The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,224,104 people compared to 10,911,445 in Papua New Guinea.
Population statistics:
- Papua New Guinea's population is 1.07 times bigger than Israel's.
- Israel is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 90th.
- The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
- For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
- Since 2005, the population of Israel has increased from 6.93M people to 10.2M (47.5% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.54M to 10.9M (66.9% growth).
- Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21M people compared to the peak of 18.6M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.
Israel vs Papua New Guinea: live population counter
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| Current population |
10224104
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10911445
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| Population rank | 96/197 | 90/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.12% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
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2.81 minutes
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +10,612 | -707 |
| Daily growth/decline | +344 | +512 |
| Annual growth/decline | +125,400 | +186,867 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.27% | +1.8% |
| Population growth rate rank | 86/197 | 61/197 |
Israel and Papua New Guinea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,114,020 | 1,995,110 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,185,000 | 2,046,127 | 3.36% | 2.56% |
| 1962 | 2,293,000 | 2,093,919 | 4.94% | 2.34% |
| 1963 | 2,379,000 | 2,141,376 | 3.75% | 2.27% |
| 1964 | 2,475,000 | 2,188,325 | 4.04% | 2.19% |
| 1965 | 2,563,000 | 2,235,820 | 3.56% | 2.17% |
| 1966 | 2,629,000 | 2,285,774 | 2.58% | 2.23% |
| 1967 | 2,745,000 | 2,337,532 | 4.41% | 2.26% |
| 1968 | 2,803,000 | 2,390,803 | 2.11% | 2.28% |
| 1969 | 2,877,000 | 2,446,927 | 2.64% | 2.35% |
| 1970 | 2,974,000 | 2,505,628 | 3.37% | 2.4% |
| 1971 | 3,069,000 | 2,566,421 | 3.19% | 2.43% |
| 1972 | 3,148,000 | 2,628,432 | 2.57% | 2.42% |
| 1973 | 3,278,000 | 2,690,629 | 4.13% | 2.37% |
| 1974 | 3,377,000 | 2,752,671 | 3.02% | 2.31% |
| 1975 | 3,455,000 | 2,814,820 | 2.31% | 2.26% |
| 1976 | 3,533,000 | 2,877,327 | 2.26% | 2.22% |
| 1977 | 3,613,000 | 2,940,327 | 2.26% | 2.19% |
| 1978 | 3,690,000 | 3,003,714 | 2.13% | 2.16% |
| 1979 | 3,786,000 | 3,067,341 | 2.6% | 2.12% |
| 1980 | 3,878,000 | 3,131,512 | 2.43% | 2.09% |
| 1981 | 3,956,000 | 3,197,019 | 2.01% | 2.09% |
| 1982 | 4,031,000 | 3,264,291 | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| 1983 | 4,105,000 | 3,333,633 | 1.84% | 2.12% |
| 1984 | 4,159,000 | 3,405,198 | 1.32% | 2.15% |
| 1985 | 4,233,000 | 3,478,936 | 1.78% | 2.17% |
| 1986 | 4,299,000 | 3,554,793 | 1.56% | 2.18% |
| 1987 | 4,369,000 | 3,632,543 | 1.63% | 2.19% |
| 1988 | 4,442,000 | 3,711,880 | 1.67% | 2.18% |
| 1989 | 4,518,000 | 3,796,078 | 1.71% | 2.27% |
| 1990 | 4,660,000 | 3,896,481 | 3.14% | 2.64% |
| 1991 | 4,949,000 | 4,021,837 | 6.2% | 3.22% |
| 1992 | 5,123,000 | 4,166,699 | 3.52% | 3.6% |
| 1993 | 5,261,000 | 4,320,872 | 2.69% | 3.7% |
| 1994 | 5,399,000 | 4,480,208 | 2.62% | 3.69% |
| 1995 | 5,545,000 | 4,644,278 | 2.7% | 3.66% |
| 1996 | 5,692,000 | 4,813,361 | 2.65% | 3.64% |
| 1997 | 5,836,000 | 4,987,883 | 2.53% | 3.63% |
| 1998 | 5,971,000 | 5,166,390 | 2.31% | 3.58% |
| 1999 | 6,125,000 | 5,349,333 | 2.58% | 3.54% |
| 2000 | 6,289,000 | 5,537,064 | 2.68% | 3.51% |
| 2001 | 6,439,000 | 5,728,435 | 2.39% | 3.46% |
| 2002 | 6,570,000 | 5,924,003 | 2.03% | 3.41% |
| 2003 | 6,689,700 | 6,123,997 | 1.82% | 3.38% |
| 2004 | 6,809,000 | 6,328,041 | 1.78% | 3.33% |
| 2005 | 6,930,100 | 6,535,905 | 1.78% | 3.28% |
| 2006 | 7,053,700 | 6,747,720 | 1.78% | 3.24% |
| 2007 | 7,180,100 | 6,963,345 | 1.79% | 3.2% |
| 2008 | 7,308,800 | 7,183,002 | 1.79% | 3.15% |
| 2009 | 7,485,600 | 7,406,438 | 2.42% | 3.11% |
| 2010 | 7,623,600 | 7,633,523 | 1.84% | 3.07% |
| 2011 | 7,765,800 | 7,859,346 | 1.87% | 2.96% |
| 2012 | 7,910,500 | 8,081,390 | 1.86% | 2.83% |
| 2013 | 8,059,500 | 8,302,698 | 1.88% | 2.74% |
| 2014 | 8,215,700 | 8,523,441 | 1.94% | 2.66% |
| 2015 | 8,380,100 | 8,743,246 | 2% | 2.58% |
| 2016 | 8,546,000 | 8,961,718 | 1.98% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 8,713,300 | 9,178,714 | 1.96% | 2.42% |
| 2018 | 8,882,800 | 9,394,513 | 1.95% | 2.35% |
| 2019 | 9,054,000 | 9,609,010 | 1.93% | 2.28% |
| 2020 | 9,215,100 | 9,815,746 | 1.78% | 2.15% |
| 2021 | 9,371,400 | 10,012,896 | 1.7% | 2.01% |
| 2022 | 9,557,500 | 10,203,169 | 1.99% | 1.9% |
| 2023 | 9,849,000 | 10,389,635 | 3.05% | 1.83% |
| 2024 | 9,974,400 | 10,576,502 | 1.27% | 1.8% |
| 2025 | 10,112,712 | 10,762,813 | 1.39% | 1.76% |
| 2026 | 10,251,384 | 10,947,845 | 1.37% | 1.72% |
| 2027 | 10,390,790 | 11,131,268 | 1.36% | 1.68% |
| 2028 | 10,530,831 | 11,312,895 | 1.35% | 1.63% |
| 2029 | 10,670,808 | 11,492,799 | 1.33% | 1.59% |
| 2030 | 10,812,707 | 11,671,420 | 1.33% | 1.55% |
| 2031 | 10,958,256 | 11,848,221 | 1.35% | 1.51% |
| 2032 | 11,102,895 | 12,023,121 | 1.32% | 1.48% |
| 2033 | 11,245,826 | 12,196,639 | 1.29% | 1.44% |
| 2034 | 11,390,158 | 12,369,248 | 1.28% | 1.42% |
| 2035 | 11,537,556 | 12,540,596 | 1.29% | 1.39% |
| 2036 | 11,685,531 | 12,710,682 | 1.28% | 1.36% |
| 2037 | 11,835,669 | 12,879,737 | 1.28% | 1.33% |
| 2038 | 11,990,527 | 13,047,122 | 1.31% | 1.3% |
| 2039 | 12,147,999 | 13,212,668 | 1.31% | 1.27% |
| 2040 | 12,306,173 | 13,376,156 | 1.3% | 1.24% |
| 2041 | 12,464,653 | 13,537,361 | 1.29% | 1.21% |
| 2042 | 12,626,052 | 13,696,139 | 1.29% | 1.17% |
| 2043 | 12,788,911 | 13,853,410 | 1.29% | 1.15% |
| 2044 | 12,952,526 | 14,009,926 | 1.28% | 1.13% |
| 2045 | 13,114,360 | 14,165,578 | 1.25% | 1.11% |
| 2046 | 13,274,365 | 14,318,889 | 1.22% | 1.08% |
| 2047 | 13,433,565 | 14,469,210 | 1.2% | 1.05% |
| 2048 | 13,590,900 | 14,617,364 | 1.17% | 1.02% |
| 2049 | 13,750,245 | 14,763,600 | 1.17% | 1% |
| 2050 | 13,911,988 | 14,906,584 | 1.18% | 0.97% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Israel increased by 1,450,000 people (a 20.9% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,207,341 people (a 33.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Israel gained 1,844,004 (a 22% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,168,199 (a 24.8% growth).
Israel was ranked 98th most populous country in 2005 and is 96th in 2025. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2005 and ranked 90th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36.6% to 14,906,584 people and rank change from 90th to 85th.
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 |
| Port Moresby | 317K |
| Lae | 101K |
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Population differences between Israel and Papua New Guinea
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| Life expectancy | 82.8 years | 66.4 years |
| Average age | 33.6 years | 26.7 years |
| Median age | 30.2 years | 23.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 51.4:48.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.85 births per woman | 3.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,194 ppl/mi² | 60.5 ppl/mi² |
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