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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 5,906,622 in Lebanon.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 1.74 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.91M (24.3% growth).

Israel vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Lebanon
2100 21,079,031 7,229,611
2099 20,971,907 7,252,189
2098 20,869,188 7,273,846
2097 20,764,637 7,298,208
2096 20,651,056 7,322,265
2095 20,537,392 7,343,287
2094 20,420,251 7,365,719
2093 20,294,077 7,386,532
2092 20,167,075 7,403,314
2091 20,038,540 7,420,036
2090 19,910,123 7,433,603
2089 19,788,579 7,444,239
2088 19,660,357 7,454,263
2087 19,527,597 7,465,163
2086 19,388,628 7,468,994
2085 19,246,899 7,477,406
2084 19,099,510 7,476,483
2083 18,955,502 7,482,841
2082 18,813,463 7,482,980
2081 18,667,367 7,484,110
2080 18,512,469 7,484,392
2079 18,362,060 7,482,168
2078 18,208,724 7,480,962
2077 18,053,774 7,474,272
2076 17,908,513 7,470,260
2075 17,761,880 7,464,057
2074 17,618,257 7,446,862
2073 17,477,875 7,432,591
2072 17,343,227 7,420,911
2071 17,195,556 7,408,401
2070 17,043,216 7,394,163
2069 16,890,521 7,382,479
2068 16,742,334 7,373,962
2067 16,593,617 7,361,021
2066 16,448,006 7,348,605
2065 16,297,575 7,332,917
2064 16,152,550 7,316,835
2063 15,997,249 7,299,642
2062 15,847,545 7,279,937
2061 15,695,962 7,262,112
2060 15,537,020 7,239,759
2059 15,383,512 7,219,520
2058 15,227,838 7,199,035
2057 15,069,709 7,176,342
2056 14,910,638 7,152,803
2055 14,746,579 7,131,059
2054 14,578,352 7,107,641
2053 14,414,886 7,085,759
2052 14,252,277 7,063,172
2051 14,090,930 7,036,781
2050 13,927,651 7,010,541
2049 13,765,178 6,983,849
2048 13,606,737 6,952,958
2047 13,448,310 6,913,262
2046 13,286,110 6,878,209
2045 13,126,049 6,839,423
2044 12,960,184 6,795,984
2043 12,796,533 6,759,252
2042 12,632,183 6,716,445
2041 12,471,494 6,668,251
2040 12,312,998 6,618,567
2039 12,152,920 6,565,787
2038 11,995,851 6,512,143
2037 11,841,052 6,456,654
2036 11,693,469 6,403,370
2035 11,543,041 6,356,407
2034 11,396,608 6,305,239
2033 11,252,344 6,257,900
2032 11,108,763 6,206,916
2031 10,961,050 6,152,022
2030 10,815,614 6,098,153
2029 10,675,258 6,044,795
2028 10,533,711 5,992,721
2027 10,393,227 5,942,870
2026 10,252,942 5,893,183
2025 10,113,937 5,846,443
2024 9,974,400 5,805,962
2023 9,849,000 5,773,493
2022 9,557,500 5,744,489
2021 9,371,400 5,718,122
2020 9,215,100 5,702,398
2019 9,054,000 5,794,594
2018 8,882,800 5,984,119
2017 8,713,300 6,160,128
2016 8,546,000 6,323,060
2015 8,380,100 6,472,469
2014 8,215,700 6,346,990
2013 8,059,500 5,743,436
2012 7,910,500 5,235,742
2011 7,765,800 5,096,020
2010 7,623,600 5,041,288
2009 7,485,600 4,992,287
2008 7,308,800 4,925,354
2007 7,180,100 4,844,118
2006 7,053,700 4,751,136
2005 6,930,100 4,671,102
2004 6,809,000 4,599,279
2003 6,689,700 4,525,508
2002 6,570,000 4,463,504
2001 6,439,000 4,401,918
2000 6,289,000 4,329,340
1999 6,125,000 4,255,277
1998 5,971,000 4,181,281
1997 5,836,000 4,108,405
1996 5,692,000 4,034,781
1995 5,545,000 3,960,735
1994 5,399,000 3,889,799
1993 5,261,000 3,820,647
1992 5,123,000 3,747,371
1991 4,949,000 3,668,912
1990 4,660,000 3,595,175
1989 4,518,000 3,525,285
1988 4,442,000 3,454,649
1987 4,369,000 3,385,555
1986 4,299,000 3,300,365
1985 4,233,000 3,217,376
1984 4,159,000 3,152,744
1983 4,105,000 3,094,996
1982 4,031,000 3,054,931
1981 3,956,000 3,008,981
1980 3,878,000 2,944,763
1979 3,786,000 2,882,635
1978 3,690,000 2,822,682
1977 3,613,000 2,762,155
1976 3,533,000 2,726,469
1975 3,455,000 2,693,191
1974 3,377,000 2,635,185
1973 3,278,000 2,572,935
1972 3,148,000 2,509,729
1971 3,069,000 2,446,314
1970 2,974,000 2,386,114
1969 2,877,000 2,328,159
1968 2,803,000 2,266,368
1967 2,745,000 2,206,731
1966 2,629,000 2,148,260
1965 2,563,000 2,088,831
1964 2,475,000 2,030,543
1963 2,379,000 1,970,316
1962 2,293,000 1,909,578
1961 2,185,000 1,850,084
1960 2,114,020 1,794,406

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/lebanon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th 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 Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 7.48M people in 2080 for Lebanon.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Lebanon
2100 0.51% -0.31%
2099 0.49% -0.3%
2098 0.5% -0.33%
2097 0.55% -0.33%
2096 0.55% -0.29%
2095 0.57% -0.3%
2094 0.62% -0.28%
2093 0.63% -0.23%
2092 0.64% -0.23%
2091 0.64% -0.18%
2090 0.61% -0.14%
2089 0.65% -0.13%
2088 0.68% -0.15%
2087 0.72% -0.05%
2086 0.74% -0.11%
2085 0.77% 0.01%
2084 0.76% -0.08%
2083 0.75% -0.002%
2082 0.78% -0.02%
2081 0.84% -0.004%
2080 0.82% 0.03%
2079 0.84% 0.02%
2078 0.86% 0.09%
2077 0.81% 0.05%
2076 0.83% 0.08%
2075 0.82% 0.23%
2074 0.8% 0.19%
2073 0.78% 0.16%
2072 0.86% 0.17%
2071 0.89% 0.19%
2070 0.9% 0.16%
2069 0.89% 0.12%
2068 0.9% 0.18%
2067 0.89% 0.17%
2066 0.92% 0.21%
2065 0.9% 0.22%
2064 0.97% 0.24%
2063 0.94% 0.27%
2062 0.97% 0.25%
2061 1.02% 0.31%
2060 1% 0.28%
2059 1.02% 0.28%
2058 1.05% 0.32%
2057 1.07% 0.33%
2056 1.11% 0.3%
2055 1.15% 0.33%
2054 1.13% 0.31%
2053 1.14% 0.32%
2052 1.15% 0.38%
2051 1.17% 0.37%
2050 1.18% 0.38%
2049 1.16% 0.44%
2048 1.18% 0.57%
2047 1.22% 0.51%
2046 1.22% 0.57%
2045 1.28% 0.64%
2044 1.28% 0.54%
2043 1.3% 0.64%
2042 1.29% 0.72%
2041 1.29% 0.75%
2040 1.32% 0.8%
2039 1.31% 0.82%
2038 1.31% 0.86%
2037 1.26% 0.83%
2036 1.3% 0.74%
2035 1.28% 0.81%
2034 1.28% 0.76%
2033 1.29% 0.82%
2032 1.35% 0.89%
2031 1.34% 0.88%
2030 1.31% 0.88%
2029 1.34% 0.87%
2028 1.35% 0.84%
2027 1.37% 0.84%
2026 1.37% 0.8%
2025 1.4% 0.7%
2024 1.27% 0.56%
2023 3.05% 0.5%
2022 1.99% 0.46%
2021 1.7% 0.28%
2020 1.78% -1.59%
2019 1.93% -3.17%
2018 1.95% -2.86%
2017 1.96% -2.58%
2016 1.98% -2.31%
2015 2% 1.98%
2014 1.94% 10.5%
2013 1.88% 9.7%
2012 1.86% 2.74%
2011 1.87% 1.09%
2010 1.84% 0.98%
2009 2.42% 1.36%
2008 1.79% 1.68%
2007 1.79% 1.96%
2006 1.78% 1.71%
2005 1.78% 1.56%
2004 1.78% 1.63%
2003 1.82% 1.39%
2002 2.03% 1.4%
2001 2.39% 1.68%
2000 2.68% 1.74%
1999 2.58% 1.77%
1998 2.31% 1.77%
1997 2.53% 1.82%
1996 2.65% 1.87%
1995 2.7% 1.82%
1994 2.62% 1.81%
1993 2.69% 1.96%
1992 3.52% 2.14%
1991 6.2% 2.05%
1990 3.14% 1.98%
1989 1.71% 2.04%
1988 1.67% 2.04%
1987 1.63% 2.58%
1986 1.56% 2.58%
1985 1.78% 2.05%
1984 1.32% 1.87%
1983 1.84% 1.31%
1982 1.9% 1.53%
1981 2.01% 2.18%
1980 2.43% 2.16%
1979 2.6% 2.12%
1978 2.13% 2.19%
1977 2.26% 1.31%
1976 2.26% 1.24%
1975 2.31% 2.2%
1974 3.02% 2.42%
1973 4.13% 2.52%
1972 2.57% 2.59%
1971 3.19% 2.52%
1970 3.37% 2.49%
1969 2.64% 2.73%
1968 2.11% 2.7%
1967 4.41% 2.72%
1966 2.58% 2.85%
1965 3.56% 2.87%
1964 4.04% 3.06%
1963 3.75% 3.18%
1962 4.94% 3.22%
1961 3.36% 3.1%

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/lebanon | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Lebanon's population grew by 0.56%.

Live population counters

Israel Lebanon
Current population
10290887
5906622
Population rank 95/197 115/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.07%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
16.2 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
5.64 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
15.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 +89
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +32,469
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +0.56%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 129/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
51.5 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 -10,230
Net migration rank 42/196 133/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 1,422,583
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 47/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 24.5%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 24/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Lebanon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Lebanon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -10,230
2024 - 10,612 - -17,267
2023 131,977 9,999 58,786 -34,193
2022 129,982 50,004 60,909 -27,507
2021 134,011 16,859 46,614 -27,290
2020 128,089 16,573 59,903 -47,787
2019 135,810 16,134 70,486 -266,992
2018 140,348 15,615 77,165 -259,700
2017 138,541 14,518 84,172 -253,664
2016 136,736 24,308 91,551 -247,921
2015 134,082 29,735 97,385 -239,829
2014 133,916 25,303 92,285 301,111
2013 129,758 17,075 80,218 733,500
2012 128,941 16,549 77,248 124,427
2011 125,030 10,470 75,523 2,246
2010 126,552 12,906 72,605 -40,915
2009 122,015 7,269 69,004 -2,700
2008 117,672 7,974 67,132 430
2007 111,292 9,654 66,965 27,944
2006 109,332 11,446 65,932 25,126
2005 105,338 10,975 67,778 1,224
2004 106,901 8,494 69,675 4,974
2003 106,366 6,684 71,232 1,674
2002 101,178 17,420 72,648 -21,543
2001 99,160 38,643 73,160 -1,094
2000 98,737 63,409 72,642 455
1999 94,325 78,422 72,437 2,589
1998 93,744 52,713 71,889 1,062
1997 88,707 60,297 71,486 1,313
1996 86,518 66,811 71,286 3,164
1995 82,066 61,800 71,016 2,634
1994 79,365 57,273 73,069 -4,850
1993 77,337 49,345 75,278 -5,196
1992 77,357 57,522 77,447 -970
1991 73,740 153,141 79,274 1,159
1990 71,764 178,732 73,629 -6,595
1989 68,674 14,192 74,577 -1,827
1988 71,072 1,675 70,444 -1,916
1987 69,904 7,511 69,058 607
1986 70,073 -3,598 67,162 33,549
1985 71,538 -3,686 66,368 -1,108
1984 70,703 10,933 66,785 -2,785
1983 70,196 689 66,056 -14,558
1982 68,931 16,563 41,602 -12,981
1981 67,647 16,021 65,084 -1,799
1980 68,253 16,284 63,053 2,104
1979 68,148 15,591 61,184 -2,103
1978 67,158 15,556 60,829 0
1977 70,092 12,747 60,232 0
1976 74,899 10,459 11,138 0
1975 70,828 11,726 55,423 0
1974 68,891 11,929 64,425 -3,831
1973 65,560 14,310 63,420 482
1972 62,960 27,415 62,216 294
1971 64,449 52,632 61,278 3,042
1970 56,506 56,173 60,593 -4,508
1969 53,800 59,928 59,829 0
1968 51,014 60,804 59,247 4,506
1967 47,488 59,483 58,957 -3,434
1966 50,477 57,347 58,546 2,864
1965 49,979 54,694 58,195 -742
1964 48,015 54,050 57,808 1,311
1963 44,964 53,877 57,054 4,269
1962 43,337 52,313 55,585 4,569
1961 42,170 34,482 53,995 4,844
1960 44,818 10,990 52,515 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/lebanon | 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 Lebanon 40.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 739,256 people) and 59.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,103,772 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 1,422,583 people or 24.5% in Lebanon.

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
Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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