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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 3.48 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Israel vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Poland
2100 21,079,031 18,350,017
2099 20,971,907 18,541,227
2098 20,869,188 18,733,999
2097 20,764,637 18,928,169
2096 20,651,056 19,125,003
2095 20,537,392 19,323,203
2094 20,420,251 19,525,085
2093 20,294,077 19,730,030
2092 20,167,075 19,938,529
2091 20,038,540 20,151,135
2090 19,910,123 20,368,308
2089 19,788,579 20,589,970
2088 19,660,357 20,817,398
2087 19,527,597 21,050,137
2086 19,388,628 21,288,179
2085 19,246,899 21,531,674
2084 19,099,510 21,780,998
2083 18,955,502 22,036,816
2082 18,813,463 22,298,479
2081 18,667,367 22,565,373
2080 18,512,469 22,836,875
2079 18,362,060 23,113,773
2078 18,208,724 23,393,434
2077 18,053,774 23,679,569
2076 17,908,513 23,968,050
2075 17,761,880 24,259,763
2074 17,618,257 24,554,480
2073 17,477,875 24,852,006
2072 17,343,227 25,149,886
2071 17,195,556 25,447,869
2070 17,043,216 25,745,140
2069 16,890,521 26,042,079
2068 16,742,334 26,337,963
2067 16,593,617 26,632,110
2066 16,448,006 26,923,643
2065 16,297,575 27,211,946
2064 16,152,550 27,497,263
2063 15,997,249 27,778,871
2062 15,847,545 28,055,433
2061 15,695,962 28,328,948
2060 15,537,020 28,597,687
2059 15,383,512 28,864,377
2058 15,227,838 29,125,961
2057 15,069,709 29,384,759
2056 14,910,638 29,641,101
2055 14,746,579 29,893,868
2054 14,578,352 30,142,942
2053 14,414,886 30,389,214
2052 14,252,277 30,630,763
2051 14,090,930 30,871,146
2050 13,927,651 31,107,894
2049 13,765,178 31,341,718
2048 13,606,737 31,572,273
2047 13,448,310 31,800,868
2046 13,286,110 32,026,873
2045 13,126,049 32,250,757
2044 12,960,184 32,471,522
2043 12,796,533 32,690,423
2042 12,632,183 32,906,811
2041 12,471,494 33,118,473
2040 12,312,998 33,328,426
2039 12,152,920 33,535,096
2038 11,995,851 33,738,091
2037 11,841,052 33,936,906
2036 11,693,469 34,133,190
2035 11,543,041 34,323,827
2034 11,396,608 34,511,159
2033 11,252,344 34,693,880
2032 11,108,763 34,872,593
2031 10,961,050 35,046,775
2030 10,815,614 35,213,577
2029 10,675,258 35,374,919
2028 10,533,711 35,527,083
2027 10,393,227 35,671,012
2026 10,252,942 35,806,942
2025 10,113,937 36,233,346
2024 9,974,400 36,559,233
2023 9,849,000 36,687,353
2022 9,557,500 36,821,749
2021 9,371,400 36,981,559
2020 9,215,100 37,515,748
2019 9,054,000 37,965,475
2018 8,882,800 37,974,750
2017 8,713,300 37,974,826
2016 8,546,000 37,970,087
2015 8,380,100 37,986,412
2014 8,215,700 38,011,735
2013 8,059,500 38,040,196
2012 7,910,500 38,063,164
2011 7,765,800 38,063,255
2010 7,623,600 38,042,794
2009 7,485,600 38,151,603
2008 7,308,800 38,125,759
2007 7,180,100 38,120,560
2006 7,053,700 38,141,267
2005 6,930,100 38,165,445
2004 6,809,000 38,182,222
2003 6,689,700 38,204,570
2002 6,570,000 38,230,364
2001 6,439,000 38,248,076
2000 6,289,000 38,258,629
1999 6,125,000 38,660,271
1998 5,971,000 38,663,481
1997 5,836,000 38,649,660
1996 5,692,000 38,624,370
1995 5,545,000 38,594,998
1994 5,399,000 38,542,652
1993 5,261,000 38,461,408
1992 5,123,000 38,363,667
1991 4,949,000 38,246,193
1990 4,660,000 38,110,782
1989 4,518,000 37,961,529
1988 4,442,000 37,824,487
1987 4,369,000 37,668,045
1986 4,299,000 37,456,119
1985 4,233,000 37,201,885
1984 4,159,000 36,904,134
1983 4,105,000 36,571,808
1982 4,031,000 36,230,481
1981 3,956,000 35,898,587
1980 3,878,000 35,574,150
1979 3,786,000 35,247,217
1978 3,690,000 34,965,600
1977 3,613,000 34,689,050
1976 3,533,000 34,356,300
1975 3,455,000 34,015,199
1974 3,377,000 33,678,899
1973 3,278,000 33,357,200
1972 3,148,000 33,055,650
1971 3,069,000 32,783,500
1970 2,974,000 32,664,300
1969 2,877,000 32,548,300
1968 2,803,000 32,294,655
1967 2,745,000 31,987,155
1966 2,629,000 31,681,000
1965 2,563,000 31,444,950
1964 2,475,000 31,139,450
1963 2,379,000 30,712,000
1962 2,293,000 30,308,500
1961 2,185,000 29,964,000
1960 2,114,020 29,637,450

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/poland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Poland
2100 0.51% -1.03%
2099 0.49% -1.03%
2098 0.5% -1.03%
2097 0.55% -1.03%
2096 0.55% -1.03%
2095 0.57% -1.03%
2094 0.62% -1.04%
2093 0.63% -1.05%
2092 0.64% -1.06%
2091 0.64% -1.07%
2090 0.61% -1.08%
2089 0.65% -1.09%
2088 0.68% -1.11%
2087 0.72% -1.12%
2086 0.74% -1.13%
2085 0.77% -1.14%
2084 0.76% -1.16%
2083 0.75% -1.17%
2082 0.78% -1.18%
2081 0.84% -1.19%
2080 0.82% -1.2%
2079 0.84% -1.2%
2078 0.86% -1.21%
2077 0.81% -1.2%
2076 0.83% -1.2%
2075 0.82% -1.2%
2074 0.8% -1.2%
2073 0.78% -1.18%
2072 0.86% -1.17%
2071 0.89% -1.15%
2070 0.9% -1.14%
2069 0.89% -1.12%
2068 0.9% -1.1%
2067 0.89% -1.08%
2066 0.92% -1.06%
2065 0.9% -1.04%
2064 0.97% -1.01%
2063 0.94% -0.99%
2062 0.97% -0.97%
2061 1.02% -0.94%
2060 1% -0.92%
2059 1.02% -0.9%
2058 1.05% -0.88%
2057 1.07% -0.86%
2056 1.11% -0.85%
2055 1.15% -0.83%
2054 1.13% -0.81%
2053 1.14% -0.79%
2052 1.15% -0.78%
2051 1.17% -0.76%
2050 1.18% -0.75%
2049 1.16% -0.73%
2048 1.18% -0.72%
2047 1.22% -0.71%
2046 1.22% -0.69%
2045 1.28% -0.68%
2044 1.28% -0.67%
2043 1.3% -0.66%
2042 1.29% -0.64%
2041 1.29% -0.63%
2040 1.32% -0.62%
2039 1.31% -0.6%
2038 1.31% -0.59%
2037 1.26% -0.58%
2036 1.3% -0.56%
2035 1.28% -0.54%
2034 1.28% -0.53%
2033 1.29% -0.51%
2032 1.35% -0.5%
2031 1.34% -0.47%
2030 1.31% -0.46%
2029 1.34% -0.43%
2028 1.35% -0.4%
2027 1.37% -0.38%
2026 1.37% -1.18%
2025 1.4% -0.89%
2024 1.27% -0.35%
2023 3.05% -0.36%
2022 1.99% -0.43%
2021 1.7% -1.42%
2020 1.78% -1.18%
2019 1.93% -0.02%
2018 1.95% -0%
2017 1.96% 0.01%
2016 1.98% -0.04%
2015 2% -0.07%
2014 1.94% -0.07%
2013 1.88% -0.06%
2012 1.86% -0%
2011 1.87% 0.05%
2010 1.84% -0.29%
2009 2.42% 0.07%
2008 1.79% 0.01%
2007 1.79% -0.05%
2006 1.78% -0.06%
2005 1.78% -0.04%
2004 1.78% -0.06%
2003 1.82% -0.07%
2002 2.03% -0.05%
2001 2.39% -0.03%
2000 2.68% -1.04%
1999 2.58% -0.008%
1998 2.31% 0.04%
1997 2.53% 0.07%
1996 2.65% 0.08%
1995 2.7% 0.14%
1994 2.62% 0.21%
1993 2.69% 0.25%
1992 3.52% 0.31%
1991 6.2% 0.36%
1990 3.14% 0.39%
1989 1.71% 0.36%
1988 1.67% 0.42%
1987 1.63% 0.57%
1986 1.56% 0.68%
1985 1.78% 0.81%
1984 1.32% 0.91%
1983 1.84% 0.94%
1982 1.9% 0.92%
1981 2.01% 0.91%
1980 2.43% 0.93%
1979 2.6% 0.81%
1978 2.13% 0.8%
1977 2.26% 0.97%
1976 2.26% 1%
1975 2.31% 1%
1974 3.02% 0.96%
1973 4.13% 0.91%
1972 2.57% 0.83%
1971 3.19% 0.36%
1970 3.37% 0.36%
1969 2.64% 0.79%
1968 2.11% 0.96%
1967 4.41% 0.97%
1966 2.58% 0.75%
1965 3.56% 0.98%
1964 4.04% 1.39%
1963 3.75% 1.33%
1962 4.94% 1.15%
1961 3.36% 1.1%

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/poland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Israel Poland
Current population
10290887
35806942
Population rank 95/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.43%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
4.1 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 -351
Annual growth/decline +125,400 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 181/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 -330,820
Net migration rank 42/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -330,820
2024 - 10,612 - -238,062
2023 131,977 9,999 -135,743 -7,824
2022 129,982 50,004 -143,605 967,744
2021 134,011 16,859 -184,907 2,251
2020 128,089 16,573 -120,050 3,920
2019 135,810 16,134 -34,169 7,696
2018 140,348 15,615 -26,582 -223
2017 138,541 14,518 0 -21,535
2016 136,736 24,308 -3,797 -5,675
2015 134,082 29,735 -26,590 3,887
2014 133,916 25,303 0 5,525
2013 129,758 17,075 -19,020 12,402
2012 128,941 16,549 0 4,635
2011 125,030 10,470 11,419 45,951
2010 126,552 12,906 38,043 119,623
2009 122,015 7,269 30,521 -8,283
2008 117,672 7,974 34,313 -42,288
2007 111,292 9,654 11,436 -51,235
2006 109,332 11,446 3,814 -68,882
2005 105,338 10,975 -3,817 -41,942
2004 106,901 8,494 -7,637 -38,216
2003 106,366 6,684 -15,281 -19,039
2002 101,178 17,420 -3,823 -16,462
2001 99,160 38,643 3,825 -16,648
2000 98,737 63,409 11,478 -15,921
1999 94,325 78,422 0 -53,035
1998 93,744 52,713 19,332 -39,509
1997 88,707 60,297 34,785 -44,230
1996 86,518 66,811 42,487 -45,349
1995 82,066 61,800 46,314 -52,989
1994 79,365 57,273 96,357 -41,845
1993 77,337 49,345 103,846 -48,805
1992 77,357 57,522 118,928 -46,893
1991 73,740 153,141 141,511 -55,342
1990 71,764 178,732 160,066 -50,339
1989 68,674 14,192 182,215 -49,192
1988 71,072 1,675 215,599 -101,671
1987 69,904 7,511 226,008 -32,310
1986 70,073 -3,598 258,448 -22,520
1985 71,538 -3,686 297,615 -27,277
1984 70,703 10,933 332,137 -18,402
1983 70,196 689 373,032 -26,724
1982 68,931 16,563 369,551 -34,980
1981 67,647 16,021 351,806 -16,155
1980 68,253 16,284 348,627 -42,420
1979 68,148 15,591 366,571 -22,162
1978 67,158 15,556 339,166 -62,936
1977 70,092 12,747 353,828 -33,496
1976 74,899 10,459 367,612 -25,716
1975 70,828 11,726 350,356 -31,346
1974 68,891 11,929 346,893 -18,273
1973 65,560 14,310 320,229 -29,335
1972 62,960 27,415 314,028 -15,004
1971 64,449 52,632 278,660 -31,767
1970 56,506 56,173 280,913 -66,859
1969 53,800 59,928 270,151 -26,744
1968 51,014 60,804 280,963 -11,905
1967 47,488 59,483 275,089 -25,479
1966 50,477 57,347 297,801 -17,158
1965 49,979 54,694 314,450 -21,658
1964 48,015 54,050 326,965 -23,273
1963 44,964 53,877 359,330 -13,770
1962 43,337 52,313 360,671 -31,021
1961 42,170 34,482 398,521 -20,044
1960 44,818 10,990 444,562 -6,306

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/poland | 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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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