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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 18,839,108 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Romania's population is 1.83 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).

Israel vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Romania
2100 21,079,031 10,801,385
2099 20,971,907 10,885,505
2098 20,869,188 10,969,050
2097 20,764,637 11,052,086
2096 20,651,056 11,134,776
2095 20,537,392 11,217,462
2094 20,420,251 11,299,298
2093 20,294,077 11,382,352
2092 20,167,075 11,464,817
2091 20,038,540 11,546,872
2090 19,910,123 11,630,335
2089 19,788,579 11,713,468
2088 19,660,357 11,796,733
2087 19,527,597 11,880,373
2086 19,388,628 11,966,550
2085 19,246,899 12,052,744
2084 19,099,510 12,140,454
2083 18,955,502 12,229,714
2082 18,813,463 12,319,480
2081 18,667,367 12,412,385
2080 18,512,469 12,507,333
2079 18,362,060 12,603,302
2078 18,208,724 12,700,870
2077 18,053,774 12,799,985
2076 17,908,513 12,900,610
2075 17,761,880 13,002,848
2074 17,618,257 13,107,513
2073 17,477,875 13,213,407
2072 17,343,227 13,323,211
2071 17,195,556 13,435,661
2070 17,043,216 13,550,449
2069 16,890,521 13,667,892
2068 16,742,334 13,786,771
2067 16,593,617 13,909,141
2066 16,448,006 14,034,214
2065 16,297,575 14,163,381
2064 16,152,550 14,293,294
2063 15,997,249 14,424,068
2062 15,847,545 14,557,025
2061 15,695,962 14,689,897
2060 15,537,020 14,821,441
2059 15,383,512 14,952,855
2058 15,227,838 15,082,857
2057 15,069,709 15,211,914
2056 14,910,638 15,340,213
2055 14,746,579 15,467,019
2054 14,578,352 15,590,545
2053 14,414,886 15,712,155
2052 14,252,277 15,834,374
2051 14,090,930 15,954,507
2050 13,927,651 16,073,070
2049 13,765,178 16,192,498
2048 13,606,737 16,311,535
2047 13,448,310 16,430,565
2046 13,286,110 16,547,661
2045 13,126,049 16,665,026
2044 12,960,184 16,783,383
2043 12,796,533 16,900,955
2042 12,632,183 17,018,000
2041 12,471,494 17,136,818
2040 12,312,998 17,253,674
2039 12,152,920 17,370,310
2038 11,995,851 17,488,193
2037 11,841,052 17,604,853
2036 11,693,469 17,721,511
2035 11,543,041 17,837,396
2034 11,396,608 17,950,976
2033 11,252,344 18,064,449
2032 11,108,763 18,176,399
2031 10,961,050 18,288,437
2030 10,815,614 18,399,699
2029 10,675,258 18,511,331
2028 10,533,711 18,621,197
2027 10,393,227 18,730,482
2026 10,252,942 18,839,108
2025 10,113,937 18,946,392
2024 9,974,400 19,051,804
2023 9,849,000 19,061,062
2022 9,557,500 19,048,502
2021 9,371,400 19,122,059
2020 9,215,100 19,265,250
2019 9,054,000 19,371,648
2018 8,882,800 19,473,970
2017 8,713,300 19,588,715
2016 8,546,000 19,702,267
2015 8,380,100 19,815,616
2014 8,215,700 19,908,979
2013 8,059,500 19,983,693
2012 7,910,500 20,058,035
2011 7,765,800 20,147,528
2010 7,623,600 20,246,871
2009 7,485,600 20,367,487
2008 7,308,800 20,537,875
2007 7,180,100 20,882,982
2006 7,053,700 21,193,760
2005 6,930,100 21,319,685
2004 6,809,000 21,451,748
2003 6,689,700 21,574,326
2002 6,570,000 21,730,496
2001 6,439,000 22,131,970
2000 6,289,000 22,442,971
1999 6,125,000 22,472,040
1998 5,971,000 22,507,344
1997 5,836,000 22,553,978
1996 5,692,000 22,619,004
1995 5,545,000 22,684,270
1994 5,399,000 22,730,211
1993 5,261,000 22,763,280
1992 5,123,000 22,794,284
1991 4,949,000 23,001,155
1990 4,660,000 23,201,835
1989 4,518,000 23,161,458
1988 4,442,000 23,057,662
1987 4,369,000 22,949,430
1986 4,299,000 22,836,841
1985 4,233,000 22,732,999
1984 4,159,000 22,640,547
1983 4,105,000 22,560,478
1982 4,031,000 22,475,741
1981 3,956,000 22,353,070
1980 3,878,000 22,207,282
1979 3,786,000 22,090,488
1978 3,690,000 21,951,464
1977 3,613,000 21,756,096
1976 3,533,000 21,551,634
1975 3,455,000 21,293,583
1974 3,377,000 21,029,429
1973 3,278,000 20,835,681
1972 3,148,000 20,657,957
1971 3,069,000 20,461,567
1970 2,974,000 20,250,398
1969 2,877,000 20,009,141
1968 2,803,000 19,799,831
1967 2,745,000 19,534,242
1966 2,629,000 19,215,450
1965 2,563,000 19,031,576
1964 2,475,000 18,919,126
1963 2,379,000 18,797,850
1962 2,293,000 18,676,550
1961 2,185,000 18,555,250
1960 2,114,020 18,406,905

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 Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Romania
2100 0.51% -0.77%
2099 0.49% -0.76%
2098 0.5% -0.75%
2097 0.55% -0.74%
2096 0.55% -0.74%
2095 0.57% -0.72%
2094 0.62% -0.73%
2093 0.63% -0.72%
2092 0.64% -0.71%
2091 0.64% -0.72%
2090 0.61% -0.71%
2089 0.65% -0.71%
2088 0.68% -0.7%
2087 0.72% -0.72%
2086 0.74% -0.72%
2085 0.77% -0.72%
2084 0.76% -0.73%
2083 0.75% -0.73%
2082 0.78% -0.75%
2081 0.84% -0.76%
2080 0.82% -0.76%
2079 0.84% -0.77%
2078 0.86% -0.77%
2077 0.81% -0.78%
2076 0.83% -0.79%
2075 0.82% -0.8%
2074 0.8% -0.8%
2073 0.78% -0.82%
2072 0.86% -0.84%
2071 0.89% -0.85%
2070 0.9% -0.86%
2069 0.89% -0.86%
2068 0.9% -0.88%
2067 0.89% -0.89%
2066 0.92% -0.91%
2065 0.9% -0.91%
2064 0.97% -0.91%
2063 0.94% -0.91%
2062 0.97% -0.9%
2061 1.02% -0.89%
2060 1% -0.88%
2059 1.02% -0.86%
2058 1.05% -0.85%
2057 1.07% -0.84%
2056 1.11% -0.82%
2055 1.15% -0.79%
2054 1.13% -0.77%
2053 1.14% -0.77%
2052 1.15% -0.75%
2051 1.17% -0.74%
2050 1.18% -0.74%
2049 1.16% -0.73%
2048 1.18% -0.72%
2047 1.22% -0.71%
2046 1.22% -0.7%
2045 1.28% -0.71%
2044 1.28% -0.7%
2043 1.3% -0.69%
2042 1.29% -0.69%
2041 1.29% -0.68%
2040 1.32% -0.67%
2039 1.31% -0.67%
2038 1.31% -0.66%
2037 1.26% -0.66%
2036 1.3% -0.65%
2035 1.28% -0.63%
2034 1.28% -0.63%
2033 1.29% -0.62%
2032 1.35% -0.61%
2031 1.34% -0.6%
2030 1.31% -0.6%
2029 1.34% -0.59%
2028 1.35% -0.58%
2027 1.37% -0.58%
2026 1.37% -0.57%
2025 1.4% -0.55%
2024 1.27% -0.05%
2023 3.05% 0.07%
2022 1.99% -0.38%
2021 1.7% -0.74%
2020 1.78% -0.55%
2019 1.93% -0.53%
2018 1.95% -0.59%
2017 1.96% -0.58%
2016 1.98% -0.57%
2015 2% -0.47%
2014 1.94% -0.37%
2013 1.88% -0.37%
2012 1.86% -0.44%
2011 1.87% -0.49%
2010 1.84% -0.59%
2009 2.42% -0.83%
2008 1.79% -1.65%
2007 1.79% -1.47%
2006 1.78% -0.59%
2005 1.78% -0.62%
2004 1.78% -0.57%
2003 1.82% -0.72%
2002 2.03% -1.81%
2001 2.39% -1.39%
2000 2.68% -0.13%
1999 2.58% -0.16%
1998 2.31% -0.21%
1997 2.53% -0.29%
1996 2.65% -0.29%
1995 2.7% -0.2%
1994 2.62% -0.15%
1993 2.69% -0.14%
1992 3.52% -0.9%
1991 6.2% -0.86%
1990 3.14% 0.17%
1989 1.71% 0.45%
1988 1.67% 0.47%
1987 1.63% 0.49%
1986 1.56% 0.46%
1985 1.78% 0.41%
1984 1.32% 0.35%
1983 1.84% 0.38%
1982 1.9% 0.55%
1981 2.01% 0.66%
1980 2.43% 0.53%
1979 2.6% 0.63%
1978 2.13% 0.9%
1977 2.26% 0.95%
1976 2.26% 1.21%
1975 2.31% 1.26%
1974 3.02% 0.93%
1973 4.13% 0.86%
1972 2.57% 0.96%
1971 3.19% 1.04%
1970 3.37% 1.21%
1969 2.64% 1.06%
1968 2.11% 1.36%
1967 4.41% 1.66%
1966 2.58% 0.97%
1965 3.56% 0.59%
1964 4.04% 0.65%
1963 3.75% 0.65%
1962 4.94% 0.65%
1961 3.36% 0.81%

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 Romania's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Israel Romania
Current population
10290887
18839108
Population rank 95/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.23%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
56.8 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
3.45 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
2.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 -25
Annual growth/decline +125,400 -9,258
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 169/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 -29,041
Net migration rank 42/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -29,041
2024 - 10,612 - -28,466
2023 131,977 9,999 -89,587 -27,780
2022 129,982 50,004 -93,338 89,076
2021 134,011 16,859 -141,504 -17,731
2020 128,089 16,573 -100,179 -13,202
2019 135,810 16,134 -60,053 -27,909
2018 140,348 15,615 -62,316 -33,018
2017 138,541 14,518 -50,930 -33,081
2016 136,736 24,308 -53,196 -33,073
2015 134,082 29,735 -59,447 -35,751
2014 133,916 25,303 -55,745 -35,448
2013 129,758 17,075 -59,951 -34,910
2012 128,941 16,549 -54,157 -37,589
2011 125,030 10,470 -56,413 -102,769
2010 126,552 12,906 -46,567 -122,364
2009 122,015 7,269 -34,625 -137,953
2008 117,672 7,974 -30,806 -144,368
2007 111,292 9,654 -37,590 -133,089
2006 109,332 11,446 -38,148 -132,777
2005 105,338 10,975 -40,508 -131,176
2004 106,901 8,494 -42,904 -117,432
2003 106,366 6,684 -56,093 -107,139
2002 101,178 17,420 -58,673 -106,585
2001 99,160 38,643 -37,625 -91,154
2000 98,737 63,409 -22,443 -92,451
1999 94,325 78,422 -31,461 -82,590
1998 93,744 52,713 -33,761 -81,366
1997 88,707 60,297 -42,853 -88,734
1996 86,518 66,811 -56,548 -70,799
1995 82,066 61,800 -36,295 -73,779
1994 79,365 57,273 -18,184 -76,246
1993 77,337 49,345 -13,658 -73,475
1992 77,357 57,522 -4,559 -63,200
1991 73,740 153,141 25,301 -36,824
1990 71,764 178,732 69,605 -38,157
1989 68,674 14,192 122,756 -33,866
1988 71,072 1,675 126,817 -48,911
1987 69,904 7,511 128,517 -42,868
1986 70,073 -3,598 134,737 -50,450
1985 71,538 -3,686 111,392 -28,108
1984 70,703 10,933 117,731 -24,629
1983 70,196 689 87,986 3,093
1982 68,931 16,563 119,121 -4,725
1981 67,647 16,021 156,472 -20,870
1980 68,253 16,284 168,776 -16,668
1979 68,148 15,591 194,397 -29,600
1978 67,158 15,556 204,148 -31,427
1977 70,092 12,747 215,385 -28,135
1976 74,899 10,459 213,361 18,748
1975 70,828 11,726 219,324 9,125
1974 68,891 11,929 235,530 6,725
1973 65,560 14,310 175,020 58,651
1972 62,960 27,415 198,316 61,920
1971 64,449 52,632 206,662 74,473
1970 56,506 56,173 234,905 71,919
1969 53,800 59,928 264,120 74,851
1968 51,014 60,804 338,577 33,601
1967 47,488 59,483 347,709 37,282
1966 50,477 57,347 115,293 -25,458
1965 49,979 54,694 114,190 -60,430
1964 48,015 54,050 134,326 -59,500
1963 44,964 53,877 139,104 -58,076
1962 43,337 52,313 130,736 -56,152
1961 42,170 34,482 163,286 -54,642
1960 44,818 10,990 191,431 -55,397

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 Romania 82% is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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