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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 23.7 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.07% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Israel vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Nigeria
2100 21,079,031 481,678,166
2099 20,971,907 481,494,914
2098 20,869,188 481,219,866
2097 20,764,637 480,876,108
2096 20,651,056 480,460,381
2095 20,537,392 479,976,454
2094 20,420,251 479,432,855
2093 20,294,077 478,807,152
2092 20,167,075 478,097,591
2091 20,038,540 477,274,569
2090 19,910,123 476,367,086
2089 19,788,579 475,363,859
2088 19,660,357 474,268,867
2087 19,527,597 473,072,894
2086 19,388,628 471,769,229
2085 19,246,899 470,365,292
2084 19,099,510 468,843,169
2083 18,955,502 467,224,322
2082 18,813,463 465,509,151
2081 18,667,367 463,679,779
2080 18,512,469 461,741,930
2079 18,362,060 459,680,797
2078 18,208,724 457,513,367
2077 18,053,774 455,254,796
2076 17,908,513 452,885,729
2075 17,761,880 450,402,898
2074 17,618,257 447,825,224
2073 17,477,875 445,152,156
2072 17,343,227 442,375,349
2071 17,195,556 439,499,004
2070 17,043,216 436,539,777
2069 16,890,521 433,472,204
2068 16,742,334 430,320,190
2067 16,593,617 427,066,199
2066 16,448,006 423,736,078
2065 16,297,575 420,318,527
2064 16,152,550 416,811,285
2063 15,997,249 413,231,409
2062 15,847,545 409,583,480
2061 15,695,962 405,859,509
2060 15,537,020 402,073,494
2059 15,383,512 398,228,736
2058 15,227,838 394,315,883
2057 15,069,709 390,341,867
2056 14,910,638 386,298,064
2055 14,746,579 382,193,151
2054 14,578,352 378,030,342
2053 14,414,886 373,799,276
2052 14,252,277 369,501,634
2051 14,090,930 365,149,555
2050 13,927,651 360,734,783
2049 13,765,178 356,271,401
2048 13,606,737 351,752,501
2047 13,448,310 347,169,674
2046 13,286,110 342,532,578
2045 13,126,049 337,834,528
2044 12,960,184 333,076,416
2043 12,796,533 328,256,555
2042 12,632,183 323,388,886
2041 12,471,494 318,469,120
2040 12,312,998 313,492,800
2039 12,152,920 308,474,350
2038 11,995,851 303,423,786
2037 11,841,052 298,351,344
2036 11,693,469 293,250,795
2035 11,543,041 288,138,368
2034 11,396,608 283,018,151
2033 11,252,344 277,897,810
2032 11,108,763 272,769,123
2031 10,961,050 267,666,779
2030 10,815,614 262,583,487
2029 10,675,258 257,504,936
2028 10,533,711 252,465,743
2027 10,393,227 247,457,208
2026 10,252,942 242,477,499
2025 10,113,937 237,546,527
2024 9,974,400 232,679,478
2023 9,849,000 227,882,945
2022 9,557,500 223,150,896
2021 9,371,400 218,529,286
2020 9,215,100 213,996,181
2019 9,054,000 209,485,641
2018 8,882,800 204,938,755
2017 8,713,300 200,254,579
2016 8,546,000 195,443,700
2015 8,380,100 190,671,878
2014 8,215,700 185,896,915
2013 8,059,500 181,049,443
2012 7,910,500 176,200,625
2011 7,765,800 171,379,598
2010 7,623,600 166,642,886
2009 7,485,600 162,049,464
2008 7,308,800 157,595,014
2007 7,180,100 153,267,261
2006 7,053,700 149,077,334
2005 6,930,100 145,017,253
2004 6,809,000 141,057,045
2003 6,689,700 137,202,644
2002 6,570,000 133,471,989
2001 6,439,000 129,862,595
2000 6,289,000 126,382,494
1999 6,125,000 123,047,320
1998 5,971,000 119,846,254
1997 5,836,000 116,754,792
1996 5,692,000 113,754,779
1995 5,545,000 110,819,428
1994 5,399,000 107,935,714
1993 5,261,000 105,122,069
1992 5,123,000 102,372,770
1991 4,949,000 99,720,162
1990 4,660,000 97,120,925
1989 4,518,000 94,531,014
1988 4,442,000 92,020,090
1987 4,369,000 89,591,716
1986 4,299,000 87,235,953
1985 4,233,000 84,897,973
1984 4,159,000 82,526,443
1983 4,105,000 80,438,260
1982 4,031,000 78,378,701
1981 3,956,000 76,068,103
1980 3,878,000 73,764,641
1979 3,786,000 71,498,242
1978 3,690,000 69,326,532
1977 3,613,000 67,234,590
1976 3,533,000 65,258,009
1975 3,455,000 63,410,815
1974 3,377,000 61,679,144
1973 3,278,000 60,082,139
1972 3,148,000 58,601,748
1971 3,069,000 57,214,684
1970 2,974,000 55,893,838
1969 2,877,000 54,631,914
1968 2,803,000 53,432,783
1967 2,745,000 52,293,065
1966 2,629,000 51,188,234
1965 2,563,000 50,086,764
1964 2,475,000 49,012,016
1963 2,379,000 47,973,575
1962 2,293,000 46,965,292
1961 2,185,000 45,989,310
1960 2,114,020 45,053,782

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Nigeria
2100 0.51% 0.04%
2099 0.49% 0.06%
2098 0.5% 0.07%
2097 0.55% 0.09%
2096 0.55% 0.1%
2095 0.57% 0.11%
2094 0.62% 0.13%
2093 0.63% 0.15%
2092 0.64% 0.17%
2091 0.64% 0.19%
2090 0.61% 0.21%
2089 0.65% 0.23%
2088 0.68% 0.25%
2087 0.72% 0.28%
2086 0.74% 0.3%
2085 0.77% 0.32%
2084 0.76% 0.35%
2083 0.75% 0.37%
2082 0.78% 0.39%
2081 0.84% 0.42%
2080 0.82% 0.45%
2079 0.84% 0.47%
2078 0.86% 0.5%
2077 0.81% 0.52%
2076 0.83% 0.55%
2075 0.82% 0.58%
2074 0.8% 0.6%
2073 0.78% 0.63%
2072 0.86% 0.65%
2071 0.89% 0.68%
2070 0.9% 0.71%
2069 0.89% 0.73%
2068 0.9% 0.76%
2067 0.89% 0.79%
2066 0.92% 0.81%
2065 0.9% 0.84%
2064 0.97% 0.87%
2063 0.94% 0.89%
2062 0.97% 0.92%
2061 1.02% 0.94%
2060 1% 0.97%
2059 1.02% 0.99%
2058 1.05% 1.02%
2057 1.07% 1.05%
2056 1.11% 1.07%
2055 1.15% 1.1%
2054 1.13% 1.13%
2053 1.14% 1.16%
2052 1.15% 1.19%
2051 1.17% 1.22%
2050 1.18% 1.25%
2049 1.16% 1.28%
2048 1.18% 1.32%
2047 1.22% 1.35%
2046 1.22% 1.39%
2045 1.28% 1.43%
2044 1.28% 1.47%
2043 1.3% 1.51%
2042 1.29% 1.54%
2041 1.29% 1.59%
2040 1.32% 1.63%
2039 1.31% 1.66%
2038 1.31% 1.7%
2037 1.26% 1.74%
2036 1.3% 1.77%
2035 1.28% 1.81%
2034 1.28% 1.84%
2033 1.29% 1.88%
2032 1.35% 1.91%
2031 1.34% 1.94%
2030 1.31% 1.97%
2029 1.34% 2%
2028 1.35% 2.02%
2027 1.37% 2.05%
2026 1.37% 2.08%
2025 1.4% 2.09%
2024 1.27% 2.1%
2023 3.05% 2.12%
2022 1.99% 2.11%
2021 1.7% 2.12%
2020 1.78% 2.15%
2019 1.93% 2.22%
2018 1.95% 2.34%
2017 1.96% 2.46%
2016 1.98% 2.5%
2015 2% 2.57%
2014 1.94% 2.68%
2013 1.88% 2.75%
2012 1.86% 2.81%
2011 1.87% 2.84%
2010 1.84% 2.83%
2009 2.42% 2.83%
2008 1.79% 2.82%
2007 1.79% 2.81%
2006 1.78% 2.8%
2005 1.78% 2.81%
2004 1.78% 2.81%
2003 1.82% 2.8%
2002 2.03% 2.78%
2001 2.39% 2.75%
2000 2.68% 2.71%
1999 2.58% 2.67%
1998 2.31% 2.65%
1997 2.53% 2.64%
1996 2.65% 2.65%
1995 2.7% 2.67%
1994 2.62% 2.68%
1993 2.69% 2.69%
1992 3.52% 2.66%
1991 6.2% 2.68%
1990 3.14% 2.74%
1989 1.71% 2.73%
1988 1.67% 2.71%
1987 1.63% 2.7%
1986 1.56% 2.75%
1985 1.78% 2.87%
1984 1.32% 2.6%
1983 1.84% 2.63%
1982 1.9% 3.04%
1981 2.01% 3.12%
1980 2.43% 3.17%
1979 2.6% 3.13%
1978 2.13% 3.11%
1977 2.26% 3.03%
1976 2.26% 2.91%
1975 2.31% 2.81%
1974 3.02% 2.66%
1973 4.13% 2.53%
1972 2.57% 2.42%
1971 3.19% 2.36%
1970 3.37% 2.31%
1969 2.64% 2.24%
1968 2.11% 2.18%
1967 4.41% 2.16%
1966 2.58% 2.2%
1965 3.56% 2.19%
1964 4.04% 2.16%
1963 3.75% 2.15%
1962 4.94% 2.12%
1961 3.36% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Israel Nigeria
Current population
10290887
243824469
Population rank 95/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 2.94%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
2.87 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +344 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 48/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 -15,258
Net migration rank 42/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -15,258
2024 - 10,612 - -35,202
2023 131,977 9,999 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 129,982 50,004 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 134,011 16,859 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 128,089 16,573 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 135,810 16,134 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 140,348 15,615 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 138,541 14,518 4,706,183 78,685
2016 136,736 24,308 4,761,594 75,265
2015 134,082 29,735 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 133,916 25,303 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 129,758 17,075 4,811,751 40,201
2012 128,941 16,549 4,774,508 71,138
2011 125,030 10,470 4,728,363 67,808
2010 126,552 12,906 4,629,173 47,966
2009 122,015 7,269 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 117,672 7,974 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 111,292 9,654 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 109,332 11,446 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 105,338 10,975 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 106,901 8,494 3,877,376 46,370
2003 106,366 6,684 3,751,120 33,857
2002 101,178 17,420 3,606,814 69,594
2001 99,160 38,643 3,478,370 64,163
2000 98,737 63,409 3,343,196 74,535
1999 94,325 78,422 3,155,425 97,195
1998 93,744 52,713 3,003,946 145,575
1997 88,707 60,297 2,936,500 96,885
1996 86,518 66,811 2,882,205 84,448
1995 82,066 61,800 2,830,771 73,243
1994 79,365 57,273 2,735,198 128,134
1993 77,337 49,345 2,673,675 90,200
1992 77,357 57,522 2,596,173 138,412
1991 73,740 153,141 2,527,807 42,760
1990 71,764 178,732 2,491,928 135,959
1989 68,674 14,192 2,452,324 99,588
1988 71,072 1,675 2,376,419 93,510
1987 69,904 7,511 2,322,397 64,418
1986 70,073 -3,598 2,295,003 29,682
1985 71,538 -3,686 2,289,784 61,514
1984 70,703 10,933 2,278,060 113,758
1983 70,196 689 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 68,931 16,563 2,233,401 101,116
1981 67,647 16,021 2,179,884 106,723
1980 68,253 16,284 2,121,618 198,672
1979 68,148 15,591 2,074,807 137,721
1978 67,158 15,556 2,019,621 111,258
1977 70,092 12,747 1,923,917 129,075
1976 74,899 10,459 1,827,289 72,889
1975 70,828 11,726 1,718,623 75,603
1974 68,891 11,929 1,624,813 44,281
1973 65,560 14,310 1,525,485 -618
1972 62,960 27,415 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 64,449 52,632 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 56,506 56,173 1,295,507 7,953
1969 53,800 59,928 1,213,484 6,912
1968 51,014 60,804 1,168,254 9,615
1967 47,488 59,483 1,082,884 18,683
1966 50,477 57,347 1,095,582 12,513
1965 49,979 54,694 1,061,840 32,988
1964 48,015 54,050 1,028,272 26,411
1963 44,964 53,877 995,116 27,115
1962 43,337 52,313 966,452 27,906
1961 42,170 34,482 932,111 25,515
1960 44,818 10,990 901,301 12,131

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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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