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Population in Israel compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 5.02 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.75% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Israel vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel South Korea
2100 21,079,031 22,012,503
2099 20,971,907 22,335,528
2098 20,869,188 22,668,719
2097 20,764,637 23,009,661
2096 20,651,056 23,360,151
2095 20,537,392 23,722,747
2094 20,420,251 24,093,391
2093 20,294,077 24,473,038
2092 20,167,075 24,860,975
2091 20,038,540 25,255,379
2090 19,910,123 25,655,577
2089 19,788,579 26,060,945
2088 19,660,357 26,470,073
2087 19,527,597 26,884,813
2086 19,388,628 27,301,913
2085 19,246,899 27,723,736
2084 19,099,510 28,147,480
2083 18,955,502 28,578,182
2082 18,813,463 29,012,953
2081 18,667,367 29,456,022
2080 18,512,469 29,901,880
2079 18,362,060 30,352,062
2078 18,208,724 30,809,176
2077 18,053,774 31,273,700
2076 17,908,513 31,744,480
2075 17,761,880 32,221,226
2074 17,618,257 32,706,020
2073 17,477,875 33,196,556
2072 17,343,227 33,696,490
2071 17,195,556 34,203,935
2070 17,043,216 34,719,324
2069 16,890,521 35,241,850
2068 16,742,334 35,762,799
2067 16,593,617 36,292,307
2066 16,448,006 36,826,655
2065 16,297,575 37,368,086
2064 16,152,550 37,916,439
2063 15,997,249 38,469,051
2062 15,847,545 39,028,473
2061 15,695,962 39,584,621
2060 15,537,020 40,149,830
2059 15,383,512 40,712,514
2058 15,227,838 41,277,134
2057 15,069,709 41,833,887
2056 14,910,638 42,377,427
2055 14,746,579 42,909,302
2054 14,578,352 43,427,254
2053 14,414,886 43,938,741
2052 14,252,277 44,441,106
2051 14,090,930 44,923,604
2050 13,927,651 45,385,311
2049 13,765,178 45,832,153
2048 13,606,737 46,258,529
2047 13,448,310 46,668,898
2046 13,286,110 47,056,404
2045 13,126,049 47,433,205
2044 12,960,184 47,797,411
2043 12,796,533 48,144,730
2042 12,632,183 48,478,991
2041 12,471,494 48,806,273
2040 12,312,998 49,115,658
2039 12,152,920 49,412,830
2038 11,995,851 49,694,340
2037 11,841,052 49,957,504
2036 11,693,469 50,200,702
2035 11,543,041 50,426,000
2034 11,396,608 50,632,962
2033 11,252,344 50,821,090
2032 11,108,763 50,987,020
2031 10,961,050 51,134,940
2030 10,815,614 51,267,908
2029 10,675,258 51,385,868
2028 10,533,711 51,486,791
2027 10,393,227 51,576,746
2026 10,252,942 51,649,918
2025 10,113,937 51,710,062
2024 9,974,400 51,751,065
2023 9,849,000 51,712,619
2022 9,557,500 51,672,569
2021 9,371,400 51,769,539
2020 9,215,100 51,836,239
2019 9,054,000 51,764,822
2018 8,882,800 51,585,058
2017 8,713,300 51,361,911
2016 8,546,000 51,217,803
2015 8,380,100 51,014,947
2014 8,215,700 50,746,659
2013 8,059,500 50,428,893
2012 7,910,500 50,199,853
2011 7,765,800 49,936,638
2010 7,623,600 49,554,112
2009 7,485,600 49,307,835
2008 7,308,800 49,054,708
2007 7,180,100 48,683,638
2006 7,053,700 48,438,292
2005 6,930,100 48,184,561
2004 6,809,000 48,082,519
2003 6,689,700 47,892,330
2002 6,570,000 47,644,736
2001 6,439,000 47,370,164
2000 6,289,000 47,008,111
1999 6,125,000 46,616,677
1998 5,971,000 46,286,503
1997 5,836,000 45,953,580
1996 5,692,000 45,524,681
1995 5,545,000 45,092,991
1994 5,399,000 44,641,540
1993 5,261,000 44,194,628
1992 5,123,000 43,747,962
1991 4,949,000 43,295,704
1990 4,660,000 42,869,283
1989 4,518,000 42,449,038
1988 4,442,000 42,031,247
1987 4,369,000 41,621,690
1986 4,299,000 41,213,674
1985 4,233,000 40,805,744
1984 4,159,000 40,405,956
1983 4,105,000 39,910,403
1982 4,031,000 39,326,352
1981 3,956,000 38,723,248
1980 3,878,000 38,123,775
1979 3,786,000 37,534,236
1978 3,690,000 36,969,185
1977 3,613,000 36,411,795
1976 3,533,000 35,848,523
1975 3,455,000 35,280,725
1974 3,377,000 34,692,266
1973 3,278,000 34,103,149
1972 3,148,000 33,505,406
1971 3,069,000 32,882,704
1970 2,974,000 32,240,827
1969 2,877,000 31,544,266
1968 2,803,000 30,838,302
1967 2,745,000 30,130,983
1966 2,629,000 29,435,571
1965 2,563,000 28,704,674
1964 2,475,000 27,984,155
1963 2,379,000 27,261,747
1962 2,293,000 26,513,030
1961 2,185,000 25,765,673
1960 2,114,020 25,012,374

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/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel South Korea
2100 0.51% -1.45%
2099 0.49% -1.47%
2098 0.5% -1.48%
2097 0.55% -1.5%
2096 0.55% -1.53%
2095 0.57% -1.54%
2094 0.62% -1.55%
2093 0.63% -1.56%
2092 0.64% -1.56%
2091 0.64% -1.56%
2090 0.61% -1.56%
2089 0.65% -1.55%
2088 0.68% -1.54%
2087 0.72% -1.53%
2086 0.74% -1.52%
2085 0.77% -1.51%
2084 0.76% -1.51%
2083 0.75% -1.5%
2082 0.78% -1.5%
2081 0.84% -1.49%
2080 0.82% -1.48%
2079 0.84% -1.48%
2078 0.86% -1.49%
2077 0.81% -1.48%
2076 0.83% -1.48%
2075 0.82% -1.48%
2074 0.8% -1.48%
2073 0.78% -1.48%
2072 0.86% -1.48%
2071 0.89% -1.48%
2070 0.9% -1.48%
2069 0.89% -1.46%
2068 0.9% -1.46%
2067 0.89% -1.45%
2066 0.92% -1.45%
2065 0.9% -1.45%
2064 0.97% -1.44%
2063 0.94% -1.43%
2062 0.97% -1.4%
2061 1.02% -1.41%
2060 1% -1.38%
2059 1.02% -1.37%
2058 1.05% -1.33%
2057 1.07% -1.28%
2056 1.11% -1.24%
2055 1.15% -1.19%
2054 1.13% -1.16%
2053 1.14% -1.13%
2052 1.15% -1.07%
2051 1.17% -1.02%
2050 1.18% -0.97%
2049 1.16% -0.92%
2048 1.18% -0.88%
2047 1.22% -0.82%
2046 1.22% -0.79%
2045 1.28% -0.76%
2044 1.28% -0.72%
2043 1.3% -0.69%
2042 1.29% -0.67%
2041 1.29% -0.63%
2040 1.32% -0.6%
2039 1.31% -0.57%
2038 1.31% -0.53%
2037 1.26% -0.48%
2036 1.3% -0.45%
2035 1.28% -0.41%
2034 1.28% -0.37%
2033 1.29% -0.33%
2032 1.35% -0.29%
2031 1.34% -0.26%
2030 1.31% -0.23%
2029 1.34% -0.2%
2028 1.35% -0.17%
2027 1.37% -0.14%
2026 1.37% -0.12%
2025 1.4% -0.08%
2024 1.27% 0.07%
2023 3.05% 0.08%
2022 1.99% -0.19%
2021 1.7% -0.13%
2020 1.78% 0.14%
2019 1.93% 0.35%
2018 1.95% 0.43%
2017 1.96% 0.28%
2016 1.98% 0.4%
2015 2% 0.53%
2014 1.94% 0.63%
2013 1.88% 0.46%
2012 1.86% 0.53%
2011 1.87% 0.77%
2010 1.84% 0.5%
2009 2.42% 0.52%
2008 1.79% 0.76%
2007 1.79% 0.51%
2006 1.78% 0.53%
2005 1.78% 0.21%
2004 1.78% 0.4%
2003 1.82% 0.52%
2002 2.03% 0.58%
2001 2.39% 0.77%
2000 2.68% 0.84%
1999 2.58% 0.71%
1998 2.31% 0.72%
1997 2.53% 0.94%
1996 2.65% 0.96%
1995 2.7% 1.01%
1994 2.62% 1.01%
1993 2.69% 1.02%
1992 3.52% 1.04%
1991 6.2% 0.99%
1990 3.14% 0.99%
1989 1.71% 0.99%
1988 1.67% 0.98%
1987 1.63% 0.99%
1986 1.56% 1%
1985 1.78% 0.99%
1984 1.32% 1.24%
1983 1.84% 1.49%
1982 1.9% 1.56%
1981 2.01% 1.57%
1980 2.43% 1.57%
1979 2.6% 1.53%
1978 2.13% 1.53%
1977 2.26% 1.57%
1976 2.26% 1.61%
1975 2.31% 1.7%
1974 3.02% 1.73%
1973 4.13% 1.78%
1972 2.57% 1.89%
1971 3.19% 1.99%
1970 3.37% 2.21%
1969 2.64% 2.29%
1968 2.11% 2.35%
1967 4.41% 2.36%
1966 2.58% 2.55%
1965 3.56% 2.57%
1964 4.04% 2.65%
1963 3.75% 2.82%
1962 4.94% 2.9%
1961 3.36% 3.01%

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/south-korea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Israel South Korea
Current population
10290887
51649918
Population rank 95/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.62%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
2.26 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 +105
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 160/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 +65,731
Net migration rank 42/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - 65,731
2024 - 10,612 - 75,963
2023 131,977 9,999 -77,569 87,800
2022 129,982 50,004 -124,014 87,800
2021 134,011 16,859 -56,947 -16,778
2020 128,089 16,573 -31,101 112,631
2019 135,810 16,134 10,353 128,622
2018 140,348 15,615 30,951 118,220
2017 138,541 14,518 71,907 104,029
2016 136,736 24,308 122,923 91,568
2015 134,082 29,735 163,248 276,427
2014 133,916 25,303 167,464 308,037
2013 129,758 17,075 166,415 301,926
2012 128,941 16,549 215,859 281,866
2011 125,030 10,470 214,728 269,958
2010 126,552 12,906 213,083 52,042
2009 122,015 7,269 197,231 5,308
2008 117,672 7,974 215,841 -19,630
2007 111,292 9,654 248,286 -42,293
2006 109,332 11,446 203,441 -28,434
2005 105,338 10,975 187,920 -47,821
2004 106,901 8,494 225,988 -42,549
2003 106,366 6,684 244,251 -31,994
2002 101,178 17,420 247,752 -18,105
2001 99,160 38,643 312,643 -28,006
2000 98,737 63,409 390,167 -84,960
1999 94,325 78,422 368,272 -107,448
1998 93,744 52,713 393,436 -98,044
1997 88,707 60,297 422,773 -109,130
1996 86,518 66,811 446,142 -115,705
1995 82,066 61,800 468,967 -208,491
1994 79,365 57,273 473,200 -208,309
1993 77,337 49,345 477,302 -222,802
1992 77,357 57,522 494,352 -265,849
1991 73,740 153,141 467,594 -270,754
1990 71,764 178,732 411,546 79,294
1989 68,674 14,192 403,266 186,120
1988 71,072 1,675 399,297 192,534
1987 69,904 7,511 378,758 198,057
1986 70,073 -3,598 395,651 189,782
1985 71,538 -3,686 416,219 97,949
1984 70,703 10,933 436,384 101,394
1983 70,196 689 514,844 102,167
1982 68,931 16,563 605,626 48,638
1981 67,647 16,021 631,189 18,442
1980 68,253 16,284 583,294 -148,341
1979 68,148 15,591 623,068 -139,566
1978 67,158 15,556 499,084 -85,721
1977 70,092 12,747 578,947 -90,737
1976 74,899 10,459 530,558 -92,314
1975 70,828 11,726 603,300 -52,332
1974 68,891 11,929 673,030 27,005
1973 65,560 14,310 699,115 35,779
1972 62,960 27,415 740,469 25,382
1971 64,449 52,632 789,185 -6,326
1970 56,506 56,173 747,987 -27,999
1969 53,800 59,928 694,227 -21,175
1968 51,014 60,804 684,487 -16,868
1967 47,488 59,483 692,169 -16,484
1966 50,477 57,347 623,534 -16,688
1965 49,979 54,694 641,090 -146,386
1964 48,015 54,050 655,501 -102,284
1963 44,964 53,877 685,824 -80,226
1962 43,337 52,313 712,590 -94,606
1961 42,170 34,482 730,173 -93,179
1960 44,818 10,990 728,010 47,245

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/south-korea | 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 South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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