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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 36,512,221 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 3.55 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.5M (38.2% growth).

Israel vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Malaysia
2100 21,079,031 44,353,615
2099 20,971,907 44,467,475
2098 20,869,188 44,579,971
2097 20,764,637 44,695,979
2096 20,651,056 44,814,885
2095 20,537,392 44,932,404
2094 20,420,251 45,047,479
2093 20,294,077 45,165,126
2092 20,167,075 45,278,674
2091 20,038,540 45,390,002
2090 19,910,123 45,501,495
2089 19,788,579 45,610,046
2088 19,660,357 45,717,882
2087 19,527,597 45,823,085
2086 19,388,628 45,926,712
2085 19,246,899 46,020,742
2084 19,099,510 46,111,490
2083 18,955,502 46,202,286
2082 18,813,463 46,284,929
2081 18,667,367 46,359,700
2080 18,512,469 46,435,482
2079 18,362,060 46,496,102
2078 18,208,724 46,549,167
2077 18,053,774 46,594,188
2076 17,908,513 46,619,045
2075 17,761,880 46,643,115
2074 17,618,257 46,658,350
2073 17,477,875 46,670,848
2072 17,343,227 46,670,426
2071 17,195,556 46,660,436
2070 17,043,216 46,645,623
2069 16,890,521 46,623,238
2068 16,742,334 46,600,060
2067 16,593,617 46,569,264
2066 16,448,006 46,530,377
2065 16,297,575 46,481,890
2064 16,152,550 46,417,369
2063 15,997,249 46,350,674
2062 15,847,545 46,272,105
2061 15,695,962 46,178,092
2060 15,537,020 46,075,877
2059 15,383,512 45,958,718
2058 15,227,838 45,837,407
2057 15,069,709 45,707,213
2056 14,910,638 45,566,357
2055 14,746,579 45,418,953
2054 14,578,352 45,252,995
2053 14,414,886 45,069,089
2052 14,252,277 44,873,927
2051 14,090,930 44,668,767
2050 13,927,651 44,445,677
2049 13,765,178 44,217,593
2048 13,606,737 43,974,925
2047 13,448,310 43,712,325
2046 13,286,110 43,438,283
2045 13,126,049 43,157,909
2044 12,960,184 42,866,716
2043 12,796,533 42,557,941
2042 12,632,183 42,239,980
2041 12,471,494 41,922,379
2040 12,312,998 41,598,231
2039 12,152,920 41,270,953
2038 11,995,851 40,929,067
2037 11,841,052 40,584,773
2036 11,693,469 40,234,128
2035 11,543,041 39,876,375
2034 11,396,608 39,515,857
2033 11,252,344 39,152,086
2032 11,108,763 38,772,414
2031 10,961,050 38,386,293
2030 10,815,614 37,995,617
2029 10,675,258 37,606,753
2028 10,533,711 37,207,852
2027 10,393,227 36,806,585
2026 10,252,942 36,403,076
2025 10,113,937 35,987,113
2024 9,974,400 35,557,673
2023 9,849,000 35,126,298
2022 9,557,500 34,695,493
2021 9,371,400 34,282,399
2020 9,215,100 33,889,558
2019 9,054,000 33,440,596
2018 8,882,800 32,910,967
2017 8,713,300 32,355,644
2016 8,546,000 31,789,685
2015 8,380,100 31,232,798
2014 8,215,700 30,696,137
2013 8,059,500 30,174,265
2012 7,910,500 29,662,831
2011 7,765,800 29,162,039
2010 7,623,600 28,655,776
2009 7,485,600 28,124,778
2008 7,308,800 27,570,059
2007 7,180,100 26,998,389
2006 7,053,700 26,417,909
2005 6,930,100 25,836,071
2004 6,809,000 25,256,772
2003 6,689,700 24,679,602
2002 6,570,000 24,102,477
2001 6,439,000 23,526,538
2000 6,289,000 22,967,816
1999 6,125,000 22,435,531
1998 5,971,000 21,906,713
1997 5,836,000 21,375,218
1996 5,692,000 20,850,087
1995 5,545,000 20,330,599
1994 5,399,000 19,820,446
1993 5,261,000 19,322,664
1992 5,123,000 18,834,572
1991 4,949,000 18,342,464
1990 4,660,000 17,833,171
1989 4,518,000 17,314,997
1988 4,442,000 16,796,605
1987 4,369,000 16,276,737
1986 4,299,000 15,760,419
1985 4,233,000 15,252,258
1984 4,159,000 14,759,009
1983 4,105,000 14,285,907
1982 4,031,000 13,832,798
1981 3,956,000 13,399,203
1980 3,878,000 12,983,363
1979 3,786,000 12,627,862
1978 3,690,000 12,328,157
1977 3,613,000 12,035,713
1976 3,533,000 11,750,097
1975 3,455,000 11,471,914
1974 3,377,000 11,200,906
1973 3,278,000 10,935,621
1972 3,148,000 10,676,835
1971 3,069,000 10,423,453
1970 2,974,000 10,178,802
1969 2,877,000 9,947,597
1968 2,803,000 9,725,281
1967 2,745,000 9,507,099
1966 2,629,000 9,284,688
1965 2,563,000 9,056,408
1964 2,475,000 8,828,406
1963 2,379,000 8,602,160
1962 2,293,000 8,380,172
1961 2,185,000 8,164,443
1960 2,114,020 7,956,197

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/malaysia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,445,677 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 46.7M people in 2073 for Malaysia.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Malaysia
2100 0.51% -0.26%
2099 0.49% -0.25%
2098 0.5% -0.26%
2097 0.55% -0.27%
2096 0.55% -0.26%
2095 0.57% -0.26%
2094 0.62% -0.26%
2093 0.63% -0.25%
2092 0.64% -0.25%
2091 0.64% -0.25%
2090 0.61% -0.24%
2089 0.65% -0.24%
2088 0.68% -0.23%
2087 0.72% -0.23%
2086 0.74% -0.2%
2085 0.77% -0.2%
2084 0.76% -0.2%
2083 0.75% -0.18%
2082 0.78% -0.16%
2081 0.84% -0.16%
2080 0.82% -0.13%
2079 0.84% -0.11%
2078 0.86% -0.1%
2077 0.81% -0.05%
2076 0.83% -0.05%
2075 0.82% -0.03%
2074 0.8% -0.03%
2073 0.78% 0.001%
2072 0.86% 0.02%
2071 0.89% 0.03%
2070 0.9% 0.05%
2069 0.89% 0.05%
2068 0.9% 0.07%
2067 0.89% 0.08%
2066 0.92% 0.1%
2065 0.9% 0.14%
2064 0.97% 0.14%
2063 0.94% 0.17%
2062 0.97% 0.2%
2061 1.02% 0.22%
2060 1% 0.25%
2059 1.02% 0.26%
2058 1.05% 0.28%
2057 1.07% 0.31%
2056 1.11% 0.32%
2055 1.15% 0.37%
2054 1.13% 0.41%
2053 1.14% 0.43%
2052 1.15% 0.46%
2051 1.17% 0.5%
2050 1.18% 0.52%
2049 1.16% 0.55%
2048 1.18% 0.6%
2047 1.22% 0.63%
2046 1.22% 0.65%
2045 1.28% 0.68%
2044 1.28% 0.73%
2043 1.3% 0.75%
2042 1.29% 0.76%
2041 1.29% 0.78%
2040 1.32% 0.79%
2039 1.31% 0.84%
2038 1.31% 0.85%
2037 1.26% 0.87%
2036 1.3% 0.9%
2035 1.28% 0.91%
2034 1.28% 0.93%
2033 1.29% 0.98%
2032 1.35% 1.01%
2031 1.34% 1.03%
2030 1.31% 1.03%
2029 1.34% 1.07%
2028 1.35% 1.09%
2027 1.37% 1.11%
2026 1.37% 1.16%
2025 1.4% 1.21%
2024 1.27% 1.23%
2023 3.05% 1.24%
2022 1.99% 1.2%
2021 1.7% 1.16%
2020 1.78% 1.34%
2019 1.93% 1.61%
2018 1.95% 1.72%
2017 1.96% 1.78%
2016 1.98% 1.78%
2015 2% 1.75%
2014 1.94% 1.73%
2013 1.88% 1.72%
2012 1.86% 1.72%
2011 1.87% 1.77%
2010 1.84% 1.89%
2009 2.42% 2.01%
2008 1.79% 2.12%
2007 1.79% 2.2%
2006 1.78% 2.25%
2005 1.78% 2.29%
2004 1.78% 2.34%
2003 1.82% 2.39%
2002 2.03% 2.45%
2001 2.39% 2.43%
2000 2.68% 2.37%
1999 2.58% 2.41%
1998 2.31% 2.49%
1997 2.53% 2.52%
1996 2.65% 2.56%
1995 2.7% 2.57%
1994 2.62% 2.58%
1993 2.69% 2.59%
1992 3.52% 2.68%
1991 6.2% 2.86%
1990 3.14% 2.99%
1989 1.71% 3.09%
1988 1.67% 3.19%
1987 1.63% 3.28%
1986 1.56% 3.33%
1985 1.78% 3.34%
1984 1.32% 3.31%
1983 1.84% 3.28%
1982 1.9% 3.24%
1981 2.01% 3.2%
1980 2.43% 2.82%
1979 2.6% 2.43%
1978 2.13% 2.43%
1977 2.26% 2.43%
1976 2.26% 2.42%
1975 2.31% 2.42%
1974 3.02% 2.43%
1973 4.13% 2.42%
1972 2.57% 2.43%
1971 3.19% 2.4%
1970 3.37% 2.32%
1969 2.64% 2.29%
1968 2.11% 2.29%
1967 4.41% 2.4%
1966 2.58% 2.52%
1965 3.56% 2.58%
1964 4.04% 2.63%
1963 3.75% 2.65%
1962 4.94% 2.64%
1961 3.36% 2.62%

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

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In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Malaysia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Israel Malaysia
Current population
10290887
36512221
Population rank 95/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.44%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
1.22 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
2.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 +1,182
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +431,375
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 89/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 +166,615
Net migration rank 42/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - 166,615
2024 - 10,612 - 174,770
2023 131,977 9,999 254,806 181,071
2022 129,982 50,004 237,560 188,154
2021 134,011 16,859 212,002 188,506
2020 128,089 16,573 283,282 101,907
2019 135,810 16,134 309,426 203,284
2018 140,348 15,615 324,568 221,965
2017 138,541 14,518 336,434 227,677
2016 136,736 24,308 345,681 222,141
2015 134,082 29,735 358,302 187,663
2014 133,916 25,303 367,587 159,791
2013 129,758 17,075 366,738 149,637
2012 128,941 16,549 371,497 134,975
2011 125,030 10,470 372,836 122,269
2010 126,552 12,906 360,260 157,164
2009 122,015 7,269 366,157 178,410
2008 117,672 7,974 362,380 202,481
2007 111,292 9,654 348,711 229,784
2006 109,332 11,446 349,509 232,971
2005 105,338 10,975 355,324 225,864
2004 106,901 8,494 365,138 212,278
2003 106,366 6,684 377,425 199,510
2002 101,178 17,420 381,084 196,227
2001 99,160 38,643 400,939 173,613
2000 98,737 63,409 417,371 125,499
1999 94,325 78,422 432,355 89,335
1998 93,744 52,713 436,316 99,639
1997 88,707 60,297 447,768 79,266
1996 86,518 66,811 450,174 73,040
1995 82,066 61,800 443,349 72,393
1994 79,365 57,273 437,873 66,685
1993 77,337 49,345 429,910 61,079
1992 77,357 57,522 418,900 66,286
1991 73,740 153,141 401,938 97,111
1990 71,764 178,732 384,518 135,020
1989 68,674 14,192 373,277 143,544
1988 71,072 1,675 386,507 133,478
1987 69,904 7,511 381,999 137,759
1986 70,073 -3,598 385,799 127,081
1985 71,538 -3,686 383,243 120,215
1984 70,703 10,933 376,797 106,248
1983 70,196 689 365,290 97,862
1982 68,931 16,563 353,138 89,942
1981 67,647 16,021 339,991 84,142
1980 68,253 16,284 326,947 80,617
1979 68,148 15,591 317,439 -13,980
1978 67,158 15,556 311,027 -15,059
1977 70,092 12,747 305,515 -16,601
1976 74,899 10,459 300,615 -18,316
1975 70,828 11,726 294,541 -20,480
1974 68,891 11,929 289,880 -21,919
1973 65,560 14,310 284,611 -21,995
1972 62,960 27,415 276,263 -21,305
1971 64,449 52,632 272,323 -20,535
1970 56,506 56,173 269,341 -31,839
1969 53,800 59,928 264,327 -39,420
1968 51,014 60,804 260,705 -40,996
1967 47,488 59,483 258,764 -42,108
1966 50,477 57,347 262,162 -33,993
1965 49,979 54,694 264,836 -36,456
1964 48,015 54,050 266,406 -38,785
1963 44,964 53,877 265,815 -40,952
1962 43,337 52,313 262,140 -43,033
1961 42,170 34,482 257,270 -44,916
1960 44,818 10,990 251,090 -46,948

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). In Malaysia 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,029,648 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,882,159 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

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
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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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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