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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 1.46 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Israel vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Rwanda
2100 21,079,031 33,092,520
2099 20,971,907 32,987,847
2098 20,869,188 32,907,335
2097 20,764,637 32,832,706
2096 20,651,056 32,747,490
2095 20,537,392 32,615,044
2094 20,420,251 32,529,590
2093 20,294,077 32,396,544
2092 20,167,075 32,274,083
2091 20,038,540 32,171,077
2090 19,910,123 32,068,626
2089 19,788,579 31,872,593
2088 19,660,357 31,726,882
2087 19,527,597 31,533,364
2086 19,388,628 31,379,315
2085 19,246,899 31,235,000
2084 19,099,510 31,092,940
2083 18,955,502 30,917,707
2082 18,813,463 30,733,578
2081 18,667,367 30,557,819
2080 18,512,469 30,367,298
2079 18,362,060 30,176,627
2078 18,208,724 29,997,866
2077 18,053,774 29,800,561
2076 17,908,513 29,627,021
2075 17,761,880 29,423,503
2074 17,618,257 29,225,643
2073 17,477,875 29,007,777
2072 17,343,227 28,780,763
2071 17,195,556 28,560,382
2070 17,043,216 28,316,533
2069 16,890,521 28,103,541
2068 16,742,334 27,854,906
2067 16,593,617 27,591,747
2066 16,448,006 27,355,659
2065 16,297,575 27,084,704
2064 16,152,550 26,821,315
2063 15,997,249 26,543,184
2062 15,847,545 26,296,132
2061 15,695,962 25,985,356
2060 15,537,020 25,712,904
2059 15,383,512 25,437,446
2058 15,227,838 25,106,242
2057 15,069,709 24,837,928
2056 14,910,638 24,566,784
2055 14,746,579 24,266,669
2054 14,578,352 23,976,914
2053 14,414,886 23,690,426
2052 14,252,277 23,406,346
2051 14,090,930 23,099,207
2050 13,927,651 22,800,250
2049 13,765,178 22,484,698
2048 13,606,737 22,157,938
2047 13,448,310 21,834,786
2046 13,286,110 21,540,566
2045 13,126,049 21,215,262
2044 12,960,184 20,902,695
2043 12,796,533 20,535,605
2042 12,632,183 20,201,608
2041 12,471,494 19,832,577
2040 12,312,998 19,463,015
2039 12,152,920 19,096,860
2038 11,995,851 18,761,626
2037 11,841,052 18,421,864
2036 11,693,469 18,116,691
2035 11,543,041 17,753,910
2034 11,396,608 17,421,234
2033 11,252,344 17,089,349
2032 11,108,763 16,811,505
2031 10,961,050 16,485,559
2030 10,815,614 16,167,916
2029 10,675,258 15,858,862
2028 10,533,711 15,544,959
2027 10,393,227 15,207,733
2026 10,252,942 14,888,776
2025 10,113,937 14,560,205
2024 9,974,400 14,256,567
2023 9,849,000 13,954,471
2022 9,557,500 13,651,030
2021 9,371,400 13,355,260
2020 9,215,100 13,065,837
2019 9,054,000 12,776,103
2018 8,882,800 12,487,996
2017 8,713,300 12,202,060
2016 8,546,000 11,919,183
2015 8,380,100 11,640,022
2014 8,215,700 11,364,757
2013 8,059,500 11,093,340
2012 7,910,500 10,829,901
2011 7,765,800 10,573,733
2010 7,623,600 10,317,553
2009 7,485,600 10,060,432
2008 7,308,800 9,804,269
2007 7,180,100 9,549,933
2006 7,053,700 9,299,246
2005 6,930,100 9,054,528
2004 6,809,000 8,816,844
2003 6,689,700 8,586,875
2002 6,570,000 8,400,180
2001 6,439,000 8,287,094
2000 6,289,000 8,213,931
1999 6,125,000 8,147,912
1998 5,971,000 8,081,681
1997 5,836,000 7,755,238
1996 5,692,000 6,708,764
1995 5,545,000 5,674,118
1994 5,399,000 6,792,352
1993 5,261,000 7,981,132
1992 5,123,000 7,683,266
1991 4,949,000 7,526,966
1990 4,660,000 7,375,307
1989 4,518,000 7,184,706
1988 4,442,000 6,968,071
1987 4,369,000 6,749,493
1986 4,299,000 6,531,881
1985 4,233,000 6,317,228
1984 4,159,000 6,107,627
1983 4,105,000 5,905,311
1982 4,031,000 5,711,549
1981 3,956,000 5,527,230
1980 3,878,000 5,353,259
1979 3,786,000 5,189,541
1978 3,690,000 5,035,171
1977 3,613,000 4,888,240
1976 3,533,000 4,745,954
1975 3,455,000 4,607,728
1974 3,377,000 4,474,228
1973 3,278,000 4,345,047
1972 3,148,000 4,220,335
1971 3,069,000 4,100,044
1970 2,974,000 3,980,669
1969 2,877,000 3,861,271
1968 2,803,000 3,744,010
1967 2,745,000 3,629,577
1966 2,629,000 3,521,626
1965 2,563,000 3,423,210
1964 2,475,000 3,334,834
1963 2,379,000 3,258,890
1962 2,293,000 3,186,025
1961 2,185,000 3,106,779
1960 2,114,020 3,022,294

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/rwanda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 33.1M people in 2100 for Rwanda.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Rwanda
2100 0.51% 0.32%
2099 0.49% 0.24%
2098 0.5% 0.23%
2097 0.55% 0.26%
2096 0.55% 0.41%
2095 0.57% 0.26%
2094 0.62% 0.41%
2093 0.63% 0.38%
2092 0.64% 0.32%
2091 0.64% 0.32%
2090 0.61% 0.62%
2089 0.65% 0.46%
2088 0.68% 0.61%
2087 0.72% 0.49%
2086 0.74% 0.46%
2085 0.77% 0.46%
2084 0.76% 0.57%
2083 0.75% 0.6%
2082 0.78% 0.58%
2081 0.84% 0.63%
2080 0.82% 0.63%
2079 0.84% 0.6%
2078 0.86% 0.66%
2077 0.81% 0.59%
2076 0.83% 0.69%
2075 0.82% 0.68%
2074 0.8% 0.75%
2073 0.78% 0.79%
2072 0.86% 0.77%
2071 0.89% 0.86%
2070 0.9% 0.76%
2069 0.89% 0.89%
2068 0.9% 0.95%
2067 0.89% 0.86%
2066 0.92% 1%
2065 0.9% 0.98%
2064 0.97% 1.05%
2063 0.94% 0.94%
2062 0.97% 1.2%
2061 1.02% 1.06%
2060 1% 1.08%
2059 1.02% 1.32%
2058 1.05% 1.08%
2057 1.07% 1.1%
2056 1.11% 1.24%
2055 1.15% 1.21%
2054 1.13% 1.21%
2053 1.14% 1.21%
2052 1.15% 1.33%
2051 1.17% 1.31%
2050 1.18% 1.4%
2049 1.16% 1.47%
2048 1.18% 1.48%
2047 1.22% 1.37%
2046 1.22% 1.53%
2045 1.28% 1.5%
2044 1.28% 1.79%
2043 1.3% 1.65%
2042 1.29% 1.86%
2041 1.29% 1.9%
2040 1.32% 1.92%
2039 1.31% 1.79%
2038 1.31% 1.84%
2037 1.26% 1.68%
2036 1.3% 2.04%
2035 1.28% 1.91%
2034 1.28% 1.94%
2033 1.29% 1.65%
2032 1.35% 1.98%
2031 1.34% 1.96%
2030 1.31% 1.95%
2029 1.34% 2.02%
2028 1.35% 2.22%
2027 1.37% 2.14%
2026 1.37% 2.26%
2025 1.4% 2.13%
2024 1.27% 2.16%
2023 3.05% 2.22%
2022 1.99% 2.21%
2021 1.7% 2.22%
2020 1.78% 2.27%
2019 1.93% 2.31%
2018 1.95% 2.34%
2017 1.96% 2.37%
2016 1.98% 2.4%
2015 2% 2.42%
2014 1.94% 2.45%
2013 1.88% 2.43%
2012 1.86% 2.42%
2011 1.87% 2.48%
2010 1.84% 2.56%
2009 2.42% 2.61%
2008 1.79% 2.66%
2007 1.79% 2.7%
2006 1.78% 2.7%
2005 1.78% 2.7%
2004 1.78% 2.68%
2003 1.82% 2.22%
2002 2.03% 1.36%
2001 2.39% 0.89%
2000 2.68% 0.81%
1999 2.58% 0.82%
1998 2.31% 4.21%
1997 2.53% 15.6%
1996 2.65% 18.2%
1995 2.7% -16.5%
1994 2.62% -14.9%
1993 2.69% 3.88%
1992 3.52% 2.08%
1991 6.2% 2.06%
1990 3.14% 2.65%
1989 1.71% 3.11%
1988 1.67% 3.24%
1987 1.63% 3.33%
1986 1.56% 3.4%
1985 1.78% 3.43%
1984 1.32% 3.43%
1983 1.84% 3.39%
1982 1.9% 3.33%
1981 2.01% 3.25%
1980 2.43% 3.15%
1979 2.6% 3.07%
1978 2.13% 3.01%
1977 2.26% 3%
1976 2.26% 3%
1975 2.31% 2.98%
1974 3.02% 2.97%
1973 4.13% 2.96%
1972 2.57% 2.93%
1971 3.19% 3%
1970 3.37% 3.09%
1969 2.64% 3.13%
1968 2.11% 3.15%
1967 4.41% 3.07%
1966 2.58% 2.87%
1965 3.56% 2.65%
1964 4.04% 2.33%
1963 3.75% 2.29%
1962 4.94% 2.55%
1961 3.36% 2.8%

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/rwanda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Israel Rwanda
Current population
10290887
14975051
Population rank 95/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.18%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
1.74 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
1.33 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 +828
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 45/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
1.4 hours
Annual migration change +11,466 +6,282
Net migration rank 42/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - 6,282
2024 - 10,612 - -15,582
2023 131,977 9,999 312,762 -9,001
2022 129,982 50,004 312,145 -9,001
2021 134,011 16,859 309,895 -21,492
2020 128,089 16,573 312,692 -22,251
2019 135,810 16,134 313,525 -24,492
2018 140,348 15,615 312,512 -25,323
2017 138,541 14,518 310,323 -25,634
2016 136,736 24,308 305,549 -24,474
2015 134,082 29,735 299,114 -21,862
2014 133,916 25,303 292,779 -19,505
2013 129,758 17,075 286,331 -16,779
2012 128,941 16,549 282,584 -25,260
2011 125,030 10,470 282,922 -27,915
2010 126,552 12,906 286,848 -29,501
2009 122,015 7,269 287,034 -30,128
2008 117,672 7,974 287,334 -31,913
2007 111,292 9,654 285,791 -32,537
2006 109,332 11,446 282,149 -34,008
2005 105,338 10,975 275,121 -33,830
2004 106,901 8,494 265,273 -31,214
2003 106,366 6,684 251,243 -25,355
2002 101,178 17,420 239,036 -91,518
2001 99,160 38,643 230,845 -152,197
2000 98,737 63,409 221,276 -153,588
1999 94,325 78,422 210,518 -146,162
1998 93,744 52,713 197,185 -129,089
1997 88,707 60,297 174,687 410,106
1996 86,518 66,811 140,455 1,367,700
1995 82,066 61,800 121,137 439,995
1994 79,365 57,273 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 77,337 49,345 183,926 236,110
1992 77,357 57,522 188,025 -12,334
1991 73,740 153,141 196,431 -59,519
1990 71,764 178,732 207,895 -41,483
1989 68,674 14,192 217,632 -2,826
1988 71,072 1,675 223,759 -5,285
1987 69,904 7,511 225,744 -7,062
1986 70,073 -3,598 225,526 -8,982
1985 71,538 -3,686 223,794 -11,031
1984 70,703 10,933 219,337 -12,899
1983 70,196 689 212,750 -14,560
1982 68,931 16,563 205,147 -15,818
1981 67,647 16,021 195,769 -16,453
1980 68,253 16,284 184,988 -16,359
1979 68,148 15,591 174,477 -15,669
1978 67,158 15,556 163,779 -13,838
1977 70,092 12,747 155,011 -11,084
1976 74,899 10,459 147,665 -7,027
1975 70,828 11,726 140,596 -4,791
1974 68,891 11,929 135,743 -4,535
1973 65,560 14,310 131,021 -3,862
1972 62,960 27,415 126,403 -4,156
1971 64,449 52,632 122,567 -4,230
1970 56,506 56,173 119,273 1,149
1969 53,800 59,928 115,394 2,983
1968 51,014 60,804 111,422 4,728
1967 47,488 59,483 108,053 4,655
1966 50,477 57,347 105,128 -1,930
1965 49,979 54,694 103,422 -9,774
1964 48,015 54,050 102,562 -19,458
1963 44,964 53,877 94,296 -25,524
1962 43,337 52,313 102,548 -25,594
1961 42,170 34,482 102,051 -20,508
1960 44,818 10,990 100,627 -13,198

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/rwanda | 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 Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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