The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 574,346 people in Malta in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,224,104 people compared to 583,596 in Malta.
Population statistics:
- Israel's population is 17.5 times bigger than Malta's.
- Israel is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Malta is the 167th.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.007% for Malta.
- For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +2.78% in Malta.
- Since 2005, the population of Israel has increased from 6.93M people to 10.2M (47.5% growth), while Malta has grown from 404K to 584K (44.5% growth).
- Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21M people compared to the peak of 593K people in 2033 for Malta.
Israel vs Malta: live population counter
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| Current population |
10224104
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583596
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| Population rank | 96/197 | 167/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.12% | 0.007% |
| One net population change |
4.19 minutes
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24.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.87 minutes
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1.96 hours
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| One death every |
10.3 minutes
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2.17 hours
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| One migration net change every |
49.5 minutes
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1.39 hours
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| Annual migration change | +10,612 | +6,323 |
| Daily growth/decline | +344 | +59 |
| Annual growth/decline | +125,400 | +21,599 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.27% | +3.91% |
| Population growth rate rank | 86/197 | 7/197 |
Israel and Malta: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,114,020 | 326,550 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,185,000 | 325,250 | 3.36% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 2,293,000 | 323,900 | 4.94% | -0.42% |
| 1963 | 2,379,000 | 322,550 | 3.75% | -0.42% |
| 1964 | 2,475,000 | 321,250 | 4.04% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 2,563,000 | 318,800 | 3.56% | -0.76% |
| 1966 | 2,629,000 | 315,200 | 2.58% | -1.13% |
| 1967 | 2,745,000 | 311,550 | 4.41% | -1.16% |
| 1968 | 2,803,000 | 307,900 | 2.11% | -1.17% |
| 1969 | 2,877,000 | 304,300 | 2.64% | -1.17% |
| 1970 | 2,974,000 | 302,650 | 3.37% | -0.54% |
| 1971 | 3,069,000 | 302,700 | 3.19% | 0.02% |
| 1972 | 3,148,000 | 302,450 | 2.57% | -0.08% |
| 1973 | 3,278,000 | 302,200 | 4.13% | -0.08% |
| 1974 | 3,377,000 | 301,996 | 3.02% | -0.07% |
| 1975 | 3,455,000 | 304,222 | 2.31% | 0.74% |
| 1976 | 3,533,000 | 305,774 | 2.26% | 0.51% |
| 1977 | 3,613,000 | 306,970 | 2.26% | 0.39% |
| 1978 | 3,690,000 | 310,182 | 2.13% | 1.05% |
| 1979 | 3,786,000 | 313,342 | 2.6% | 1.02% |
| 1980 | 3,878,000 | 316,645 | 2.43% | 1.05% |
| 1981 | 3,956,000 | 318,982 | 2.01% | 0.74% |
| 1982 | 4,031,000 | 325,898 | 1.9% | 2.17% |
| 1983 | 4,105,000 | 330,524 | 1.84% | 1.42% |
| 1984 | 4,159,000 | 330,593 | 1.32% | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 4,233,000 | 336,452 | 1.78% | 1.77% |
| 1986 | 4,299,000 | 342,121 | 1.56% | 1.68% |
| 1987 | 4,369,000 | 344,485 | 1.63% | 0.69% |
| 1988 | 4,442,000 | 347,325 | 1.67% | 0.82% |
| 1989 | 4,518,000 | 350,722 | 1.71% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 4,660,000 | 354,170 | 3.14% | 0.98% |
| 1991 | 4,949,000 | 363,845 | 6.2% | 2.73% |
| 1992 | 5,123,000 | 367,618 | 3.52% | 1.04% |
| 1993 | 5,261,000 | 371,308 | 2.69% | 1% |
| 1994 | 5,399,000 | 374,797 | 2.62% | 0.94% |
| 1995 | 5,545,000 | 377,419 | 2.7% | 0.7% |
| 1996 | 5,692,000 | 379,905 | 2.65% | 0.66% |
| 1997 | 5,836,000 | 382,791 | 2.53% | 0.76% |
| 1998 | 5,971,000 | 385,287 | 2.31% | 0.65% |
| 1999 | 6,125,000 | 387,578 | 2.58% | 0.59% |
| 2000 | 6,289,000 | 390,087 | 2.68% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 6,439,000 | 393,028 | 2.39% | 0.75% |
| 2002 | 6,570,000 | 395,969 | 2.03% | 0.75% |
| 2003 | 6,689,700 | 398,582 | 1.82% | 0.66% |
| 2004 | 6,809,000 | 401,268 | 1.78% | 0.67% |
| 2005 | 6,930,100 | 403,834 | 1.78% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 7,053,700 | 405,308 | 1.78% | 0.37% |
| 2007 | 7,180,100 | 406,724 | 1.79% | 0.35% |
| 2008 | 7,308,800 | 409,379 | 1.79% | 0.65% |
| 2009 | 7,485,600 | 412,477 | 2.42% | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 7,623,600 | 414,508 | 1.84% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 7,765,800 | 416,268 | 1.87% | 0.42% |
| 2012 | 7,910,500 | 420,028 | 1.86% | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 8,059,500 | 424,810 | 1.88% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 8,215,700 | 433,481 | 1.94% | 2.04% |
| 2015 | 8,380,100 | 444,220 | 2% | 2.48% |
| 2016 | 8,546,000 | 454,505 | 1.98% | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 8,713,300 | 467,106 | 1.96% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 8,882,800 | 483,903 | 1.95% | 3.6% |
| 2019 | 9,054,000 | 503,912 | 1.93% | 4.13% |
| 2020 | 9,215,100 | 515,490 | 1.78% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 9,371,400 | 518,150 | 1.7% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 9,557,500 | 531,113 | 1.99% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 9,849,000 | 552,747 | 3.05% | 4.07% |
| 2024 | 9,974,400 | 574,346 | 1.27% | 3.91% |
| 2025 | 10,112,712 | 580,514 | 1.39% | 1.07% |
| 2026 | 10,251,384 | 584,351 | 1.37% | 0.66% |
| 2027 | 10,390,790 | 586,444 | 1.36% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 10,530,831 | 588,290 | 1.35% | 0.31% |
| 2029 | 10,670,808 | 589,776 | 1.33% | 0.25% |
| 2030 | 10,812,707 | 590,973 | 1.33% | 0.2% |
| 2031 | 10,958,256 | 591,921 | 1.35% | 0.16% |
| 2032 | 11,102,895 | 592,622 | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| 2033 | 11,245,826 | 592,974 | 1.29% | 0.06% |
| 2034 | 11,390,158 | 592,827 | 1.28% | -0.02% |
| 2035 | 11,537,556 | 592,332 | 1.29% | -0.08% |
| 2036 | 11,685,531 | 591,668 | 1.28% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 11,835,669 | 590,830 | 1.28% | -0.14% |
| 2038 | 11,990,527 | 589,771 | 1.31% | -0.18% |
| 2039 | 12,147,999 | 588,528 | 1.31% | -0.21% |
| 2040 | 12,306,173 | 587,256 | 1.3% | -0.22% |
| 2041 | 12,464,653 | 585,895 | 1.29% | -0.23% |
| 2042 | 12,626,052 | 584,467 | 1.29% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 12,788,911 | 582,966 | 1.29% | -0.26% |
| 2044 | 12,952,526 | 581,355 | 1.28% | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 13,114,360 | 579,693 | 1.25% | -0.29% |
| 2046 | 13,274,365 | 577,954 | 1.22% | -0.3% |
| 2047 | 13,433,565 | 576,050 | 1.2% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 13,590,900 | 574,050 | 1.17% | -0.35% |
| 2049 | 13,750,245 | 572,187 | 1.17% | -0.32% |
| 2050 | 13,911,988 | 570,210 | 1.18% | -0.35% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Israel increased by 1,450,000 people (a 20.9% growth), while Malta gained 40,386 people (a 10% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Israel gained 1,844,004 (a 22% growth), while Malta's population increased by 139,376 (a 31.4% growth).
Israel was ranked 98th most populous country in 2005 and is 96th in 2025. Malta was ranked 168th in 2005 and ranked 167th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Israel's population will grow by 36.1% to 13,911,988 people with a rank change from 96th to 88th. The population of Malta will decrease by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Jerusalem | 936K |
| Tel Aviv | 468K |
| Haifa | 283K |
| Ashkelon | 134K |
| Rehovot | 133K |
| Bat Yam | 129K |
| Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut | 97.1K |
| Hadera | 95.7K |
| Lod | 75.7K |
| Ramla | 75.5K |
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| City | Population |
| St. Paul's Bay | 32K |
| Birkirkara | 24.4K |
| Mosta | 20.2K |
| Sliema | 16.9K |
| Marsaskala | 15.6K |
| Zabbar | 15.4K |
| Naxxar | 13.4K |
| San Gwann | 12.5K |
| Gzira | 8.03K |
| Valletta | 6.44K |
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Population differences between Israel and Malta
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| Life expectancy | 82.8 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 33.6 years | 43 years |
| Median age | 30.2 years | 41.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 51.9:48.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.85 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,194 ppl/mi² | 4,649 ppl/mi² |
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