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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 4.4 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Israel vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Moldova
2100 21,079,031 1,175,882
2099 20,971,907 1,186,641
2098 20,869,188 1,197,541
2097 20,764,637 1,208,458
2096 20,651,056 1,219,478
2095 20,537,392 1,230,573
2094 20,420,251 1,241,540
2093 20,294,077 1,252,531
2092 20,167,075 1,263,471
2091 20,038,540 1,274,372
2090 19,910,123 1,285,020
2089 19,788,579 1,295,696
2088 19,660,357 1,306,424
2087 19,527,597 1,317,064
2086 19,388,628 1,327,799
2085 19,246,899 1,338,702
2084 19,099,510 1,349,432
2083 18,955,502 1,360,333
2082 18,813,463 1,371,322
2081 18,667,367 1,382,447
2080 18,512,469 1,393,733
2079 18,362,060 1,405,298
2078 18,208,724 1,417,062
2077 18,053,774 1,429,240
2076 17,908,513 1,441,240
2075 17,761,880 1,453,677
2074 17,618,257 1,466,568
2073 17,477,875 1,479,672
2072 17,343,227 1,493,311
2071 17,195,556 1,507,315
2070 17,043,216 1,522,149
2069 16,890,521 1,537,091
2068 16,742,334 1,552,724
2067 16,593,617 1,568,676
2066 16,448,006 1,584,782
2065 16,297,575 1,601,356
2064 16,152,550 1,618,317
2063 15,997,249 1,635,288
2062 15,847,545 1,652,720
2061 15,695,962 1,670,255
2060 15,537,020 1,688,120
2059 15,383,512 1,705,595
2058 15,227,838 1,722,942
2057 15,069,709 1,740,252
2056 14,910,638 1,757,829
2055 14,746,579 1,775,082
2054 14,578,352 1,792,262
2053 14,414,886 1,809,221
2052 14,252,277 1,825,831
2051 14,090,930 1,842,337
2050 13,927,651 1,858,281
2049 13,765,178 1,874,666
2048 13,606,737 1,890,586
2047 13,448,310 1,906,615
2046 13,286,110 1,922,962
2045 13,126,049 1,939,938
2044 12,960,184 1,956,858
2043 12,796,533 1,974,616
2042 12,632,183 1,992,765
2041 12,471,494 2,011,342
2040 12,312,998 2,030,732
2039 12,152,920 2,051,163
2038 11,995,851 2,071,871
2037 11,841,052 2,093,068
2036 11,693,469 2,114,669
2035 11,543,041 2,136,998
2034 11,396,608 2,159,450
2033 11,252,344 2,182,023
2032 11,108,763 2,204,431
2031 10,961,050 2,227,006
2030 10,815,614 2,250,038
2029 10,675,258 2,272,963
2028 10,533,711 2,295,739
2027 10,393,227 2,318,425
2026 10,252,942 2,341,166
2025 10,113,937 2,373,265
2024 9,974,400 2,402,306
2023 9,849,000 2,457,783
2022 9,557,500 2,528,654
2021 9,371,400 2,595,809
2020 9,215,100 2,635,130
2019 9,054,000 2,664,224
2018 8,882,800 2,707,203
2017 8,713,300 2,755,189
2016 8,546,000 2,803,186
2015 8,380,100 2,835,978
2014 8,215,700 2,857,815
2013 8,059,500 2,859,558
2012 7,910,500 2,860,324
2011 7,765,800 2,860,699
2010 7,623,600 2,862,354
2009 7,485,600 2,865,213
2008 7,308,800 2,868,833
2007 7,180,100 2,874,299
2006 7,053,700 2,880,967
2005 6,930,100 2,888,985
2004 6,809,000 2,896,023
2003 6,689,700 2,903,198
2002 6,570,000 2,911,385
2001 6,439,000 2,918,135
2000 6,289,000 2,924,668
1999 6,125,000 2,930,622
1998 5,971,000 2,935,227
1997 5,836,000 2,936,413
1996 5,692,000 2,947,293
1995 5,545,000 2,953,200
1994 5,399,000 2,966,745
1993 5,261,000 2,975,966
1992 5,123,000 2,980,965
1991 4,949,000 2,981,566
1990 4,660,000 2,977,912
1989 4,518,000 2,970,039
1988 4,442,000 2,948,891
1987 4,369,000 2,916,306
1986 4,299,000 2,883,057
1985 4,233,000 2,850,787
1984 4,159,000 2,820,518
1983 4,105,000 2,791,207
1982 4,031,000 2,763,101
1981 3,956,000 2,735,987
1980 3,878,000 2,708,675
1979 3,786,000 2,683,035
1978 3,690,000 2,656,211
1977 3,613,000 2,626,298
1976 3,533,000 2,596,491
1975 3,455,000 2,566,998
1974 3,377,000 2,538,164
1973 3,278,000 2,510,584
1972 3,148,000 2,484,742
1971 3,069,000 2,460,611
1970 2,974,000 2,437,590
1969 2,877,000 2,408,469
1968 2,803,000 2,373,073
1967 2,745,000 2,337,695
1966 2,629,000 2,301,871
1965 2,563,000 2,265,287
1964 2,475,000 2,228,000
1963 2,379,000 2,188,895
1962 2,293,000 2,147,227
1961 2,185,000 2,103,327
1960 2,114,020 2,058,020

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/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Moldova
2100 0.51% -0.91%
2099 0.49% -0.91%
2098 0.5% -0.9%
2097 0.55% -0.9%
2096 0.55% -0.9%
2095 0.57% -0.88%
2094 0.62% -0.88%
2093 0.63% -0.87%
2092 0.64% -0.86%
2091 0.64% -0.83%
2090 0.61% -0.82%
2089 0.65% -0.82%
2088 0.68% -0.81%
2087 0.72% -0.81%
2086 0.74% -0.81%
2085 0.77% -0.8%
2084 0.76% -0.8%
2083 0.75% -0.8%
2082 0.78% -0.8%
2081 0.84% -0.81%
2080 0.82% -0.82%
2079 0.84% -0.83%
2078 0.86% -0.85%
2077 0.81% -0.83%
2076 0.83% -0.86%
2075 0.82% -0.88%
2074 0.8% -0.89%
2073 0.78% -0.91%
2072 0.86% -0.93%
2071 0.89% -0.97%
2070 0.9% -0.97%
2069 0.89% -1.01%
2068 0.9% -1.02%
2067 0.89% -1.02%
2066 0.92% -1.03%
2065 0.9% -1.05%
2064 0.97% -1.04%
2063 0.94% -1.05%
2062 0.97% -1.05%
2061 1.02% -1.06%
2060 1% -1.02%
2059 1.02% -1.01%
2058 1.05% -0.99%
2057 1.07% -1%
2056 1.11% -0.97%
2055 1.15% -0.96%
2054 1.13% -0.94%
2053 1.14% -0.91%
2052 1.15% -0.9%
2051 1.17% -0.86%
2050 1.18% -0.87%
2049 1.16% -0.84%
2048 1.18% -0.84%
2047 1.22% -0.85%
2046 1.22% -0.88%
2045 1.28% -0.86%
2044 1.28% -0.9%
2043 1.3% -0.91%
2042 1.29% -0.92%
2041 1.29% -0.95%
2040 1.32% -1%
2039 1.31% -1%
2038 1.31% -1.01%
2037 1.26% -1.02%
2036 1.3% -1.04%
2035 1.28% -1.04%
2034 1.28% -1.03%
2033 1.29% -1.02%
2032 1.35% -1.01%
2031 1.34% -1.02%
2030 1.31% -1.01%
2029 1.34% -0.99%
2028 1.35% -0.98%
2027 1.37% -0.97%
2026 1.37% -1.35%
2025 1.4% -1.21%
2024 1.27% -2.26%
2023 3.05% -2.8%
2022 1.99% -2.59%
2021 1.7% -1.49%
2020 1.78% -1.09%
2019 1.93% -1.59%
2018 1.95% -1.74%
2017 1.96% -1.71%
2016 1.98% -1.16%
2015 2% -0.76%
2014 1.94% -0.06%
2013 1.88% -0.03%
2012 1.86% -0.01%
2011 1.87% -0.06%
2010 1.84% -0.1%
2009 2.42% -0.13%
2008 1.79% -0.19%
2007 1.79% -0.23%
2006 1.78% -0.28%
2005 1.78% -0.24%
2004 1.78% -0.25%
2003 1.82% -0.28%
2002 2.03% -0.23%
2001 2.39% -0.22%
2000 2.68% -0.2%
1999 2.58% -0.16%
1998 2.31% -0.04%
1997 2.53% -0.37%
1996 2.65% -0.2%
1995 2.7% -0.46%
1994 2.62% -0.31%
1993 2.69% -0.17%
1992 3.52% -0.02%
1991 6.2% 0.12%
1990 3.14% 0.27%
1989 1.71% 0.72%
1988 1.67% 1.12%
1987 1.63% 1.15%
1986 1.56% 1.13%
1985 1.78% 1.07%
1984 1.32% 1.05%
1983 1.84% 1.02%
1982 1.9% 0.99%
1981 2.01% 1.01%
1980 2.43% 0.96%
1979 2.6% 1.01%
1978 2.13% 1.14%
1977 2.26% 1.15%
1976 2.26% 1.15%
1975 2.31% 1.14%
1974 3.02% 1.1%
1973 4.13% 1.04%
1972 2.57% 0.98%
1971 3.19% 0.94%
1970 3.37% 1.21%
1969 2.64% 1.49%
1968 2.11% 1.51%
1967 4.41% 1.56%
1966 2.58% 1.61%
1965 3.56% 1.67%
1964 4.04% 1.79%
1963 3.75% 1.94%
1962 4.94% 2.09%
1961 3.36% 2.2%

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/moldova | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Israel Moldova
Current population
10290887
2341166
Population rank 95/197 145/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.03%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
9.47 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
19.9 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 -152
Annual growth/decline +125,400 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 196/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 -29,766
Net migration rank 42/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -29,766
2024 - 10,612 - -27,088
2023 131,977 9,999 -7,007 -18,570
2022 129,982 50,004 -6,385 89,154
2021 134,011 16,859 -13,444 -33,405
2020 128,089 16,573 -7,067 -33,405
2019 135,810 16,134 -3,416 -41,233
2018 140,348 15,615 -961 -36,085
2017 138,541 14,518 1,402 -43,871
2016 136,736 24,308 4,580 -51,642
2015 134,082 29,735 6,049 -59,399
2014 133,916 25,303 7,248 -67,175
2013 129,758 17,075 3,537 -77,571
2012 128,941 16,549 5,581 -81,215
2011 125,030 10,470 5,948 -82,271
2010 126,552 12,906 7,456 -84,039
2009 122,015 7,269 7,492 -83,546
2008 117,672 7,974 5,210 -79,593
2007 111,292 9,654 3,490 -75,734
2006 109,332 11,446 2,406 -72,061
2005 105,338 10,975 2,005 -68,681
2004 106,901 8,494 1,714 -52,491
2003 106,366 6,684 -322 -46,947
2002 101,178 17,420 -1,249 -45,833
2001 99,160 38,643 -718 -45,043
2000 98,737 63,409 -324 -43,854
1999 94,325 78,422 642 -43,111
1998 93,744 52,713 2,140 -41,975
1997 88,707 60,297 4,669 -41,743
1996 86,518 66,811 2,655 -33,369
1995 82,066 61,800 5,534 -31,975
1994 79,365 57,273 9,921 -31,616
1993 77,337 49,345 13,886 -31,526
1992 77,357 57,522 17,373 -30,136
1991 73,740 153,141 21,127 -29,204
1990 71,764 178,732 25,824 -30,053
1989 68,674 14,192 29,638 -29,307
1988 71,072 1,675 35,608 -4,989
1987 69,904 7,511 40,122 -10,796
1986 70,073 -3,598 39,463 -8,769
1985 71,538 -3,686 38,060 -10,627
1984 70,703 10,933 38,108 -12,732
1983 70,196 689 36,076 -10,543
1982 68,931 16,563 32,814 -8,412
1981 67,647 16,021 31,360 -6,452
1980 68,253 16,284 30,053 -3,693
1979 68,148 15,591 28,322 -6,912
1978 67,158 15,556 27,622 3,483
1977 70,092 12,747 27,707 3,245
1976 74,899 10,459 27,801 2,885
1975 70,828 11,726 27,677 2,355
1974 68,891 11,929 27,219 1,785
1973 65,560 14,310 25,967 1,156
1972 62,960 27,415 24,626 481
1971 64,449 52,632 23,359 -61
1970 56,506 56,173 22,314 606
1969 53,800 59,928 21,768 20,561
1968 51,014 60,804 22,005 19,830
1967 47,488 59,483 22,654 19,175
1966 50,477 57,347 23,720 18,601
1965 49,979 54,694 24,916 18,066
1964 48,015 54,050 25,860 17,509
1963 44,964 53,877 29,382 16,816
1962 43,337 52,313 32,082 15,884
1961 42,170 34,482 35,180 14,818
1960 44,818 10,990 36,352 13,697

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/moldova | 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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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