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Population in Israel compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 36,734,925 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Saudi Arabia's population is 3.57 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 36.7M (71.2% growth).

Israel vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Saudi Arabia
2100 21,079,031 74,230,118
2099 20,971,907 73,760,045
2098 20,869,188 73,287,526
2097 20,764,637 72,813,125
2096 20,651,056 72,336,039
2095 20,537,392 71,858,206
2094 20,420,251 71,379,928
2093 20,294,077 70,900,460
2092 20,167,075 70,420,464
2091 20,038,540 69,940,749
2090 19,910,123 69,462,214
2089 19,788,579 68,985,976
2088 19,660,357 68,510,277
2087 19,527,597 68,035,545
2086 19,388,628 67,562,521
2085 19,246,899 67,091,615
2084 19,099,510 66,621,667
2083 18,955,502 66,152,653
2082 18,813,463 65,684,321
2081 18,667,367 65,216,102
2080 18,512,469 64,749,128
2079 18,362,060 64,282,393
2078 18,208,724 63,815,918
2077 18,053,774 63,348,712
2076 17,908,513 62,880,120
2075 17,761,880 62,409,793
2074 17,618,257 61,937,628
2073 17,477,875 61,462,662
2072 17,343,227 60,984,202
2071 17,195,556 60,502,791
2070 17,043,216 60,018,216
2069 16,890,521 59,529,456
2068 16,742,334 59,036,086
2067 16,593,617 58,539,487
2066 16,448,006 58,039,687
2065 16,297,575 57,537,106
2064 16,152,550 57,032,172
2063 15,997,249 56,524,331
2062 15,847,545 56,014,549
2061 15,695,962 55,501,467
2060 15,537,020 54,986,901
2059 15,383,512 54,469,809
2058 15,227,838 53,950,469
2057 15,069,709 53,430,639
2056 14,910,638 52,909,061
2055 14,746,579 52,386,571
2054 14,578,352 51,862,312
2053 14,414,886 51,336,335
2052 14,252,277 50,809,100
2051 14,090,930 50,280,719
2050 13,927,651 49,751,739
2049 13,765,178 49,221,828
2048 13,606,737 48,690,143
2047 13,448,310 48,157,605
2046 13,286,110 47,623,246
2045 13,126,049 47,087,215
2044 12,960,184 46,550,306
2043 12,796,533 46,013,232
2042 12,632,183 45,475,200
2041 12,471,494 44,936,131
2040 12,312,998 44,396,093
2039 12,152,920 43,856,006
2038 11,995,851 43,314,707
2037 11,841,052 42,773,375
2036 11,693,469 42,231,639
2035 11,543,041 41,690,245
2034 11,396,608 41,150,029
2033 11,252,344 40,611,021
2032 11,108,763 40,073,144
2031 10,961,050 39,535,357
2030 10,815,614 38,998,581
2029 10,675,258 38,417,447
2028 10,533,711 37,810,902
2027 10,393,227 37,189,969
2026 10,252,942 36,566,201
2025 10,113,937 35,932,673
2024 9,974,400 35,300,280
2023 9,849,000 33,702,731
2022 9,557,500 32,175,224
2021 9,371,400 30,784,383
2020 9,215,100 31,552,510
2019 9,054,000 30,063,799
2018 8,882,800 30,196,281
2017 8,713,300 30,977,355
2016 8,546,000 30,954,198
2015 8,380,100 29,816,382
2014 8,215,700 28,309,273
2013 8,059,500 27,624,004
2012 7,910,500 26,168,861
2011 7,765,800 25,091,867
2010 7,623,600 23,978,487
2009 7,485,600 24,217,654
2008 7,308,800 23,287,877
2007 7,180,100 22,368,313
2006 7,053,700 21,459,144
2005 6,930,100 20,559,890
2004 6,809,000 19,669,480
2003 6,689,700 18,786,767
2002 6,570,000 17,910,910
2001 6,439,000 17,041,397
2000 6,289,000 16,177,722
1999 6,125,000 15,472,075
1998 5,971,000 14,922,185
1997 5,836,000 14,374,943
1996 5,692,000 13,831,009
1995 5,545,000 13,289,245
1994 5,399,000 12,750,040
1993 5,261,000 12,215,862
1992 5,123,000 11,686,676
1991 4,949,000 11,160,744
1990 4,660,000 10,640,691
1989 4,518,000 10,128,394
1988 4,442,000 9,629,165
1987 4,369,000 9,130,194
1986 4,299,000 8,628,639
1985 4,233,000 8,151,779
1984 4,159,000 7,697,307
1983 4,105,000 7,252,941
1982 4,031,000 6,824,486
1981 3,956,000 6,420,551
1980 3,878,000 6,047,997
1979 3,786,000 5,703,698
1978 3,690,000 5,381,902
1977 3,613,000 5,083,048
1976 3,533,000 4,807,933
1975 3,455,000 4,556,287
1974 3,377,000 4,323,632
1973 3,278,000 4,106,344
1972 3,148,000 3,905,722
1971 3,069,000 3,724,031
1970 2,974,000 3,562,470
1969 2,877,000 3,417,114
1968 2,803,000 3,282,711
1967 2,745,000 3,157,242
1966 2,629,000 3,039,887
1965 2,563,000 2,928,771
1964 2,475,000 2,821,968
1963 2,379,000 2,719,341
1962 2,293,000 2,620,910
1961 2,185,000 2,526,347
1960 2,114,020 2,435,403

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/saudi-arabia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,780,727 people (a 18.7% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.4% to 49,751,739 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 74.2M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Saudi Arabia
2100 0.51% 0.64%
2099 0.49% 0.64%
2098 0.5% 0.65%
2097 0.55% 0.66%
2096 0.55% 0.66%
2095 0.57% 0.67%
2094 0.62% 0.68%
2093 0.63% 0.68%
2092 0.64% 0.69%
2091 0.64% 0.69%
2090 0.61% 0.69%
2089 0.65% 0.69%
2088 0.68% 0.7%
2087 0.72% 0.7%
2086 0.74% 0.7%
2085 0.77% 0.71%
2084 0.76% 0.71%
2083 0.75% 0.71%
2082 0.78% 0.72%
2081 0.84% 0.72%
2080 0.82% 0.73%
2079 0.84% 0.73%
2078 0.86% 0.74%
2077 0.81% 0.75%
2076 0.83% 0.75%
2075 0.82% 0.76%
2074 0.8% 0.77%
2073 0.78% 0.78%
2072 0.86% 0.8%
2071 0.89% 0.81%
2070 0.9% 0.82%
2069 0.89% 0.84%
2068 0.9% 0.85%
2067 0.89% 0.86%
2066 0.92% 0.87%
2065 0.9% 0.89%
2064 0.97% 0.9%
2063 0.94% 0.91%
2062 0.97% 0.92%
2061 1.02% 0.94%
2060 1% 0.95%
2059 1.02% 0.96%
2058 1.05% 0.97%
2057 1.07% 0.99%
2056 1.11% 1%
2055 1.15% 1.01%
2054 1.13% 1.02%
2053 1.14% 1.04%
2052 1.15% 1.05%
2051 1.17% 1.06%
2050 1.18% 1.08%
2049 1.16% 1.09%
2048 1.18% 1.11%
2047 1.22% 1.12%
2046 1.22% 1.14%
2045 1.28% 1.15%
2044 1.28% 1.17%
2043 1.3% 1.18%
2042 1.29% 1.2%
2041 1.29% 1.22%
2040 1.32% 1.23%
2039 1.31% 1.25%
2038 1.31% 1.27%
2037 1.26% 1.28%
2036 1.3% 1.3%
2035 1.28% 1.31%
2034 1.28% 1.33%
2033 1.29% 1.34%
2032 1.35% 1.36%
2031 1.34% 1.38%
2030 1.31% 1.51%
2029 1.34% 1.6%
2028 1.35% 1.67%
2027 1.37% 1.71%
2026 1.37% 1.76%
2025 1.4% 1.79%
2024 1.27% 4.74%
2023 3.05% 4.75%
2022 1.99% 4.52%
2021 1.7% -2.43%
2020 1.78% 4.95%
2019 1.93% -0.44%
2018 1.95% -2.52%
2017 1.96% 0.07%
2016 1.98% 3.82%
2015 2% 5.32%
2014 1.94% 2.48%
2013 1.88% 5.56%
2012 1.86% 4.29%
2011 1.87% 4.64%
2010 1.84% -0.99%
2009 2.42% 3.99%
2008 1.79% 4.11%
2007 1.79% 4.24%
2006 1.78% 4.37%
2005 1.78% 4.53%
2004 1.78% 4.7%
2003 1.82% 4.89%
2002 2.03% 5.1%
2001 2.39% 5.34%
2000 2.68% 4.56%
1999 2.58% 3.69%
1998 2.31% 3.81%
1997 2.53% 3.93%
1996 2.65% 4.08%
1995 2.7% 4.23%
1994 2.62% 4.37%
1993 2.69% 4.53%
1992 3.52% 4.71%
1991 6.2% 4.89%
1990 3.14% 5.06%
1989 1.71% 5.18%
1988 1.67% 5.47%
1987 1.63% 5.81%
1986 1.56% 5.85%
1985 1.78% 5.9%
1984 1.32% 6.13%
1983 1.84% 6.28%
1982 1.9% 6.29%
1981 2.01% 6.16%
1980 2.43% 6.04%
1979 2.6% 5.98%
1978 2.13% 5.88%
1977 2.26% 5.72%
1976 2.26% 5.52%
1975 2.31% 5.38%
1974 3.02% 5.29%
1973 4.13% 5.14%
1972 2.57% 4.88%
1971 3.19% 4.54%
1970 3.37% 4.25%
1969 2.64% 4.09%
1968 2.11% 3.97%
1967 4.41% 3.86%
1966 2.58% 3.79%
1965 3.56% 3.78%
1964 4.04% 3.77%
1963 3.75% 3.76%
1962 4.94% 3.74%
1961 3.36% 3.73%

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 Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Israel Saudi Arabia
Current population
10290887
36734925
Population rank 95/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.44%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
19.7 seconds
One birth every
2.87 minutes
57 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
6.66 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 +4,377
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +1,597,549
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 4/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
4.4 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 +119,738
Net migration rank 42/196 13/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 13,683,841
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 3/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 40.3%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 14/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Saudi Arabia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - 119,738
2024 - 10,612 - 122,170
2023 131,977 9,999 474,366 325,691
2022 129,982 50,004 406,920 977,072
2021 134,011 16,859 409,032 -106,287
2020 128,089 16,573 447,036 -74,725
2019 135,810 16,134 474,407 191,582
2018 140,348 15,615 528,767 -988,751
2017 138,541 14,518 546,751 -920,812
2016 136,736 24,308 537,829 -26,997
2015 134,082 29,735 511,023 465,292
2014 133,916 25,303 493,431 469,144
2013 129,758 17,075 475,299 485,794
2012 128,941 16,549 465,649 479,206
2011 125,030 10,470 443,675 491,253
2010 126,552 12,906 418,641 504,955
2009 122,015 7,269 438,557 496,229
2008 117,672 7,974 433,457 491,337
2007 111,292 9,654 425,199 489,136
2006 109,332 11,446 399,333 504,661
2005 105,338 10,975 375,938 518,565
2004 106,901 8,494 362,843 523,472
2003 106,366 6,684 364,520 514,606
2002 101,178 17,420 372,099 500,508
2001 99,160 38,643 382,153 484,252
2000 98,737 63,409 392,407 468,515
1999 94,325 78,422 390,112 160,263
1998 93,744 52,713 389,499 159,898
1997 88,707 60,297 385,033 160,066
1996 86,518 66,811 382,248 160,532
1995 82,066 61,800 380,231 160,512
1994 79,365 57,273 377,351 160,306
1993 77,337 49,345 372,621 158,074
1992 77,357 57,522 366,763 160,908
1991 73,740 153,141 361,329 162,857
1990 71,764 178,732 355,495 160,416
1989 68,674 14,192 349,399 159,273
1988 71,072 1,675 342,865 146,918
1987 69,904 7,511 333,088 175,075
1986 70,073 -3,598 322,340 172,606
1985 71,538 -3,686 310,558 148,208
1984 70,703 10,933 296,615 153,562
1983 70,196 689 280,616 157,930
1982 68,931 16,563 264,831 153,528
1981 67,647 16,021 249,156 140,355
1980 68,253 16,284 234,372 121,220
1979 68,148 15,591 220,186 112,826
1978 67,158 15,556 205,331 105,263
1977 70,092 12,747 191,103 96,015
1976 74,899 10,459 178,024 85,083
1975 70,828 11,726 166,223 73,960
1974 68,891 11,929 155,478 69,653
1973 65,560 14,310 145,450 63,995
1972 62,960 27,415 136,360 55,439
1971 64,449 52,632 127,600 43,989
1970 56,506 56,173 120,440 31,097
1969 53,800 59,928 113,859 25,312
1968 51,014 60,804 108,281 21,366
1967 47,488 59,483 103,343 17,947
1966 50,477 57,347 98,361 15,054
1965 49,979 54,694 93,820 15,000
1964 48,015 54,050 89,776 15,000
1963 44,964 53,877 85,480 15,000
1962 43,337 52,313 81,393 15,000
1961 42,170 34,482 77,743 15,000
1960 44,818 10,990 74,143 15,000

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/saudi-arabia | 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 Saudi Arabia 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,829,562 people) and 6.05% is from migration (a gain of 311,209 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 13,683,841 people or 40.3% in Saudi Arabia.

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
Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K

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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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