Israel Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Israel is 10,290,887 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 9,974,400 in 2024.

Israel is projected to reach 21.1M people in 2100.
Since 2006, population has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth in 20 years).
For the last 20 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of 2.29% per year.
Israel is ranked 95/197 by population and was ranked 99th in 2006.
Israel accounts for 0.12% of the world's population.

Israel population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	21,079,031	0.51%
2099	20,971,907	0.49%
2098	20,869,188	0.5%
2097	20,764,637	0.55%
2096	20,651,056	0.55%
2095	20,537,392	0.57%
2094	20,420,251	0.62%
2093	20,294,077	0.63%
2092	20,167,075	0.64%
2091	20,038,540	0.64%
2090	19,910,123	0.61%
2089	19,788,579	0.65%
2088	19,660,357	0.68%
2087	19,527,597	0.72%
2086	19,388,628	0.74%
2085	19,246,899	0.77%
2084	19,099,510	0.76%
2083	18,955,502	0.75%
2082	18,813,463	0.78%
2081	18,667,367	0.84%
2080	18,512,469	0.82%
2079	18,362,060	0.84%
2078	18,208,724	0.86%
2077	18,053,774	0.81%
2076	17,908,513	0.83%
2075	17,761,880	0.82%
2074	17,618,257	0.8%
2073	17,477,875	0.78%
2072	17,343,227	0.86%
2071	17,195,556	0.89%
2070	17,043,216	0.9%
2069	16,890,521	0.89%
2068	16,742,334	0.9%
2067	16,593,617	0.89%
2066	16,448,006	0.92%
2065	16,297,575	0.9%
2064	16,152,550	0.97%
2063	15,997,249	0.94%
2062	15,847,545	0.97%
2061	15,695,962	1.02%
2060	15,537,020	1%
2059	15,383,512	1.02%
2058	15,227,838	1.05%
2057	15,069,709	1.07%
2056	14,910,638	1.11%
2055	14,746,579	1.15%
2054	14,578,352	1.13%
2053	14,414,886	1.14%
2052	14,252,277	1.15%
2051	14,090,930	1.17%
2050	13,927,651	1.18%
2049	13,765,178	1.16%
2048	13,606,737	1.18%
2047	13,448,310	1.22%
2046	13,286,110	1.22%
2045	13,126,049	1.28%
2044	12,960,184	1.28%
2043	12,796,533	1.3%
2042	12,632,183	1.29%
2041	12,471,494	1.29%
2040	12,312,998	1.32%
2039	12,152,920	1.31%
2038	11,995,851	1.31%
2037	11,841,052	1.26%
2036	11,693,469	1.3%
2035	11,543,041	1.28%
2034	11,396,608	1.28%
2033	11,252,344	1.29%
2032	11,108,763	1.35%
2031	10,961,050	1.34%
2030	10,815,614	1.31%
2029	10,675,258	1.34%
2028	10,533,711	1.35%
2027	10,393,227	1.37%
2026	10,252,942	1.37%
2025	10,113,937	1.4%
2024	9,974,400	1.27%
2023	9,849,000	3.05%
2022	9,557,500	1.99%
2021	9,371,400	1.7%
2020	9,215,100	1.78%
2019	9,054,000	1.93%
2018	8,882,800	1.95%
2017	8,713,300	1.96%
2016	8,546,000	1.98%
2015	8,380,100	2%
2014	8,215,700	1.94%
2013	8,059,500	1.88%
2012	7,910,500	1.86%
2011	7,765,800	1.87%
2010	7,623,600	1.84%
2009	7,485,600	2.42%
2008	7,308,800	1.79%
2007	7,180,100	1.79%
2006	7,053,700	1.78%
2005	6,930,100	1.78%
2004	6,809,000	1.78%
2003	6,689,700	1.82%
2002	6,570,000	2.03%
2001	6,439,000	2.39%
2000	6,289,000	2.68%
1999	6,125,000	2.58%
1998	5,971,000	2.31%
1997	5,836,000	2.53%
1996	5,692,000	2.65%
1995	5,545,000	2.7%
1994	5,399,000	2.62%
1993	5,261,000	2.69%
1992	5,123,000	3.52%
1991	4,949,000	6.2%
1990	4,660,000	3.14%
1989	4,518,000	1.71%
1988	4,442,000	1.67%
1987	4,369,000	1.63%
1986	4,299,000	1.56%
1985	4,233,000	1.78%
1984	4,159,000	1.32%
1983	4,105,000	1.84%
1982	4,031,000	1.9%
1981	3,956,000	2.01%
1980	3,878,000	2.43%
1979	3,786,000	2.6%
1978	3,690,000	2.13%
1977	3,613,000	2.26%
1976	3,533,000	2.26%
1975	3,455,000	2.31%
1974	3,377,000	3.02%
1973	3,278,000	4.13%
1972	3,148,000	2.57%
1971	3,069,000	3.19%
1970	2,974,000	3.37%
1969	2,877,000	2.64%
1968	2,803,000	2.11%
1967	2,745,000	4.41%
1966	2,629,000	2.58%
1965	2,563,000	3.56%
1964	2,475,000	4.04%
1963	2,379,000	3.75%
1962	2,293,000	4.94%
1961	2,185,000	3.36%
1960	2,114,020	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Israel has a population of 10.3M as of 2026, compared to 8.55M in 2016, 7.05M in 2006, and 5.69M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.04% per year. Israel is ranked 58th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Israel will have 13,286,110 people (29.1% growth) with a rank change from 95th to 88th.

By the year 2100, Israel's population is projected to grow by 104.8% from its current level to 21.1M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	11,466
2024	-	-	10,612
2023	141,976	131,977	9,999
2022	179,986	129,982	50,004
2021	150,870	134,011	16,859
2020	144,662	128,089	16,573
2019	151,944	135,810	16,134
2018	155,963	140,348	15,615
2017	153,059	138,541	14,518
2016	161,044	136,736	24,308
2015	163,817	134,082	29,735
2014	159,219	133,916	25,303
2013	146,833	129,758	17,075
2012	145,490	128,941	16,549
2011	135,500	125,030	10,470
2010	139,458	126,552	12,906
2009	129,284	122,015	7,269
2008	125,646	117,672	7,974
2007	120,946	111,292	9,654
2006	120,778	109,332	11,446
2005	116,313	105,338	10,975
2004	115,395	106,901	8,494
2003	113,050	106,366	6,684
2002	118,598	101,178	17,420
2001	137,803	99,160	38,643
2000	162,146	98,737	63,409
1999	172,747	94,325	78,422
1998	146,457	93,744	52,713
1997	149,004	88,707	60,297
1996	153,329	86,518	66,811
1995	143,866	82,066	61,800
1994	136,638	79,365	57,273
1993	126,682	77,337	49,345
1992	134,879	77,357	57,522
1991	226,881	73,740	153,141
1990	250,496	71,764	178,732
1989	82,866	68,674	14,192
1988	72,747	71,072	1,675
1987	77,415	69,904	7,511
1986	66,475	70,073	-3,598
1985	67,852	71,538	-3,686
1984	81,636	70,703	10,933
1983	70,885	70,196	689
1982	85,494	68,931	16,563
1981	83,668	67,647	16,021
1980	84,537	68,253	16,284
1979	83,739	68,148	15,591
1978	82,714	67,158	15,556
1977	82,839	70,092	12,747
1976	85,358	74,899	10,459
1975	82,554	70,828	11,726
1974	80,820	68,891	11,929
1973	79,870	65,560	14,310
1972	90,375	62,960	27,415
1971	117,081	64,449	52,632
1970	112,679	56,506	56,173
1969	113,728	53,800	59,928
1968	111,818	51,014	60,804
1967	106,971	47,488	59,483
1966	107,824	50,477	57,347
1965	104,673	49,979	54,694
1964	102,065	48,015	54,050
1963	98,841	44,964	53,877
1962	95,650	43,337	52,313
1961	76,652	42,170	34,482
1960	55,808	44,818	10,990

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 86% of the population change in Israel is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 1,953,214 and 26.6% in 2010.

Israel population clock

	Israel	Rank
Current population	10290887	95/197
Percent of world population	0.12%	95/197
One net population change	4.19 minutes	79/197
One birth every	2.87 minutes	87/196
One death every	10.3 minutes	104/196
Daily growth/decline	+344	79/197
Annual growth/decline	+125,400	79/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+1.27%	84/197
One migration net change every	46 minutes	42/196
Annual migration change	+11,466	42/196
Foreign-born residents	2,091,569	35/195
Foreign-born share of population	22.3%	26/195

Largest cities by population

Israel
City	Population
Jerusalem	936K
Tel Aviv	468K
Haifa	283K
Rishon LeZion	250K
Petah Tikva	236K
Netanya	217K
Beersheba	209K
Holon	194K
Bnei Brak	194K
Ramat Gan	159K

Israel population statistics

	Israel	World
Life expectancy	82.9 years	73.8 years
Average age	33.6 years	33.8 years
Median age	30.2 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	49.8:50.2	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	2.85 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	1,227 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Israel.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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