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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 1.99 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Israel vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Somalia
2100 21,079,031 68,384,185
2099 20,971,907 68,040,371
2098 20,869,188 67,702,230
2097 20,764,637 67,362,336
2096 20,651,056 66,972,933
2095 20,537,392 66,585,659
2094 20,420,251 66,179,819
2093 20,294,077 65,760,590
2092 20,167,075 65,324,261
2091 20,038,540 64,852,843
2090 19,910,123 64,362,727
2089 19,788,579 63,922,797
2088 19,660,357 63,464,036
2087 19,527,597 62,987,028
2086 19,388,628 62,447,029
2085 19,246,899 61,873,597
2084 19,099,510 61,318,916
2083 18,955,502 60,761,800
2082 18,813,463 60,187,980
2081 18,667,367 59,676,722
2080 18,512,469 59,100,915
2079 18,362,060 58,477,428
2078 18,208,724 57,852,528
2077 18,053,774 57,211,821
2076 17,908,513 56,602,463
2075 17,761,880 56,005,600
2074 17,618,257 55,330,165
2073 17,477,875 54,651,918
2072 17,343,227 53,978,548
2071 17,195,556 53,284,016
2070 17,043,216 52,573,210
2069 16,890,521 51,878,214
2068 16,742,334 51,197,653
2067 16,593,617 50,493,028
2066 16,448,006 49,779,172
2065 16,297,575 49,024,665
2064 16,152,550 48,265,876
2063 15,997,249 47,522,361
2062 15,847,545 46,785,920
2061 15,695,962 46,037,526
2060 15,537,020 45,220,507
2059 15,383,512 44,397,936
2058 15,227,838 43,659,021
2057 15,069,709 42,897,422
2056 14,910,638 42,121,542
2055 14,746,579 41,318,179
2054 14,578,352 40,513,141
2053 14,414,886 39,744,995
2052 14,252,277 38,992,177
2051 14,090,930 38,228,872
2050 13,927,651 37,471,735
2049 13,765,178 36,739,905
2048 13,606,737 35,984,999
2047 13,448,310 35,218,863
2046 13,286,110 34,462,403
2045 13,126,049 33,717,596
2044 12,960,184 32,977,674
2043 12,796,533 32,247,710
2042 12,632,183 31,537,272
2041 12,471,494 30,794,853
2040 12,312,998 30,032,324
2039 12,152,920 29,312,883
2038 11,995,851 28,583,386
2037 11,841,052 27,838,646
2036 11,693,469 27,114,453
2035 11,543,041 26,385,421
2034 11,396,608 25,687,629
2033 11,252,344 25,018,509
2032 11,108,763 24,338,597
2031 10,961,050 23,657,353
2030 10,815,614 22,965,742
2029 10,675,258 22,299,610
2028 10,533,711 21,651,582
2027 10,393,227 20,991,860
2026 10,252,942 20,322,668
2025 10,113,937 19,666,990
2024 9,974,400 19,009,151
2023 9,849,000 18,358,615
2022 9,557,500 17,801,897
2021 9,371,400 17,271,431
2020 9,215,100 16,651,191
2019 9,054,000 16,030,971
2018 8,882,800 15,452,487
2017 8,713,300 14,916,629
2016 8,546,000 14,348,740
2015 8,380,100 13,806,963
2014 8,215,700 13,339,491
2013 8,059,500 12,869,594
2012 7,910,500 12,461,160
2011 7,765,800 12,348,830
2010 7,623,600 12,261,756
2009 7,485,600 11,961,201
2008 7,308,800 11,663,084
2007 7,180,100 11,322,582
2006 7,053,700 10,975,502
2005 6,930,100 10,644,228
2004 6,809,000 10,280,998
2003 6,689,700 9,909,157
2002 6,570,000 9,550,063
2001 6,439,000 9,198,493
2000 6,289,000 8,838,713
1999 6,125,000 8,492,059
1998 5,971,000 8,155,417
1997 5,836,000 7,824,525
1996 5,692,000 7,554,474
1995 5,545,000 7,285,007
1994 5,399,000 7,026,797
1993 5,261,000 6,681,399
1992 5,123,000 6,495,107
1991 4,949,000 6,813,760
1990 4,660,000 7,082,811
1989 4,518,000 7,114,817
1988 4,442,000 7,235,360
1987 4,369,000 7,228,302
1986 4,299,000 6,974,788
1985 4,233,000 6,693,289
1984 4,159,000 6,428,389
1983 4,105,000 6,198,430
1982 4,031,000 6,003,840
1981 3,956,000 5,982,849
1980 3,878,000 5,936,154
1979 3,786,000 5,449,117
1978 3,690,000 4,814,892
1977 3,613,000 4,484,050
1976 3,533,000 4,365,812
1975 3,455,000 4,257,535
1974 3,377,000 4,151,842
1973 3,278,000 4,045,592
1972 3,148,000 3,939,436
1971 3,069,000 3,837,691
1970 2,974,000 3,738,448
1969 2,877,000 3,641,015
1968 2,803,000 3,546,590
1967 2,745,000 3,454,537
1966 2,629,000 3,365,106
1965 2,563,000 3,277,874
1964 2,475,000 3,192,796
1963 2,379,000 3,110,361
1962 2,293,000 3,030,091
1961 2,185,000 2,952,054
1960 2,114,020 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 68.4M people in 2100 for Somalia.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Somalia
2100 0.51% 0.51%
2099 0.49% 0.5%
2098 0.5% 0.5%
2097 0.55% 0.58%
2096 0.55% 0.58%
2095 0.57% 0.61%
2094 0.62% 0.64%
2093 0.63% 0.67%
2092 0.64% 0.73%
2091 0.64% 0.76%
2090 0.61% 0.69%
2089 0.65% 0.72%
2088 0.68% 0.76%
2087 0.72% 0.86%
2086 0.74% 0.93%
2085 0.77% 0.9%
2084 0.76% 0.92%
2083 0.75% 0.95%
2082 0.78% 0.86%
2081 0.84% 0.97%
2080 0.82% 1.07%
2079 0.84% 1.08%
2078 0.86% 1.12%
2077 0.81% 1.08%
2076 0.83% 1.07%
2075 0.82% 1.22%
2074 0.8% 1.24%
2073 0.78% 1.25%
2072 0.86% 1.3%
2071 0.89% 1.35%
2070 0.9% 1.34%
2069 0.89% 1.33%
2068 0.9% 1.4%
2067 0.89% 1.43%
2066 0.92% 1.54%
2065 0.9% 1.57%
2064 0.97% 1.56%
2063 0.94% 1.57%
2062 0.97% 1.63%
2061 1.02% 1.81%
2060 1% 1.85%
2059 1.02% 1.69%
2058 1.05% 1.78%
2057 1.07% 1.84%
2056 1.11% 1.94%
2055 1.15% 1.99%
2054 1.13% 1.93%
2053 1.14% 1.93%
2052 1.15% 2%
2051 1.17% 2.02%
2050 1.18% 1.99%
2049 1.16% 2.1%
2048 1.18% 2.18%
2047 1.22% 2.2%
2046 1.22% 2.21%
2045 1.28% 2.24%
2044 1.28% 2.26%
2043 1.3% 2.25%
2042 1.29% 2.41%
2041 1.29% 2.54%
2040 1.32% 2.45%
2039 1.31% 2.55%
2038 1.31% 2.68%
2037 1.26% 2.67%
2036 1.3% 2.76%
2035 1.28% 2.72%
2034 1.28% 2.67%
2033 1.29% 2.79%
2032 1.35% 2.88%
2031 1.34% 3.01%
2030 1.31% 2.99%
2029 1.34% 2.99%
2028 1.35% 3.14%
2027 1.37% 3.29%
2026 1.37% 3.33%
2025 1.4% 3.46%
2024 1.27% 3.54%
2023 3.05% 3.13%
2022 1.99% 3.07%
2021 1.7% 3.72%
2020 1.78% 3.87%
2019 1.93% 3.74%
2018 1.95% 3.59%
2017 1.96% 3.96%
2016 1.98% 3.92%
2015 2% 3.5%
2014 1.94% 3.65%
2013 1.88% 3.28%
2012 1.86% 0.91%
2011 1.87% 0.71%
2010 1.84% 2.51%
2009 2.42% 2.56%
2008 1.79% 3.01%
2007 1.79% 3.16%
2006 1.78% 3.11%
2005 1.78% 3.53%
2004 1.78% 3.75%
2003 1.82% 3.76%
2002 2.03% 3.82%
2001 2.39% 4.07%
2000 2.68% 4.08%
1999 2.58% 4.13%
1998 2.31% 4.23%
1997 2.53% 3.57%
1996 2.65% 3.7%
1995 2.7% 3.67%
1994 2.62% 5.17%
1993 2.69% 2.87%
1992 3.52% -4.68%
1991 6.2% -3.8%
1990 3.14% -0.45%
1989 1.71% -1.67%
1988 1.67% 0.1%
1987 1.63% 3.63%
1986 1.56% 4.21%
1985 1.78% 4.12%
1984 1.32% 3.71%
1983 1.84% 3.24%
1982 1.9% 0.35%
1981 2.01% 0.79%
1980 2.43% 8.94%
1979 2.6% 13.2%
1978 2.13% 7.38%
1977 2.26% 2.71%
1976 2.26% 2.54%
1975 2.31% 2.55%
1974 3.02% 2.63%
1973 4.13% 2.69%
1972 2.57% 2.65%
1971 3.19% 2.65%
1970 3.37% 2.68%
1969 2.64% 2.66%
1968 2.11% 2.66%
1967 4.41% 2.66%
1966 2.58% 2.66%
1965 3.56% 2.66%
1964 4.04% 2.65%
1963 3.75% 2.65%
1962 4.94% 2.64%
1961 3.36% 2.63%

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/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Israel Somalia
Current population
10290887
20503678
Population rank 95/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.25%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
2.87 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 8/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 +12,077
Net migration rank 42/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - 12,077
2024 - 10,612 - 26,859
2023 131,977 9,999 608,203 46,217
2022 129,982 50,004 551,450 -92,434
2021 134,011 16,859 566,399 35,506
2020 128,089 16,573 561,311 77,259
2019 135,810 16,134 548,756 53,124
2018 140,348 15,615 514,244 40,844
2017 138,541 14,518 478,556 38,067
2016 136,736 24,308 495,132 124,017
2015 134,082 29,735 481,573 -17,178
2014 133,916 25,303 464,481 6,065
2013 129,758 17,075 448,518 20,723
2012 128,941 16,549 399,468 -51,833
2011 125,030 10,470 203,213 -326,192
2010 126,552 12,906 385,571 -88,448
2009 122,015 7,269 405,784 -101,795
2008 117,672 7,974 394,258 -102,035
2007 111,292 9,654 380,303 8,476
2006 109,332 11,446 372,597 -67,200
2005 105,338 10,975 363,117 -5,955
2004 106,901 8,494 351,959 17,353
2003 106,366 6,684 341,192 33,174
2002 101,178 17,420 331,215 12,603
2001 99,160 38,643 319,059 40,274
2000 98,737 63,409 306,651 53,580
1999 94,325 78,422 295,523 37,548
1998 93,744 52,713 284,779 55,426
1997 88,707 60,297 271,894 49,692
1996 86,518 66,811 264,807 -46,291
1995 82,066 61,800 254,509 65,888
1994 79,365 57,273 246,950 -50,921
1993 77,337 49,345 232,960 261,815
1992 77,357 57,522 57,495 -179,675
1991 73,740 153,141 53,052 -568,166
1990 71,764 178,732 225,162 -248,155
1989 68,674 14,192 225,255 -266,281
1988 71,072 1,675 215,599 -415,660
1987 69,904 7,511 231,580 -17,391
1986 70,073 -3,598 218,416 74,424
1985 71,538 -3,686 207,960 62,183
1984 70,703 10,933 199,017 60,630
1983 70,196 689 190,775 9,505
1982 68,931 16,563 182,793 6,115
1981 67,647 16,021 185,211 -332,129
1980 68,253 16,284 174,790 65,519
1979 68,148 15,591 151,016 582,746
1978 67,158 15,556 132,689 402,005
1977 70,092 12,747 124,818 2,170
1976 74,899 10,459 113,319 -3,831
1975 70,828 11,726 108,998 -1,934
1974 68,891 11,929 104,813 -495
1973 65,560 14,310 108,038 143
1972 62,960 27,415 104,493 -351
1971 64,449 52,632 101,196 -1,850
1970 56,506 56,173 98,025 1,104
1969 53,800 59,928 95,045 690
1968 51,014 60,804 92,208 906
1967 47,488 59,483 89,497 1,498
1966 50,477 57,347 86,930 941
1965 49,979 54,694 84,448 2,142
1964 48,015 54,050 82,042 1,518
1963 44,964 53,877 79,859 1,449
1962 43,337 52,313 77,737 1,496
1961 42,170 34,482 75,513 1,336
1960 44,818 10,990 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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