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

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The latest officially reported population of Israel was 10,122,800 in 2025 vs 5,610,870 people in Norway in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,334,048 people compared to 5,660,666 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 1.83 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.92% per year vs +0.81% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (46.5% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.66M (21.5% growth).

Israel vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Norway
2100 21,097,502 5,426,970
2099 20,990,284 5,439,664
2098 20,887,475 5,451,717
2097 20,782,833 5,463,190
2096 20,669,152 5,474,994
2095 20,555,388 5,487,368
2094 20,438,144 5,499,514
2093 20,311,860 5,512,056
2092 20,184,747 5,524,021
2091 20,056,099 5,535,989
2090 19,927,570 5,548,825
2089 19,805,919 5,561,462
2088 19,677,585 5,574,757
2087 19,544,709 5,588,831
2086 19,405,618 5,602,569
2085 19,263,765 5,616,010
2084 19,116,247 5,629,675
2083 18,972,113 5,642,568
2082 18,829,949 5,654,975
2081 18,683,725 5,666,885
2080 18,528,692 5,678,624
2079 18,378,150 5,689,711
2078 18,224,680 5,700,349
2077 18,069,594 5,710,483
2076 17,924,206 5,720,209
2075 17,777,444 5,729,904
2074 17,633,695 5,739,940
2073 17,493,191 5,749,872
2072 17,358,424 5,759,499
2071 17,210,625 5,768,298
2070 17,058,151 5,777,747
2069 16,905,322 5,786,471
2068 16,757,005 5,795,734
2067 16,608,158 5,805,627
2066 16,462,419 5,815,585
2065 16,311,857 5,825,356
2064 16,166,704 5,835,081
2063 16,011,267 5,844,519
2062 15,861,432 5,853,646
2061 15,709,716 5,861,677
2060 15,550,635 5,869,390
2059 15,396,992 5,875,920
2058 15,241,182 5,881,790
2057 15,082,914 5,888,181
2056 14,923,704 5,894,125
2055 14,759,501 5,899,106
2054 14,591,126 5,903,121
2053 14,427,517 5,906,126
2052 14,264,766 5,907,281
2051 14,103,277 5,907,735
2050 13,939,856 5,907,355
2049 13,777,240 5,905,940
2048 13,618,660 5,903,025
2047 13,460,094 5,899,964
2046 13,297,752 5,896,254
2045 13,137,551 5,891,177
2044 12,971,541 5,886,031
2043 12,807,746 5,880,486
2042 12,643,252 5,873,632
2041 12,482,422 5,865,604
2040 12,323,788 5,857,447
2039 12,163,569 5,848,023
2038 12,006,362 5,837,628
2037 11,851,428 5,826,752
2036 11,703,716 5,815,042
2035 11,553,156 5,802,966
2034 11,406,594 5,790,086
2033 11,262,204 5,776,187
2032 11,118,498 5,761,261
2031 10,970,655 5,745,071
2030 10,825,091 5,728,104
2029 10,684,612 5,710,229
2028 10,542,941 5,691,155
2027 10,402,334 5,670,783
2026 10,261,927 5,649,981
2025 10,122,800 5,610,870
2024 10,002,200 5,572,279
2023 9,849,000 5,519,601
2022 9,557,500 5,457,127
2021 9,371,400 5,408,320
2020 9,215,100 5,379,475
2019 9,054,000 5,347,896
2018 8,882,800 5,311,916
2017 8,713,300 5,276,968
2016 8,546,000 5,234,519
2015 8,380,100 5,188,607
2014 8,215,700 5,137,232
2013 8,059,500 5,079,623
2012 7,910,500 5,018,573
2011 7,765,800 4,953,088
2010 7,623,600 4,889,252
2009 7,485,600 4,828,726
2008 7,308,800 4,768,212
2007 7,180,100 4,709,153
2006 7,053,700 4,660,677
2005 6,930,100 4,623,291
2004 6,809,000 4,591,910
2003 6,689,700 4,564,855
2002 6,570,000 4,538,159
2001 6,439,000 4,513,751
2000 6,289,000 4,490,967
1999 6,125,000 4,461,913
1998 5,971,000 4,431,464
1997 5,836,000 4,405,157
1996 5,692,000 4,381,336
1995 5,545,000 4,359,184
1994 5,399,000 4,336,613
1993 5,261,000 4,311,991
1992 5,123,000 4,286,401
1991 4,949,000 4,261,732
1990 4,660,000 4,241,473
1989 4,518,000 4,226,901
1988 4,442,000 4,209,488
1987 4,369,000 4,186,905
1986 4,299,000 4,167,354
1985 4,233,000 4,152,516
1984 4,159,000 4,140,099
1983 4,105,000 4,128,432
1982 4,031,000 4,114,787
1981 3,956,000 4,099,702
1980 3,878,000 4,085,620
1979 3,786,000 4,072,517
1978 3,690,000 4,058,671
1977 3,613,000 4,043,205
1976 3,533,000 4,026,152
1975 3,455,000 4,007,313
1974 3,377,000 3,985,258
1973 3,278,000 3,960,612
1972 3,148,000 3,933,004
1971 3,069,000 3,903,039
1970 2,974,000 3,875,763
1969 2,877,000 3,847,707
1968 2,803,000 3,816,486
1967 2,745,000 3,784,539
1966 2,629,000 3,753,012
1965 2,563,000 3,723,168
1964 2,475,000 3,694,339
1963 2,379,000 3,666,537
1962 2,293,000 3,638,918
1961 2,185,000 3,609,800
1960 2,114,020 3,581,239

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/israel/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,788,048 people (a 20.9% growth), while Norway's population increased by 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Israel's population will grow by 34.9% to 13,939,856 people with a rank change from 95th to 87th. The population of Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,907,355 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 5.91M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Norway
2100 0.51% -0.23%
2099 0.49% -0.22%
2098 0.5% -0.21%
2097 0.55% -0.22%
2096 0.55% -0.23%
2095 0.57% -0.22%
2094 0.62% -0.23%
2093 0.63% -0.22%
2092 0.64% -0.22%
2091 0.64% -0.23%
2090 0.61% -0.23%
2089 0.65% -0.24%
2088 0.68% -0.25%
2087 0.72% -0.25%
2086 0.74% -0.24%
2085 0.77% -0.24%
2084 0.76% -0.23%
2083 0.75% -0.22%
2082 0.78% -0.21%
2081 0.84% -0.21%
2080 0.82% -0.19%
2079 0.84% -0.19%
2078 0.86% -0.18%
2077 0.81% -0.17%
2076 0.83% -0.17%
2075 0.82% -0.17%
2074 0.8% -0.17%
2073 0.78% -0.17%
2072 0.86% -0.15%
2071 0.89% -0.16%
2070 0.9% -0.15%
2069 0.89% -0.16%
2068 0.9% -0.17%
2067 0.89% -0.17%
2066 0.92% -0.17%
2065 0.9% -0.17%
2064 0.97% -0.16%
2063 0.94% -0.16%
2062 0.97% -0.14%
2061 1.02% -0.13%
2060 1% -0.11%
2059 1.02% -0.1%
2058 1.05% -0.11%
2057 1.07% -0.1%
2056 1.11% -0.08%
2055 1.15% -0.07%
2054 1.13% -0.05%
2053 1.14% -0.02%
2052 1.15% -0.008%
2051 1.17% 0.006%
2050 1.18% 0.02%
2049 1.16% 0.05%
2048 1.18% 0.05%
2047 1.22% 0.06%
2046 1.22% 0.09%
2045 1.28% 0.09%
2044 1.28% 0.09%
2043 1.3% 0.12%
2042 1.29% 0.14%
2041 1.29% 0.14%
2040 1.32% 0.16%
2039 1.31% 0.18%
2038 1.31% 0.19%
2037 1.26% 0.2%
2036 1.3% 0.21%
2035 1.28% 0.22%
2034 1.28% 0.24%
2033 1.29% 0.26%
2032 1.35% 0.28%
2031 1.34% 0.3%
2030 1.31% 0.31%
2029 1.34% 0.34%
2028 1.35% 0.36%
2027 1.37% 0.37%
2026 1.37% 0.7%
2025 1.21% 0.69%
2024 1.56% 0.95%
2023 3.05% 1.14%
2022 1.99% 0.9%
2021 1.7% 0.54%
2020 1.78% 0.59%
2019 1.93% 0.68%
2018 1.95% 0.66%
2017 1.96% 0.81%
2016 1.98% 0.88%
2015 2% 1%
2014 1.94% 1.13%
2013 1.88% 1.22%
2012 1.86% 1.32%
2011 1.87% 1.31%
2010 1.84% 1.25%
2009 2.42% 1.27%
2008 1.79% 1.25%
2007 1.79% 1.04%
2006 1.78% 0.81%
2005 1.78% 0.68%
2004 1.78% 0.59%
2003 1.82% 0.59%
2002 2.03% 0.54%
2001 2.39% 0.51%
2000 2.68% 0.65%
1999 2.58% 0.69%
1998 2.31% 0.6%
1997 2.53% 0.54%
1996 2.65% 0.51%
1995 2.7% 0.52%
1994 2.62% 0.57%
1993 2.69% 0.6%
1992 3.52% 0.58%
1991 6.2% 0.48%
1990 3.14% 0.34%
1989 1.71% 0.41%
1988 1.67% 0.54%
1987 1.63% 0.47%
1986 1.56% 0.36%
1985 1.78% 0.3%
1984 1.32% 0.28%
1983 1.84% 0.33%
1982 1.9% 0.37%
1981 2.01% 0.34%
1980 2.43% 0.32%
1979 2.6% 0.34%
1978 2.13% 0.38%
1977 2.26% 0.42%
1976 2.26% 0.47%
1975 2.31% 0.55%
1974 3.02% 0.62%
1973 4.13% 0.7%
1972 2.57% 0.77%
1971 3.19% 0.7%
1970 3.37% 0.73%
1969 2.64% 0.82%
1968 2.11% 0.84%
1967 4.41% 0.84%
1966 2.58% 0.8%
1965 3.56% 0.78%
1964 4.04% 0.76%
1963 3.75% 0.76%
1962 4.94% 0.81%
1961 3.36% 0.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/israel/norway | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Israel grew by 1.21%, while Norway's population grew by 0.69%.

Live population counters

Israel Norway
Current population
10334048
5660666
Population rank 95/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.07%
One net population change
4.37 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
2.83 minutes
9.72 minutes
One death every
9.91 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +330 +106
Annual growth/decline +120,600 +38,591
Annual growth/decline rate +1.21% +0.69%
Population growth rate rank 87/197 117/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 +29,798
Net migration rank 42/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - 29,798
2024 133,029 10,612 10,030 44,356
2023 131,977 9,999 8,280 53,806
2022 129,982 50,004 5,457 58,040
2021 134,011 16,859 14,062 19,804
2020 128,089 16,573 12,372 11,277
2019 135,810 16,134 13,904 25,707
2018 140,348 15,615 14,342 18,473
2017 138,541 14,518 15,831 21,657
2016 136,736 24,308 17,797 26,417
2015 134,082 29,735 18,160 30,242
2014 133,916 25,303 18,494 38,522
2013 129,758 17,075 17,779 40,690
2012 128,941 16,549 18,066 47,883
2011 125,030 10,470 18,822 47,454
2010 126,552 12,906 20,046 42,865
2009 122,015 7,269 20,280 39,316
2008 117,672 7,974 19,073 44,002
2007 111,292 9,654 16,482 40,111
2006 109,332 11,446 17,244 24,054
2005 105,338 10,975 15,719 18,588
2004 106,901 8,494 15,612 13,412
2003 106,366 6,684 14,151 11,389
2002 101,178 17,420 10,892 17,279
2001 99,160 38,643 13,090 7,906
2000 98,737 63,409 15,269 9,805
1999 94,325 78,422 14,278 19,147
1998 93,744 52,713 14,181 13,519
1997 88,707 60,297 15,418 9,744
1996 86,518 66,811 17,087 5,671
1995 82,066 61,800 14,821 6,343
1994 79,365 57,273 16,045 7,580
1993 77,337 49,345 12,936 12,567
1992 77,357 57,522 15,431 10,218
1991 73,740 153,141 16,194 7,949
1990 71,764 178,732 14,845 1,818
1989 68,674 14,192 13,949 -1,730
1988 71,072 1,675 12,207 10,380
1987 69,904 7,511 9,212 13,907
1986 70,073 -3,598 8,751 7,616
1985 71,538 -3,686 6,644 6,725
1984 70,703 10,933 7,452 3,856
1983 70,196 689 7,844 4,120
1982 68,931 16,563 9,875 5,749
1981 67,647 16,021 9,020 6,010
1980 68,253 16,284 9,806 3,763
1979 68,148 15,591 10,181 2,839
1978 67,158 15,556 11,364 3,823
1977 70,092 12,747 11,321 4,845
1976 74,899 10,459 13,286 4,779
1975 70,828 11,726 16,430 3,312
1974 68,891 11,929 20,324 4,425
1973 65,560 14,310 21,387 3,414
1972 62,960 27,415 24,777 5,603
1971 64,449 52,632 26,541 3,031
1970 56,506 56,173 25,968 -1,034
1969 53,800 59,928 28,858 2,230
1968 51,014 60,804 29,387 1,761
1967 47,488 59,483 30,276 2,460
1966 50,477 57,347 31,150 -888
1965 49,979 54,694 31,275 -1,525
1964 48,015 54,050 30,293 -1,571
1963 44,964 53,877 26,766 1,061
1962 43,337 52,313 28,020 655
1961 42,170 34,482 29,239 1,437
1960 44,818 10,990 29,366 -1,427

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/israel/norway | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 86.8% of the population change in Israel is from natural causes (a gain of 1,342,605 people) and 13.2% is from migration (a gain of 204,357 people). In Norway 29.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 130,235 people) and 70.4% is from migration (a gain of 309,779 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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