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

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The latest officially reported population of Israel was 10,122,800 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,334,048 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 13.8 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.84% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.92% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (46.5% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Israel vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Russia
2100 21,097,502 125,631,984
2099 20,990,284 125,735,285
2098 20,887,475 125,835,990
2097 20,782,833 125,914,480
2096 20,669,152 126,004,709
2095 20,555,388 126,072,890
2094 20,438,144 126,125,529
2093 20,311,860 126,181,074
2092 20,184,747 126,256,091
2091 20,056,099 126,304,823
2090 19,927,570 126,360,262
2089 19,805,919 126,412,664
2088 19,677,585 126,463,022
2087 19,544,709 126,511,263
2086 19,405,618 126,579,534
2085 19,263,765 126,655,806
2084 19,116,247 126,730,694
2083 18,972,113 126,805,713
2082 18,829,949 126,889,471
2081 18,683,725 126,973,300
2080 18,528,692 127,070,546
2079 18,378,150 127,191,346
2078 18,224,680 127,331,975
2077 18,069,594 127,489,152
2076 17,924,206 127,641,749
2075 17,777,444 127,825,235
2074 17,633,695 128,023,096
2073 17,493,191 128,238,922
2072 17,358,424 128,465,870
2071 17,210,625 128,745,681
2070 17,058,151 129,020,076
2069 16,905,322 129,309,803
2068 16,757,005 129,589,275
2067 16,608,158 129,873,991
2066 16,462,419 130,184,092
2065 16,311,857 130,515,828
2064 16,166,704 130,852,649
2063 16,011,267 131,199,458
2062 15,861,432 131,530,725
2061 15,709,716 131,881,030
2060 15,550,635 132,209,377
2059 15,396,992 132,568,882
2058 15,241,182 132,933,515
2057 15,082,914 133,272,997
2056 14,923,704 133,615,325
2055 14,759,501 133,963,055
2054 14,591,126 134,288,366
2053 14,427,517 134,609,198
2052 14,264,766 134,876,558
2051 14,103,277 135,141,211
2050 13,939,856 135,386,454
2049 13,777,240 135,609,441
2048 13,618,660 135,818,840
2047 13,460,094 136,013,698
2046 13,297,752 136,185,098
2045 13,137,551 136,368,416
2044 12,971,541 136,568,234
2043 12,807,746 136,791,498
2042 12,643,252 137,015,033
2041 12,482,422 137,266,491
2040 12,323,788 137,531,851
2039 12,163,569 137,833,822
2038 12,006,362 138,146,863
2037 11,851,428 138,485,780
2036 11,703,716 138,835,731
2035 11,553,156 139,197,452
2034 11,406,594 139,573,272
2033 11,262,204 139,960,175
2032 11,118,498 140,359,785
2031 10,970,655 140,785,026
2030 10,825,091 141,182,418
2029 10,684,612 141,571,268
2028 10,542,941 141,946,979
2027 10,402,334 142,315,155
2026 10,261,927 142,643,173
2025 10,122,800 143,513,328
2024 10,002,200 143,669,648
2023 9,849,000 143,826,130
2022 9,557,500 144,236,933
2021 9,371,400 144,746,762
2020 9,215,100 145,245,148
2019 9,054,000 145,453,291
2018 8,882,800 145,398,106
2017 8,713,300 145,293,260
2016 8,546,000 145,015,460
2015 8,380,100 144,640,716
2014 8,215,700 144,237,223
2013 8,059,500 143,805,638
2012 7,910,500 143,378,447
2011 7,765,800 143,018,195
2010 7,623,600 142,849,468
2009 7,485,600 142,785,348
2008 7,308,800 142,742,366
2007 7,180,100 142,805,114
2006 7,053,700 143,049,637
2005 6,930,100 143,518,814
2004 6,809,000 144,067,316
2003 6,689,700 144,648,618
2002 6,570,000 145,306,497
2001 6,439,000 145,976,482
2000 6,289,000 146,596,869
1999 6,125,000 147,214,776
1998 5,971,000 147,670,784
1997 5,836,000 147,915,361
1996 5,692,000 148,160,129
1995 5,545,000 148,375,787
1994 5,399,000 148,407,912
1993 5,261,000 148,458,777
1992 5,123,000 148,538,197
1991 4,949,000 148,394,216
1990 4,660,000 147,969,406
1989 4,518,000 147,721,000
1988 4,442,000 146,857,000
1987 4,369,000 145,908,000
1986 4,299,000 144,894,000
1985 4,233,000 143,858,000
1984 4,159,000 142,745,000
1983 4,105,000 141,668,000
1982 4,031,000 140,823,000
1981 3,956,000 139,941,000
1980 3,878,000 139,010,000
1979 3,786,000 138,027,000
1978 3,690,000 137,060,000
1977 3,613,000 136,100,000
1976 3,533,000 135,147,000
1975 3,455,000 134,200,000
1974 3,377,000 133,432,000
1973 3,278,000 132,669,000
1972 3,148,000 131,909,000
1971 3,069,000 131,155,000
1970 2,974,000 130,404,000
1969 2,877,000 129,664,000
1968 2,803,000 128,928,000
1967 2,745,000 128,196,000
1966 2,629,000 127,468,000
1965 2,563,000 126,745,000
1964 2,475,000 125,345,000
1963 2,379,000 123,960,000
1962 2,293,000 122,591,000
1961 2,185,000 121,236,000
1960 2,114,020 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,788,048 people (a 20.9% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Russia
2100 0.51% -0.08%
2099 0.49% -0.08%
2098 0.5% -0.06%
2097 0.55% -0.07%
2096 0.55% -0.05%
2095 0.57% -0.04%
2094 0.62% -0.04%
2093 0.63% -0.06%
2092 0.64% -0.04%
2091 0.64% -0.04%
2090 0.61% -0.04%
2089 0.65% -0.04%
2088 0.68% -0.04%
2087 0.72% -0.05%
2086 0.74% -0.06%
2085 0.77% -0.06%
2084 0.76% -0.06%
2083 0.75% -0.07%
2082 0.78% -0.07%
2081 0.84% -0.08%
2080 0.82% -0.09%
2079 0.84% -0.11%
2078 0.86% -0.12%
2077 0.81% -0.12%
2076 0.83% -0.14%
2075 0.82% -0.15%
2074 0.8% -0.17%
2073 0.78% -0.18%
2072 0.86% -0.22%
2071 0.89% -0.21%
2070 0.9% -0.22%
2069 0.89% -0.22%
2068 0.9% -0.22%
2067 0.89% -0.24%
2066 0.92% -0.25%
2065 0.9% -0.26%
2064 0.97% -0.26%
2063 0.94% -0.25%
2062 0.97% -0.27%
2061 1.02% -0.25%
2060 1% -0.27%
2059 1.02% -0.27%
2058 1.05% -0.25%
2057 1.07% -0.26%
2056 1.11% -0.26%
2055 1.15% -0.24%
2054 1.13% -0.24%
2053 1.14% -0.2%
2052 1.15% -0.2%
2051 1.17% -0.18%
2050 1.18% -0.16%
2049 1.16% -0.15%
2048 1.18% -0.14%
2047 1.22% -0.13%
2046 1.22% -0.13%
2045 1.28% -0.15%
2044 1.28% -0.16%
2043 1.3% -0.16%
2042 1.29% -0.18%
2041 1.29% -0.19%
2040 1.32% -0.22%
2039 1.31% -0.23%
2038 1.31% -0.24%
2037 1.26% -0.25%
2036 1.3% -0.26%
2035 1.28% -0.27%
2034 1.28% -0.28%
2033 1.29% -0.28%
2032 1.35% -0.3%
2031 1.34% -0.28%
2030 1.31% -0.27%
2029 1.34% -0.26%
2028 1.35% -0.26%
2027 1.37% -0.23%
2026 1.37% -0.61%
2025 1.21% -0.11%
2024 1.56% -0.11%
2023 3.05% -0.28%
2022 1.99% -0.35%
2021 1.7% -0.34%
2020 1.78% -0.14%
2019 1.93% 0.04%
2018 1.95% 0.07%
2017 1.96% 0.19%
2016 1.98% 0.26%
2015 2% 0.28%
2014 1.94% 0.3%
2013 1.88% 0.3%
2012 1.86% 0.25%
2011 1.87% 0.12%
2010 1.84% 0.04%
2009 2.42% 0.03%
2008 1.79% -0.04%
2007 1.79% -0.17%
2006 1.78% -0.33%
2005 1.78% -0.38%
2004 1.78% -0.4%
2003 1.82% -0.45%
2002 2.03% -0.46%
2001 2.39% -0.42%
2000 2.68% -0.42%
1999 2.58% -0.31%
1998 2.31% -0.17%
1997 2.53% -0.17%
1996 2.65% -0.15%
1995 2.7% -0.02%
1994 2.62% -0.03%
1993 2.69% -0.05%
1992 3.52% 0.1%
1991 6.2% 0.29%
1990 3.14% 0.17%
1989 1.71% 0.59%
1988 1.67% 0.65%
1987 1.63% 0.7%
1986 1.56% 0.72%
1985 1.78% 0.78%
1984 1.32% 0.76%
1983 1.84% 0.6%
1982 1.9% 0.63%
1981 2.01% 0.67%
1980 2.43% 0.71%
1979 2.6% 0.71%
1978 2.13% 0.71%
1977 2.26% 0.71%
1976 2.26% 0.71%
1975 2.31% 0.58%
1974 3.02% 0.58%
1973 4.13% 0.58%
1972 2.57% 0.57%
1971 3.19% 0.58%
1970 3.37% 0.57%
1969 2.64% 0.57%
1968 2.11% 0.57%
1967 4.41% 0.57%
1966 2.58% 0.57%
1965 3.56% 1.12%
1964 4.04% 1.12%
1963 3.75% 1.12%
1962 4.94% 1.12%
1961 3.36% 1.12%

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 Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Israel Russia
Current population
10334048
142643173
Population rank 95/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 1.72%
One net population change
4.37 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
2.83 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
9.91 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +330 -428
Annual growth/decline +120,600 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.21% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 87/197 166/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 -251,822
Net migration rank 42/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -251,822
2024 133,029 10,612 -574,678 -178,042
2023 131,977 9,999 -503,392 27,807
2022 129,982 50,004 -576,948 765,629
2021 134,011 16,859 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 128,089 16,573 -697,177 334,094
2019 135,810 16,134 -319,997 336,494
2018 140,348 15,615 -232,637 339,972
2017 138,541 14,518 -130,764 396,619
2016 136,736 24,308 0 447,645
2015 134,082 29,735 43,392 384,756
2014 133,916 25,303 28,848 264,698
2013 129,758 17,075 28,761 289,872
2012 128,941 16,549 0 285,977
2011 125,030 10,470 -128,716 309,377
2010 126,552 12,906 -242,844 307,555
2009 122,015 7,269 -257,014 350,206
2008 117,672 7,974 -356,856 360,840
2007 111,292 9,654 -471,257 365,717
2006 109,332 11,446 -686,638 308,370
2005 105,338 10,975 -846,761 263,541
2004 106,901 8,494 -792,370 261,519
2003 106,366 6,684 -896,822 256,804
2002 101,178 17,420 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 99,160 38,643 -963,445 259,614
2000 98,737 63,409 -967,540 550,401
1999 94,325 78,422 -927,453 375,468
1998 93,744 52,713 -694,053 528,135
1997 88,707 60,297 -769,159 541,387
1996 86,518 66,811 -785,248 587,171
1995 82,066 61,800 -845,742 723,875
1994 79,365 57,273 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 77,337 49,345 -757,140 507,229
1992 77,357 57,522 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 73,740 153,141 103,876 125,505
1990 71,764 178,732 325,533 299,863
1989 68,674 14,192 576,112 89,400
1988 71,072 1,675 778,343 269,862
1987 69,904 7,511 977,583 275,611
1986 70,073 -3,598 985,279 283,553
1985 71,538 -3,686 762,447 280,614
1984 70,703 10,933 756,548 247,026
1983 70,196 689 906,676 200,159
1982 68,931 16,563 830,855 107,520
1981 67,647 16,021 713,700 36,686
1980 68,253 16,284 681,149 10,440
1979 68,148 15,591 690,135 -5,791
1978 67,158 15,556 812,766 108,882
1977 70,092 12,747 832,932 122,316
1976 74,899 10,459 852,237 113,851
1975 70,828 11,726 843,850 80,069
1974 68,891 11,929 883,186 -51,759
1973 65,560 14,310 846,561 -107,568
1972 62,960 27,415 872,050 -111,168
1971 64,449 52,632 854,999 -134,968
1970 56,506 56,173 785,554 -264,464
1969 53,800 59,928 753,088 -64,643
1968 51,014 60,804 787,621 -83,221
1967 47,488 59,483 854,554 -116,029
1966 50,477 57,347 989,279 -111,360
1965 49,979 54,694 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 48,015 54,050 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 44,964 53,877 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 43,337 52,313 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 42,170 34,482 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 44,818 10,990 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/russia | 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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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