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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 141,906,741 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 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Israel vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Russia
2100 21,079,031 124,983,377
2099 20,971,907 125,086,144
2098 20,869,188 125,186,329
2097 20,764,637 125,264,415
2096 20,651,056 125,354,177
2095 20,537,392 125,422,006
2094 20,420,251 125,474,373
2093 20,294,077 125,529,632
2092 20,167,075 125,604,261
2091 20,038,540 125,652,742
2090 19,910,123 125,707,894
2089 19,788,579 125,760,026
2088 19,660,357 125,810,124
2087 19,527,597 125,858,116
2086 19,388,628 125,926,035
2085 19,246,899 126,001,913
2084 19,099,510 126,076,414
2083 18,955,502 126,151,046
2082 18,813,463 126,234,371
2081 18,667,367 126,317,768
2080 18,512,469 126,414,511
2079 18,362,060 126,534,688
2078 18,208,724 126,674,591
2077 18,053,774 126,830,956
2076 17,908,513 126,982,766
2075 17,761,880 127,165,304
2074 17,618,257 127,362,143
2073 17,477,875 127,576,856
2072 17,343,227 127,802,632
2071 17,195,556 128,080,998
2070 17,043,216 128,353,977
2069 16,890,521 128,642,208
2068 16,742,334 128,920,237
2067 16,593,617 129,203,483
2066 16,448,006 129,511,983
2065 16,297,575 129,842,007
2064 16,152,550 130,177,089
2063 15,997,249 130,522,107
2062 15,847,545 130,851,664
2061 15,695,962 131,200,160
2060 15,537,020 131,526,812
2059 15,383,512 131,884,461
2058 15,227,838 132,247,211
2057 15,069,709 132,584,941
2056 14,910,638 132,925,501
2055 14,746,579 133,271,436
2054 14,578,352 133,595,068
2053 14,414,886 133,914,243
2052 14,252,277 134,180,223
2051 14,090,930 134,443,510
2050 13,927,651 134,687,487
2049 13,765,178 134,909,323
2048 13,606,737 135,117,641
2047 13,448,310 135,311,492
2046 13,286,110 135,482,008
2045 13,126,049 135,664,379
2044 12,960,184 135,863,165
2043 12,796,533 136,085,277
2042 12,632,183 136,307,658
2041 12,471,494 136,557,818
2040 12,312,998 136,821,807
2039 12,152,920 137,122,219
2038 11,995,851 137,433,644
2037 11,841,052 137,770,811
2036 11,693,469 138,118,955
2035 11,543,041 138,478,809
2034 11,396,608 138,852,689
2033 11,252,344 139,237,595
2032 11,108,763 139,635,142
2031 10,961,050 140,058,187
2030 10,815,614 140,453,528
2029 10,675,258 140,840,370
2028 10,533,711 141,214,141
2027 10,393,227 141,580,416
2026 10,252,942 141,906,741
2025 10,113,937 142,772,403
2024 9,974,400 143,533,851
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% 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 35.3% to 13,927,651 people with a rank change from 95th to 88th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

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 125M 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 1.4% -0.53%
2024 1.27% -0.2%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/israel/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Israel Russia
Current population
10290887
141906741
Population rank 95/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 1.71%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +344 -801
Annual growth/decline +125,400 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 177/197
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 - 10,612 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/israel/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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 (1960–2024, 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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