Population - 1.73% annual rate of change
% with Improved Urban Sanitation -
% with Improved Urban Water Supply -
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary) -
Population of the largest city - 801,000
Estimated Size of second to fifth largest cities based on rank-size rule (respectively) - 400,500 / 267,000 / 200,250 / 160,200
Actual populations of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th largest cities (respectively) - 400,000 / 267,300 / 250,000 / 224,656
Is the rank-size rule valid? - The rank-size rule is not valid in Israel. The first three largest cities follow the rank-size rule at first, but as cities get smaller, they stop following the rule. This is illustrated in the fact that Tel Aviv and Ashod have populations of 250,000 and 224,656, but their populations should be 200,250 and 160,200 according to the rank-size rule. Because Israel doesn't follow the rank-size rule, there are probably central hubs in other large cities.
Population - 7,821,850
Population Density -
% Urban Population - 91.9%
% Urban Population Living in Slums -
Average % Change in Urban Population - 1.73% annual rate of change
% with Improved Urban Sanitation -
% with Improved Urban Water Supply -
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary) -