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Population in Israel compared to Italy: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 5.69 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.83% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Israel vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Italy
2100 21,079,031 35,208,261
2099 20,971,907 35,444,989
2098 20,869,188 35,676,340
2097 20,764,637 35,914,345
2096 20,651,056 36,150,501
2095 20,537,392 36,386,787
2094 20,420,251 36,619,396
2093 20,294,077 36,850,181
2092 20,167,075 37,089,746
2091 20,038,540 37,323,400
2090 19,910,123 37,560,976
2089 19,788,579 37,802,157
2088 19,660,357 38,040,056
2087 19,527,597 38,280,439
2086 19,388,628 38,517,279
2085 19,246,899 38,761,126
2084 19,099,510 39,008,873
2083 18,955,502 39,255,273
2082 18,813,463 39,509,964
2081 18,667,367 39,767,732
2080 18,512,469 40,030,977
2079 18,362,060 40,302,924
2078 18,208,724 40,579,648
2077 18,053,774 40,860,952
2076 17,908,513 41,151,772
2075 17,761,880 41,455,646
2074 17,618,257 41,779,503
2073 17,477,875 42,111,664
2072 17,343,227 42,459,257
2071 17,195,556 42,814,908
2070 17,043,216 43,187,953
2069 16,890,521 43,571,469
2068 16,742,334 43,964,515
2067 16,593,617 44,361,273
2066 16,448,006 44,771,926
2065 16,297,575 45,197,177
2064 16,152,550 45,628,630
2063 15,997,249 46,066,216
2062 15,847,545 46,517,561
2061 15,695,962 46,971,598
2060 15,537,020 47,424,830
2059 15,383,512 47,879,711
2058 15,227,838 48,332,818
2057 15,069,709 48,778,066
2056 14,910,638 49,222,515
2055 14,746,579 49,653,326
2054 14,578,352 50,073,600
2053 14,414,886 50,488,203
2052 14,252,277 50,886,354
2051 14,090,930 51,276,616
2050 13,927,651 51,663,176
2049 13,765,178 52,034,983
2048 13,606,737 52,392,012
2047 13,448,310 52,745,310
2046 13,286,110 53,080,828
2045 13,126,049 53,408,660
2044 12,960,184 53,723,325
2043 12,796,533 54,042,322
2042 12,632,183 54,342,628
2041 12,471,494 54,629,496
2040 12,312,998 54,916,374
2039 12,152,920 55,205,078
2038 11,995,851 55,481,637
2037 11,841,052 55,757,394
2036 11,693,469 56,025,224
2035 11,543,041 56,295,613
2034 11,396,608 56,562,648
2033 11,252,344 56,822,364
2032 11,108,763 57,078,534
2031 10,961,050 57,345,322
2030 10,815,614 57,606,120
2029 10,675,258 57,851,091
2028 10,533,711 58,091,760
2027 10,393,227 58,333,039
2026 10,252,942 58,562,681
2025 10,113,937 58,769,653
2024 9,974,400 58,952,704
2023 9,849,000 58,984,216
2022 9,557,500 59,013,667
2021 9,371,400 59,133,173
2020 9,215,100 59,438,851
2019 9,054,000 59,729,081
2018 8,882,800 60,148,658
2017 8,713,300 60,002,252
2016 8,546,000 60,115,223
2015 8,380,100 60,229,605
2014 8,215,700 60,320,707
2013 8,059,500 60,311,613
2012 7,910,500 60,191,247
2011 7,765,800 60,026,841
2010 7,623,600 59,819,407
2009 7,485,600 59,555,454
2008 7,308,800 59,211,181
2007 7,180,100 58,756,247
2006 7,053,700 58,399,861
2005 6,930,100 58,166,682
2004 6,809,000 57,828,179
2003 6,689,700 57,399,184
2002 6,570,000 57,089,824
2001 6,439,000 56,976,981
2000 6,289,000 56,942,108
1999 6,125,000 56,916,317
1998 5,971,000 56,906,744
1997 5,836,000 56,890,372
1996 5,692,000 56,860,281
1995 5,545,000 56,844,303
1994 5,399,000 56,843,400
1993 5,261,000 56,831,821
1992 5,123,000 56,797,087
1991 4,949,000 56,758,521
1990 4,660,000 56,719,240
1989 4,518,000 56,671,781
1988 4,442,000 56,629,288
1987 4,369,000 56,601,931
1986 4,299,000 56,596,155
1985 4,233,000 56,593,071
1984 4,159,000 56,576,718
1983 4,105,000 56,564,074
1982 4,031,000 56,543,548
1981 3,956,000 56,501,675
1980 3,878,000 56,433,883
1979 3,786,000 56,317,749
1978 3,690,000 56,155,143
1977 3,613,000 55,955,411
1976 3,533,000 55,718,260
1975 3,455,000 55,441,001
1974 3,377,000 55,110,868
1973 3,278,000 54,751,406
1972 3,148,000 54,381,345
1971 3,069,000 54,073,490
1970 2,974,000 53,821,850
1969 2,877,000 53,537,950
1968 2,803,000 53,235,750
1967 2,745,000 52,900,500
1966 2,629,000 52,519,000
1965 2,563,000 52,112,350
1964 2,475,000 51,675,350
1963 2,379,000 51,252,000
1962 2,293,000 50,879,450
1961 2,185,000 50,536,350
1960 2,114,020 50,199,700

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Israel's population will grow by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people with a rank change from 95th to 88th. The population of Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Italy
2100 0.51% -0.67%
2099 0.49% -0.65%
2098 0.5% -0.66%
2097 0.55% -0.65%
2096 0.55% -0.65%
2095 0.57% -0.64%
2094 0.62% -0.63%
2093 0.63% -0.65%
2092 0.64% -0.63%
2091 0.64% -0.63%
2090 0.61% -0.64%
2089 0.65% -0.63%
2088 0.68% -0.63%
2087 0.72% -0.61%
2086 0.74% -0.63%
2085 0.77% -0.64%
2084 0.76% -0.63%
2083 0.75% -0.64%
2082 0.78% -0.65%
2081 0.84% -0.66%
2080 0.82% -0.67%
2079 0.84% -0.68%
2078 0.86% -0.69%
2077 0.81% -0.71%
2076 0.83% -0.73%
2075 0.82% -0.78%
2074 0.8% -0.79%
2073 0.78% -0.82%
2072 0.86% -0.83%
2071 0.89% -0.86%
2070 0.9% -0.88%
2069 0.89% -0.89%
2068 0.9% -0.89%
2067 0.89% -0.92%
2066 0.92% -0.94%
2065 0.9% -0.95%
2064 0.97% -0.95%
2063 0.94% -0.97%
2062 0.97% -0.97%
2061 1.02% -0.96%
2060 1% -0.95%
2059 1.02% -0.94%
2058 1.05% -0.91%
2057 1.07% -0.9%
2056 1.11% -0.87%
2055 1.15% -0.84%
2054 1.13% -0.82%
2053 1.14% -0.78%
2052 1.15% -0.76%
2051 1.17% -0.75%
2050 1.18% -0.71%
2049 1.16% -0.68%
2048 1.18% -0.67%
2047 1.22% -0.63%
2046 1.22% -0.61%
2045 1.28% -0.59%
2044 1.28% -0.59%
2043 1.3% -0.55%
2042 1.29% -0.53%
2041 1.29% -0.52%
2040 1.32% -0.52%
2039 1.31% -0.5%
2038 1.31% -0.49%
2037 1.26% -0.48%
2036 1.3% -0.48%
2035 1.28% -0.47%
2034 1.28% -0.46%
2033 1.29% -0.45%
2032 1.35% -0.47%
2031 1.34% -0.45%
2030 1.31% -0.42%
2029 1.34% -0.41%
2028 1.35% -0.41%
2027 1.37% -0.39%
2026 1.37% -0.35%
2025 1.4% -0.31%
2024 1.27% -0.05%
2023 3.05% -0.05%
2022 1.99% -0.2%
2021 1.7% -0.51%
2020 1.78% -0.49%
2019 1.93% -0.7%
2018 1.95% 0.24%
2017 1.96% -0.19%
2016 1.98% -0.19%
2015 2% -0.15%
2014 1.94% 0.02%
2013 1.88% 0.2%
2012 1.86% 0.27%
2011 1.87% 0.35%
2010 1.84% 0.44%
2009 2.42% 0.58%
2008 1.79% 0.77%
2007 1.79% 0.61%
2006 1.78% 0.4%
2005 1.78% 0.59%
2004 1.78% 0.75%
2003 1.82% 0.54%
2002 2.03% 0.2%
2001 2.39% 0.06%
2000 2.68% 0.05%
1999 2.58% 0.02%
1998 2.31% 0.03%
1997 2.53% 0.05%
1996 2.65% 0.03%
1995 2.7% 0.002%
1994 2.62% 0.02%
1993 2.69% 0.06%
1992 3.52% 0.07%
1991 6.2% 0.07%
1990 3.14% 0.08%
1989 1.71% 0.08%
1988 1.67% 0.05%
1987 1.63% 0.01%
1986 1.56% 0.005%
1985 1.78% 0.03%
1984 1.32% 0.02%
1983 1.84% 0.04%
1982 1.9% 0.07%
1981 2.01% 0.12%
1980 2.43% 0.21%
1979 2.6% 0.29%
1978 2.13% 0.36%
1977 2.26% 0.43%
1976 2.26% 0.5%
1975 2.31% 0.6%
1974 3.02% 0.66%
1973 4.13% 0.68%
1972 2.57% 0.57%
1971 3.19% 0.47%
1970 3.37% 0.53%
1969 2.64% 0.57%
1968 2.11% 0.63%
1967 4.41% 0.73%
1966 2.58% 0.78%
1965 3.56% 0.85%
1964 4.04% 0.83%
1963 3.75% 0.73%
1962 4.94% 0.68%
1961 3.36% 0.67%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/israel/italy | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Israel Italy
Current population
10290887
58562681
Population rank 95/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.71%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
16.7 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +344 -86
Annual growth/decline +125,400 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 170/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 +75,448
Net migration rank 42/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - 75,448
2024 - 10,612 - 95,246
2023 131,977 9,999 -283,125 150,189
2022 129,982 50,004 -318,674 231,228
2021 134,011 16,859 -301,579 157,327
2020 128,089 16,573 -338,801 85,281
2019 135,810 16,134 -215,025 46,634
2018 140,348 15,615 -192,475 83,686
2017 138,541 14,518 -192,007 95,147
2016 136,736 24,308 -138,265 84,568
2015 134,082 29,735 -162,620 39,389
2014 133,916 25,303 -96,513 52,679
2013 129,758 17,075 -90,468 158,090
2012 128,941 16,549 -78,248 252,524
2011 125,030 10,470 -48,021 198,544
2010 126,552 12,906 -23,928 274,387
2009 122,015 7,269 -17,866 283,676
2008 117,672 7,974 -11,842 422,534
2007 111,292 9,654 -5,876 495,092
2006 109,332 11,446 0 215,995
2005 105,338 10,975 -17,450 258,702
2004 106,901 8,494 11,566 417,970
2003 106,366 6,684 -40,179 478,578
2002 101,178 17,420 -22,836 223,861
2001 99,160 38,643 -11,396 48,903
2000 98,737 63,409 -17,082 56,065
1999 94,325 78,422 -22,766 54,405
1998 93,744 52,713 -39,835 67,985
1997 88,707 60,297 -22,756 50,539
1996 86,518 66,811 -22,744 53,450
1995 82,066 61,800 -34,107 -460,287
1994 79,365 57,273 -17,053 502,750
1993 77,337 49,345 0 24,321
1992 77,357 57,522 22,718 51,747
1991 73,740 153,141 11,352 19,721
1990 71,764 178,732 22,688 35,317
1989 68,674 14,192 28,336 19,540
1988 71,072 1,675 33,977 18,553
1987 69,904 7,511 16,980 7,825
1986 70,073 -3,598 11,319 -6,206
1985 71,538 -3,686 28,297 6,911
1984 70,703 10,933 50,919 203
1983 70,196 689 33,939 -3,733
1982 68,931 16,563 79,161 -24,223
1981 67,647 16,021 73,452 7,182
1980 68,253 16,284 84,650 295,642
1979 68,148 15,591 129,531 42,637
1978 67,158 15,556 168,465 43,932
1977 70,092 12,747 190,248 42,246
1976 74,899 10,459 228,445 40,885
1975 70,828 11,726 271,660 43,051
1974 68,891 11,929 336,176 42,487
1973 65,560 14,310 328,508 41,631
1972 62,960 27,415 364,355 43,182
1971 64,449 52,632 383,922 -58,627
1970 56,506 56,173 376,753 -62,216
1969 53,800 59,928 390,827 -45,346
1968 51,014 60,804 399,268 -50,149
1967 47,488 59,483 439,074 -37,992
1966 50,477 57,347 488,427 -35,352
1965 49,979 54,694 474,222 -36,267
1964 48,015 54,050 527,089 -27,368
1963 44,964 53,877 440,767 -28,198
1962 43,337 52,313 427,387 -25,840
1961 42,170 34,482 459,880 -129,761
1960 44,818 10,990 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/italy | CC BY

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). In Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

Biggest 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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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