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

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The latest officially reported population of Israel was 10,122,800 in 2025 vs 19,020,271 people in Romania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,334,048 people compared to 18,912,567 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 +1.92% per year vs -0.41% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (46.5% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.9M (10.8% decline).

Israel vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Romania
2100 21,097,502 10,843,503
2099 20,990,284 10,927,951
2098 20,887,475 11,011,822
2097 20,782,833 11,095,182
2096 20,669,152 11,178,195
2095 20,555,388 11,261,202
2094 20,438,144 11,343,358
2093 20,311,860 11,426,736
2092 20,184,747 11,509,522
2091 20,056,099 11,591,897
2090 19,927,570 11,675,686
2089 19,805,919 11,759,143
2088 19,677,585 11,842,733
2087 19,544,709 11,926,699
2086 19,405,618 12,013,212
2085 19,263,765 12,099,742
2084 19,116,247 12,187,794
2083 18,972,113 12,277,402
2082 18,829,949 12,367,518
2081 18,683,725 12,460,785
2080 18,528,692 12,556,104
2079 18,378,150 12,652,446
2078 18,224,680 12,750,395
2077 18,069,594 12,849,896
2076 17,924,206 12,950,914
2075 17,777,444 13,053,551
2074 17,633,695 13,158,624
2073 17,493,191 13,264,931
2072 17,358,424 13,375,162
2071 17,210,625 13,488,051
2070 17,058,151 13,603,287
2069 16,905,322 13,721,187
2068 16,757,005 13,840,530
2067 16,608,158 13,963,377
2066 16,462,419 14,088,938
2065 16,311,857 14,218,608
2064 16,166,704 14,349,029
2063 16,011,267 14,480,312
2062 15,861,432 14,613,788
2061 15,709,716 14,747,178
2060 15,550,635 14,879,235
2059 15,396,992 15,011,161
2058 15,241,182 15,141,670
2057 15,082,914 15,271,230
2056 14,923,704 15,400,030
2055 14,759,501 15,527,331
2054 14,591,126 15,651,338
2053 14,427,517 15,773,422
2052 14,264,766 15,896,118
2051 14,103,277 16,016,719
2050 13,939,856 16,135,745
2049 13,777,240 16,255,638
2048 13,618,660 16,375,139
2047 13,460,094 16,494,633
2046 13,297,752 16,612,186
2045 13,137,551 16,730,009
2044 12,971,541 16,848,827
2043 12,807,746 16,966,857
2042 12,643,252 17,084,359
2041 12,482,422 17,203,640
2040 12,323,788 17,320,952
2039 12,163,569 17,438,042
2038 12,006,362 17,556,386
2037 11,851,428 17,673,500
2036 11,703,716 17,790,613
2035 11,553,156 17,906,949
2034 11,406,594 18,020,973
2033 11,262,204 18,134,889
2032 11,118,498 18,247,275
2031 10,970,655 18,359,750
2030 10,825,091 18,471,446
2029 10,684,612 18,583,513
2028 10,542,941 18,693,807
2027 10,402,334 18,803,518
2026 10,261,927 18,912,567
2025 10,122,800 19,020,271
2024 10,002,200 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 1,788,048 people (a 20.9% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 789,700 people (a 4.01% 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 34.9% to 13,939,856 people with a rank change from 95th to 87th. The population of Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,135,745 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 1.21% -0.17%
2024 1.56% -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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Israel grew by 1.21%, while Romania's population declined by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Israel Romania
Current population
10334048
18912567
Population rank 95/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.23%
One net population change
4.37 minutes
16.7 minutes
One birth every
2.83 minutes
3.68 minutes
One death every
9.91 minutes
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +330 -86
Annual growth/decline +120,600 -31,533
Annual growth/decline rate +1.21% -0.17%
Population growth rate rank 87/197 172/197
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 133,029 10,612 -100,975 -28,466
2023 131,977 9,999 -83,869 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Romania 83.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 805,807 people) and 16.6% is from migration (a loss of 160,935 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 (1960–2025, 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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