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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 3.24 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Israel vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Namibia
2100 21,079,031 5,958,153
2099 20,971,907 5,952,623
2098 20,869,188 5,947,142
2097 20,764,637 5,942,285
2096 20,651,056 5,938,162
2095 20,537,392 5,930,395
2094 20,420,251 5,922,248
2093 20,294,077 5,911,235
2092 20,167,075 5,899,026
2091 20,038,540 5,886,490
2090 19,910,123 5,871,938
2089 19,788,579 5,858,234
2088 19,660,357 5,842,720
2087 19,527,597 5,825,856
2086 19,388,628 5,806,643
2085 19,246,899 5,789,246
2084 19,099,510 5,771,050
2083 18,955,502 5,751,610
2082 18,813,463 5,730,648
2081 18,667,367 5,707,476
2080 18,512,469 5,682,842
2079 18,362,060 5,659,698
2078 18,208,724 5,634,313
2077 18,053,774 5,608,096
2076 17,908,513 5,580,829
2075 17,761,880 5,551,107
2074 17,618,257 5,522,025
2073 17,477,875 5,494,180
2072 17,343,227 5,464,749
2071 17,195,556 5,434,461
2070 17,043,216 5,403,822
2069 16,890,521 5,371,517
2068 16,742,334 5,336,950
2067 16,593,617 5,300,707
2066 16,448,006 5,263,191
2065 16,297,575 5,227,346
2064 16,152,550 5,190,323
2063 15,997,249 5,150,579
2062 15,847,545 5,109,760
2061 15,695,962 5,068,478
2060 15,537,020 5,023,587
2059 15,383,512 4,979,591
2058 15,227,838 4,933,964
2057 15,069,709 4,887,985
2056 14,910,638 4,840,537
2055 14,746,579 4,790,848
2054 14,578,352 4,741,942
2053 14,414,886 4,691,180
2052 14,252,277 4,639,835
2051 14,090,930 4,587,353
2050 13,927,651 4,533,502
2049 13,765,178 4,482,650
2048 13,606,737 4,430,309
2047 13,448,310 4,373,597
2046 13,286,110 4,318,050
2045 13,126,049 4,259,166
2044 12,960,184 4,202,338
2043 12,796,533 4,144,892
2042 12,632,183 4,088,713
2041 12,471,494 4,032,347
2040 12,312,998 3,976,987
2039 12,152,920 3,920,720
2038 11,995,851 3,862,015
2037 11,841,052 3,804,482
2036 11,693,469 3,747,072
2035 11,543,041 3,689,163
2034 11,396,608 3,631,737
2033 11,252,344 3,575,000
2032 11,108,763 3,516,310
2031 10,961,050 3,456,265
2030 10,815,614 3,395,964
2029 10,675,258 3,336,698
2028 10,533,711 3,277,428
2027 10,393,227 3,216,917
2026 10,252,942 3,156,839
2025 10,113,937 3,094,769
2024 9,974,400 3,030,131
2023 9,849,000 2,963,095
2022 9,557,500 2,889,662
2021 9,371,400 2,810,548
2020 9,215,100 2,728,762
2019 9,054,000 2,650,494
2018 8,882,800 2,577,327
2017 8,713,300 2,506,853
2016 8,546,000 2,439,213
2015 8,380,100 2,374,300
2014 8,215,700 2,312,139
2013 8,059,500 2,252,508
2012 7,910,500 2,194,654
2011 7,765,800 2,146,325
2010 7,623,600 2,109,811
2009 7,485,600 2,077,394
2008 7,308,800 2,047,056
2007 7,180,100 2,018,600
2006 7,053,700 1,991,888
2005 6,930,100 1,966,582
2004 6,809,000 1,942,082
2003 6,689,700 1,917,464
2002 6,570,000 1,889,970
2001 6,439,000 1,857,048
2000 6,289,000 1,818,647
1999 6,125,000 1,776,368
1998 5,971,000 1,732,745
1997 5,836,000 1,689,264
1996 5,692,000 1,646,103
1995 5,545,000 1,602,170
1994 5,399,000 1,556,304
1993 5,261,000 1,508,697
1992 5,123,000 1,461,322
1991 4,949,000 1,415,684
1990 4,660,000 1,369,303
1989 4,518,000 1,288,947
1988 4,442,000 1,209,696
1987 4,369,000 1,167,889
1986 4,299,000 1,131,081
1985 4,233,000 1,096,890
1984 4,159,000 1,065,989
1983 4,105,000 1,037,511
1982 4,031,000 1,010,308
1981 3,956,000 992,500
1980 3,878,000 981,434
1979 3,786,000 962,825
1978 3,690,000 947,269
1977 3,613,000 931,104
1976 3,533,000 906,566
1975 3,455,000 881,032
1974 3,377,000 854,320
1973 3,278,000 828,928
1972 3,148,000 804,399
1971 3,069,000 780,584
1970 2,974,000 757,868
1969 2,877,000 736,120
1968 2,803,000 715,542
1967 2,745,000 696,045
1966 2,629,000 677,655
1965 2,563,000 660,558
1964 2,475,000 644,530
1963 2,379,000 629,589
1962 2,293,000 615,759
1961 2,185,000 603,067
1960 2,114,020 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 5.96M people in 2100 for Namibia.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Namibia
2100 0.51% 0.09%
2099 0.49% 0.09%
2098 0.5% 0.08%
2097 0.55% 0.07%
2096 0.55% 0.13%
2095 0.57% 0.14%
2094 0.62% 0.19%
2093 0.63% 0.21%
2092 0.64% 0.21%
2091 0.64% 0.25%
2090 0.61% 0.23%
2089 0.65% 0.27%
2088 0.68% 0.29%
2087 0.72% 0.33%
2086 0.74% 0.3%
2085 0.77% 0.32%
2084 0.76% 0.34%
2083 0.75% 0.37%
2082 0.78% 0.41%
2081 0.84% 0.43%
2080 0.82% 0.41%
2079 0.84% 0.45%
2078 0.86% 0.47%
2077 0.81% 0.49%
2076 0.83% 0.54%
2075 0.82% 0.53%
2074 0.8% 0.51%
2073 0.78% 0.54%
2072 0.86% 0.56%
2071 0.89% 0.57%
2070 0.9% 0.6%
2069 0.89% 0.65%
2068 0.9% 0.68%
2067 0.89% 0.71%
2066 0.92% 0.69%
2065 0.9% 0.71%
2064 0.97% 0.77%
2063 0.94% 0.8%
2062 0.97% 0.81%
2061 1.02% 0.89%
2060 1% 0.88%
2059 1.02% 0.92%
2058 1.05% 0.94%
2057 1.07% 0.98%
2056 1.11% 1.04%
2055 1.15% 1.03%
2054 1.13% 1.08%
2053 1.14% 1.11%
2052 1.15% 1.14%
2051 1.17% 1.19%
2050 1.18% 1.13%
2049 1.16% 1.18%
2048 1.18% 1.3%
2047 1.22% 1.29%
2046 1.22% 1.38%
2045 1.28% 1.35%
2044 1.28% 1.39%
2043 1.3% 1.37%
2042 1.29% 1.4%
2041 1.29% 1.39%
2040 1.32% 1.44%
2039 1.31% 1.52%
2038 1.31% 1.51%
2037 1.26% 1.53%
2036 1.3% 1.57%
2035 1.28% 1.58%
2034 1.28% 1.59%
2033 1.29% 1.67%
2032 1.35% 1.74%
2031 1.34% 1.78%
2030 1.31% 1.78%
2029 1.34% 1.81%
2028 1.35% 1.88%
2027 1.37% 1.9%
2026 1.37% 2.01%
2025 1.4% 2.13%
2024 1.27% 2.26%
2023 3.05% 2.54%
2022 1.99% 2.81%
2021 1.7% 3%
2020 1.78% 2.95%
2019 1.93% 2.84%
2018 1.95% 2.81%
2017 1.96% 2.77%
2016 1.98% 2.73%
2015 2% 2.69%
2014 1.94% 2.65%
2013 1.88% 2.64%
2012 1.86% 2.25%
2011 1.87% 1.73%
2010 1.84% 1.56%
2009 2.42% 1.48%
2008 1.79% 1.41%
2007 1.79% 1.34%
2006 1.78% 1.29%
2005 1.78% 1.26%
2004 1.78% 1.28%
2003 1.82% 1.45%
2002 2.03% 1.77%
2001 2.39% 2.11%
2000 2.68% 2.38%
1999 2.58% 2.52%
1998 2.31% 2.57%
1997 2.53% 2.62%
1996 2.65% 2.74%
1995 2.7% 2.95%
1994 2.62% 3.16%
1993 2.69% 3.24%
1992 3.52% 3.22%
1991 6.2% 3.39%
1990 3.14% 6.23%
1989 1.71% 6.55%
1988 1.67% 3.58%
1987 1.63% 3.25%
1986 1.56% 3.12%
1985 1.78% 2.9%
1984 1.32% 2.74%
1983 1.84% 2.69%
1982 1.9% 1.79%
1981 2.01% 1.13%
1980 2.43% 1.93%
1979 2.6% 1.64%
1978 2.13% 1.74%
1977 2.26% 2.71%
1976 2.26% 2.9%
1975 2.31% 3.13%
1974 3.02% 3.06%
1973 4.13% 3.05%
1972 2.57% 3.05%
1971 3.19% 3%
1970 3.37% 2.95%
1969 2.64% 2.88%
1968 2.11% 2.8%
1967 4.41% 2.71%
1966 2.58% 2.59%
1965 3.56% 2.49%
1964 4.04% 2.37%
1963 3.75% 2.25%
1962 4.94% 2.1%
1961 3.36% 1.96%

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/namibia | CC BY

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

Live population counters

Israel Namibia
Current population
10290887
3173089
Population rank 95/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.04%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
7.84 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
6.85 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 +184
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 41/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
4.71 hours
Annual migration change +11,466 +1,866
Net migration rank 42/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - 1,866
2024 - 10,612 - 4,211
2023 131,977 9,999 58,435 11,675
2022 129,982 50,004 54,534 22,212
2021 134,011 16,859 50,160 31,327
2020 128,089 16,573 55,034 27,056
2019 135,810 16,134 54,769 19,676
2018 140,348 15,615 53,970 17,920
2017 138,541 14,518 52,975 16,080
2016 136,736 24,308 52,228 14,002
2015 134,082 29,735 50,846 12,755
2014 133,916 25,303 49,581 11,134
2013 129,758 17,075 47,801 10,748
2012 128,941 16,549 46,204 10,957
2011 125,030 10,470 43,557 -4,067
2010 126,552 12,906 42,046 -8,518
2009 122,015 7,269 39,942 -8,626
2008 117,672 7,974 38,147 -8,775
2007 111,292 9,654 36,430 -8,905
2006 109,332 11,446 34,690 -8,792
2005 105,338 10,975 32,909 -8,195
2004 106,901 8,494 31,478 -7,192
2003 106,366 6,684 31,115 -6,153
2002 101,178 17,420 31,947 -1,913
2001 99,160 38,643 32,942 2,869
2000 98,737 63,409 35,280 5,709
1999 94,325 78,422 37,233 6,333
1998 93,744 52,713 37,500 6,180
1997 88,707 60,297 37,256 6,023
1996 86,518 66,811 37,177 5,866
1995 82,066 61,800 39,119 5,712
1994 79,365 57,273 41,316 5,578
1993 77,337 49,345 42,861 5,464
1992 77,357 57,522 43,945 2,487
1991 73,740 153,141 44,523 309
1990 71,764 178,732 43,956 3,969
1989 68,674 14,192 37,715 75,072
1988 71,072 1,675 34,798 10,916
1987 69,904 7,511 33,340 4,559
1986 70,073 -3,598 31,764 3,953
1985 71,538 -3,686 30,575 2,090
1984 70,703 10,933 29,395 -267
1983 70,196 689 28,307 -481
1982 68,931 16,563 27,474 -889
1981 67,647 16,021 27,938 -18,901
1980 68,253 16,284 28,142 -15,041
1979 68,148 15,591 28,930 -4,818
1978 67,158 15,556 29,821 -22,827
1977 70,092 12,747 29,241 -3,907
1976 74,899 10,459 28,785 -5,048
1975 70,828 11,726 27,882 -553
1974 68,891 11,929 26,844 -744
1973 65,560 14,310 25,754 -1,066
1972 62,960 27,415 24,606 -236
1971 64,449 52,632 23,467 -208
1970 56,506 56,173 22,414 -244
1969 53,800 59,928 21,387 -57
1968 51,014 60,804 20,470 -636
1967 47,488 59,483 19,498 -339
1966 50,477 57,347 18,635 -1,023
1965 49,979 54,694 17,902 -1,327
1964 48,015 54,050 17,134 -1,660
1963 44,964 53,877 16,430 -2,016
1962 43,337 52,313 15,656 -2,403
1961 42,170 34,482 14,936 -2,807
1960 44,818 10,990 14,307 -3,227

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/namibia | 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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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