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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 11.9 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.6% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Israel vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Japan
2100 21,079,031 76,978,998
2099 20,971,907 77,363,458
2098 20,869,188 77,742,445
2097 20,764,637 78,118,375
2096 20,651,056 78,498,614
2095 20,537,392 78,875,245
2094 20,420,251 79,250,325
2093 20,294,077 79,628,057
2092 20,167,075 80,007,967
2091 20,038,540 80,383,529
2090 19,910,123 80,760,724
2089 19,788,579 81,140,553
2088 19,660,357 81,521,696
2087 19,527,597 81,908,373
2086 19,388,628 82,304,497
2085 19,246,899 82,709,534
2084 19,099,510 83,123,058
2083 18,955,502 83,544,006
2082 18,813,463 83,980,325
2081 18,667,367 84,429,305
2080 18,512,469 84,899,768
2079 18,362,060 85,387,247
2078 18,208,724 85,897,934
2077 18,053,774 86,434,291
2076 17,908,513 86,993,007
2075 17,761,880 87,577,777
2074 17,618,257 88,190,392
2073 17,477,875 88,834,763
2072 17,343,227 89,499,356
2071 17,195,556 90,184,464
2070 17,043,216 90,899,136
2069 16,890,521 91,625,421
2068 16,742,334 92,367,969
2067 16,593,617 93,113,499
2066 16,448,006 93,869,240
2065 16,297,575 94,633,430
2064 16,152,550 95,391,433
2063 15,997,249 96,148,081
2062 15,847,545 96,902,907
2061 15,695,962 97,654,031
2060 15,537,020 98,400,894
2059 15,383,512 99,144,216
2058 15,227,838 99,868,968
2057 15,069,709 100,585,601
2056 14,910,638 101,295,868
2055 14,746,579 101,989,736
2054 14,578,352 102,683,462
2053 14,414,886 103,359,083
2052 14,252,277 104,036,901
2051 14,090,930 104,706,698
2050 13,927,651 105,377,283
2049 13,765,178 106,053,011
2048 13,606,737 106,731,207
2047 13,448,310 107,419,237
2046 13,286,110 108,115,358
2045 13,126,049 108,820,982
2044 12,960,184 109,529,333
2043 12,796,533 110,245,586
2042 12,632,183 110,968,174
2041 12,471,494 111,704,629
2040 12,312,998 112,438,759
2039 12,152,920 113,175,948
2038 11,995,851 113,915,783
2037 11,841,052 114,662,374
2036 11,693,469 115,410,956
2035 11,543,041 116,162,381
2034 11,396,608 116,911,001
2033 11,252,344 117,652,676
2032 11,108,763 118,393,188
2031 10,961,050 119,127,425
2030 10,815,614 119,856,131
2029 10,675,258 120,574,242
2028 10,533,711 121,287,543
2027 10,393,227 121,989,133
2026 10,252,942 122,677,250
2025 10,113,937 123,339,586
2024 9,974,400 123,975,371
2023 9,849,000 124,516,650
2022 9,557,500 125,124,989
2021 9,371,400 125,681,593
2020 9,215,100 126,261,000
2019 9,054,000 126,633,000
2018 8,882,800 126,811,000
2017 8,713,300 126,972,000
2016 8,546,000 127,076,000
2015 8,380,100 127,141,000
2014 8,215,700 127,276,000
2013 8,059,500 127,445,000
2012 7,910,500 127,629,000
2011 7,765,800 127,833,000
2010 7,623,600 128,070,000
2009 7,485,600 128,047,000
2008 7,308,800 128,063,000
2007 7,180,100 128,001,000
2006 7,053,700 127,854,000
2005 6,930,100 127,773,000
2004 6,809,000 127,761,000
2003 6,689,700 127,718,000
2002 6,570,000 127,445,000
2001 6,439,000 127,149,000
2000 6,289,000 126,843,000
1999 6,125,000 126,631,000
1998 5,971,000 126,400,000
1997 5,836,000 126,057,000
1996 5,692,000 125,757,000
1995 5,545,000 125,472,000
1994 5,399,000 125,178,000
1993 5,261,000 124,829,000
1992 5,123,000 124,425,000
1991 4,949,000 123,964,000
1990 4,660,000 123,478,000
1989 4,518,000 123,069,000
1988 4,442,000 122,578,000
1987 4,369,000 122,069,000
1986 4,299,000 121,482,000
1985 4,233,000 120,837,000
1984 4,159,000 120,083,000
1983 4,105,000 119,307,000
1982 4,031,000 118,480,000
1981 3,956,000 117,661,000
1980 3,878,000 116,807,000
1979 3,786,000 115,890,000
1978 3,690,000 114,913,000
1977 3,613,000 113,872,000
1976 3,533,000 112,775,000
1975 3,455,000 111,573,000
1974 3,377,000 110,162,000
1973 3,278,000 108,707,000
1972 3,148,000 107,188,000
1971 3,069,000 105,697,000
1970 2,974,000 103,403,000
1969 2,877,000 102,219,000
1968 2,803,000 101,011,000
1967 2,745,000 99,879,000
1966 2,629,000 98,851,000
1965 2,563,000 97,952,000
1964 2,475,000 96,903,000
1963 2,379,000 95,900,000
1962 2,293,000 94,933,000
1961 2,185,000 94,055,000
1960 2,114,020 93,216,000

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/japan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Japan
2100 0.51% -0.5%
2099 0.49% -0.49%
2098 0.5% -0.48%
2097 0.55% -0.48%
2096 0.55% -0.48%
2095 0.57% -0.47%
2094 0.62% -0.47%
2093 0.63% -0.47%
2092 0.64% -0.47%
2091 0.64% -0.47%
2090 0.61% -0.47%
2089 0.65% -0.47%
2088 0.68% -0.47%
2087 0.72% -0.48%
2086 0.74% -0.49%
2085 0.77% -0.5%
2084 0.76% -0.5%
2083 0.75% -0.52%
2082 0.78% -0.53%
2081 0.84% -0.55%
2080 0.82% -0.57%
2079 0.84% -0.59%
2078 0.86% -0.62%
2077 0.81% -0.64%
2076 0.83% -0.67%
2075 0.82% -0.69%
2074 0.8% -0.73%
2073 0.78% -0.74%
2072 0.86% -0.76%
2071 0.89% -0.79%
2070 0.9% -0.79%
2069 0.89% -0.8%
2068 0.9% -0.8%
2067 0.89% -0.81%
2066 0.92% -0.81%
2065 0.9% -0.79%
2064 0.97% -0.79%
2063 0.94% -0.78%
2062 0.97% -0.77%
2061 1.02% -0.76%
2060 1% -0.75%
2059 1.02% -0.73%
2058 1.05% -0.71%
2057 1.07% -0.7%
2056 1.11% -0.68%
2055 1.15% -0.68%
2054 1.13% -0.65%
2053 1.14% -0.65%
2052 1.15% -0.64%
2051 1.17% -0.64%
2050 1.18% -0.64%
2049 1.16% -0.64%
2048 1.18% -0.64%
2047 1.22% -0.64%
2046 1.22% -0.65%
2045 1.28% -0.65%
2044 1.28% -0.65%
2043 1.3% -0.65%
2042 1.29% -0.66%
2041 1.29% -0.65%
2040 1.32% -0.65%
2039 1.31% -0.65%
2038 1.31% -0.65%
2037 1.26% -0.65%
2036 1.3% -0.65%
2035 1.28% -0.64%
2034 1.28% -0.63%
2033 1.29% -0.63%
2032 1.35% -0.62%
2031 1.34% -0.61%
2030 1.31% -0.6%
2029 1.34% -0.59%
2028 1.35% -0.58%
2027 1.37% -0.56%
2026 1.37% -0.54%
2025 1.4% -0.51%
2024 1.27% -0.43%
2023 3.05% -0.49%
2022 1.99% -0.44%
2021 1.7% -0.46%
2020 1.78% -0.29%
2019 1.93% -0.14%
2018 1.95% -0.13%
2017 1.96% -0.08%
2016 1.98% -0.05%
2015 2% -0.11%
2014 1.94% -0.13%
2013 1.88% -0.14%
2012 1.86% -0.16%
2011 1.87% -0.19%
2010 1.84% 0.02%
2009 2.42% -0.01%
2008 1.79% 0.05%
2007 1.79% 0.11%
2006 1.78% 0.06%
2005 1.78% 0.009%
2004 1.78% 0.03%
2003 1.82% 0.21%
2002 2.03% 0.23%
2001 2.39% 0.24%
2000 2.68% 0.17%
1999 2.58% 0.18%
1998 2.31% 0.27%
1997 2.53% 0.24%
1996 2.65% 0.23%
1995 2.7% 0.23%
1994 2.62% 0.28%
1993 2.69% 0.32%
1992 3.52% 0.37%
1991 6.2% 0.39%
1990 3.14% 0.33%
1989 1.71% 0.4%
1988 1.67% 0.42%
1987 1.63% 0.48%
1986 1.56% 0.53%
1985 1.78% 0.63%
1984 1.32% 0.65%
1983 1.84% 0.7%
1982 1.9% 0.7%
1981 2.01% 0.73%
1980 2.43% 0.79%
1979 2.6% 0.85%
1978 2.13% 0.91%
1977 2.26% 0.97%
1976 2.26% 1.08%
1975 2.31% 1.28%
1974 3.02% 1.34%
1973 4.13% 1.42%
1972 2.57% 1.41%
1971 3.19% 2.22%
1970 3.37% 1.16%
1969 2.64% 1.2%
1968 2.11% 1.13%
1967 4.41% 1.04%
1966 2.58% 0.92%
1965 3.56% 1.08%
1964 4.04% 1.05%
1963 3.75% 1.02%
1962 4.94% 0.93%
1961 3.36% 0.9%

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/japan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Israel Japan
Current population
10290887
122677250
Population rank 95/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 1.48%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
58.3 seconds
One birth every
2.87 minutes
42.2 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +344 -1,483
Annual growth/decline +125,400 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 185/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 +140,579
Net migration rank 42/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - 140,579
2024 - 10,612 - 153,357
2023 131,977 9,999 -871,617 175,003
2022 129,982 50,004 -825,825 175,003
2021 134,011 16,859 -640,976 -34,996
2020 128,089 16,573 -542,923 42,001
2019 135,810 16,134 -531,858 318,190
2018 140,348 15,615 -456,520 320,601
2017 138,541 14,518 -406,310 322,564
2016 136,736 24,308 -343,106 314,732
2015 134,082 29,735 -292,424 168,896
2014 133,916 25,303 -267,279 58,109
2013 129,758 17,075 -242,146 66,449
2012 128,941 16,549 -229,733 67,904
2011 125,030 10,470 -204,533 97,720
2010 126,552 12,906 -128,070 131,860
2009 122,015 7,269 -76,828 125,450
2008 117,672 7,974 -51,225 142,605
2007 111,292 9,654 -25,600 138,024
2006 109,332 11,446 12,785 130,065
2005 105,338 10,975 -25,554 113,017
2004 106,901 8,494 76,656 69,014
2003 106,366 6,684 114,946 74,875
2002 101,178 17,420 178,423 60,864
2001 99,160 38,643 203,438 59,563
2000 98,737 63,409 228,317 23,468
1999 94,325 78,422 202,610 56,901
1998 93,744 52,713 265,440 45,912
1997 88,707 60,297 277,325 43,366
1996 86,518 66,811 314,392 25,030
1995 82,066 61,800 276,039 87,714
1994 79,365 57,273 363,017 154,214
1993 77,337 49,345 312,073 168,836
1992 77,357 57,522 360,833 170,878
1991 73,740 153,141 396,685 161,331
1990 71,764 178,732 407,478 124,582
1989 68,674 14,192 467,662 31,202
1988 71,072 1,675 527,085 51,154
1987 69,904 7,511 598,138 28,001
1986 70,073 -3,598 631,706 27,987
1985 71,538 -3,686 676,687 -141,323
1984 70,703 10,933 756,523 -273,686
1983 70,196 689 775,495 -269,755
1982 68,931 16,563 805,664 -288,550
1981 67,647 16,021 811,861 -278,525
1980 68,253 16,284 864,372 -92,314
1979 68,148 15,591 950,298 -57,692
1978 67,158 15,556 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 70,092 12,747 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 74,899 10,459 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 70,828 11,726 1,204,989 107
1974 68,891 11,929 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 65,560 14,310 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 62,960 27,415 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 64,449 52,632 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 56,506 56,173 1,230,496 33,731
1969 53,800 59,928 1,195,962 49,447
1968 51,014 60,804 1,191,930 43,593
1967 47,488 59,483 1,258,475 29,632
1966 50,477 57,347 682,072 68,934
1965 49,979 54,694 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 48,015 54,050 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 44,964 53,877 987,770 -100,742
1962 43,337 52,313 901,864 -57,075
1961 42,170 34,482 893,522 -58,882
1960 44,818 10,990 894,874 -150,371

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/japan | 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 Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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