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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 4.74 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Israel vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Spain
2100 21,079,031 33,862,981
2099 20,971,907 34,039,965
2098 20,869,188 34,215,187
2097 20,764,637 34,387,116
2096 20,651,056 34,552,002
2095 20,537,392 34,719,411
2094 20,420,251 34,882,039
2093 20,294,077 35,044,043
2092 20,167,075 35,204,657
2091 20,038,540 35,366,895
2090 19,910,123 35,535,838
2089 19,788,579 35,707,942
2088 19,660,357 35,877,681
2087 19,527,597 36,043,209
2086 19,388,628 36,210,710
2085 19,246,899 36,386,207
2084 19,099,510 36,564,622
2083 18,955,502 36,749,680
2082 18,813,463 36,936,644
2081 18,667,367 37,133,976
2080 18,512,469 37,337,517
2079 18,362,060 37,551,557
2078 18,208,724 37,771,135
2077 18,053,774 38,002,963
2076 17,908,513 38,249,247
2075 17,761,880 38,506,040
2074 17,618,257 38,777,715
2073 17,477,875 39,056,249
2072 17,343,227 39,348,447
2071 17,195,556 39,642,346
2070 17,043,216 39,949,413
2069 16,890,521 40,256,590
2068 16,742,334 40,575,543
2067 16,593,617 40,893,798
2066 16,448,006 41,218,263
2065 16,297,575 41,543,254
2064 16,152,550 41,878,338
2063 15,997,249 42,208,320
2062 15,847,545 42,542,893
2061 15,695,962 42,874,096
2060 15,537,020 43,191,452
2059 15,383,512 43,506,737
2058 15,227,838 43,809,907
2057 15,069,709 44,112,668
2056 14,910,638 44,415,689
2055 14,746,579 44,691,749
2054 14,578,352 44,958,971
2053 14,414,886 45,223,225
2052 14,252,277 45,470,541
2051 14,090,930 45,695,307
2050 13,927,651 45,911,520
2049 13,765,178 46,127,777
2048 13,606,737 46,322,244
2047 13,448,310 46,510,152
2046 13,286,110 46,687,914
2045 13,126,049 46,858,778
2044 12,960,184 47,016,278
2043 12,796,533 47,158,325
2042 12,632,183 47,301,091
2041 12,471,494 47,434,593
2040 12,312,998 47,563,236
2039 12,152,920 47,685,343
2038 11,995,851 47,798,797
2037 11,841,052 47,910,899
2036 11,693,469 48,020,350
2035 11,543,041 48,124,430
2034 11,396,608 48,220,051
2033 11,252,344 48,311,842
2032 11,108,763 48,402,470
2031 10,961,050 48,495,278
2030 10,815,614 48,579,920
2029 10,675,258 48,648,699
2028 10,533,711 48,707,969
2027 10,393,227 48,758,200
2026 10,252,942 48,806,901
2025 10,113,937 48,838,057
2024 9,974,400 48,848,840
2023 9,849,000 48,352,528
2022 9,557,500 47,786,102
2021 9,371,400 47,443,821
2020 9,215,100 47,359,424
2019 9,054,000 47,118,501
2018 8,882,800 46,782,011
2017 8,713,300 46,571,232
2016 8,546,000 46,458,139
2015 8,380,100 46,422,303
2014 8,215,700 46,460,733
2013 8,059,500 46,604,197
2012 7,910,500 46,773,055
2011 7,765,800 46,742,697
2010 7,623,600 46,576,897
2009 7,485,600 46,362,946
2008 7,308,800 45,954,106
2007 7,180,100 45,226,803
2006 7,053,700 44,397,319
2005 6,930,100 43,653,155
2004 6,809,000 42,921,895
2003 6,689,700 42,187,645
2002 6,570,000 41,431,558
2001 6,439,000 40,850,412
2000 6,289,000 40,567,864
1999 6,125,000 40,386,875
1998 5,971,000 40,223,509
1997 5,836,000 40,057,389
1996 5,692,000 39,889,852
1995 5,545,000 39,724,050
1994 5,399,000 39,549,108
1993 5,261,000 39,361,262
1992 5,123,000 39,157,685
1991 4,949,000 38,966,376
1990 4,660,000 38,867,322
1989 4,518,000 38,827,764
1988 4,442,000 38,766,939
1987 4,369,000 38,684,815
1986 4,299,000 38,584,624
1985 4,233,000 38,469,512
1984 4,159,000 38,330,364
1983 4,105,000 38,171,525
1982 4,031,000 37,986,012
1981 3,956,000 37,758,631
1980 3,878,000 37,491,165
1979 3,786,000 37,191,330
1978 3,690,000 36,864,898
1977 3,613,000 36,511,638
1976 3,533,000 36,137,812
1975 3,455,000 35,757,900
1974 3,377,000 35,373,335
1973 3,278,000 34,988,947
1972 3,148,000 34,604,469
1971 3,069,000 34,224,490
1970 2,974,000 33,814,531
1969 2,877,000 33,441,054
1968 2,803,000 33,113,134
1967 2,745,000 32,682,947
1966 2,629,000 32,283,194
1965 2,563,000 31,954,292
1964 2,475,000 31,609,195
1963 2,379,000 31,296,651
1962 2,293,000 31,023,366
1961 2,185,000 30,739,250
1960 2,114,020 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Spain
2100 0.51% -0.52%
2099 0.49% -0.51%
2098 0.5% -0.5%
2097 0.55% -0.48%
2096 0.55% -0.48%
2095 0.57% -0.47%
2094 0.62% -0.46%
2093 0.63% -0.46%
2092 0.64% -0.46%
2091 0.64% -0.48%
2090 0.61% -0.48%
2089 0.65% -0.47%
2088 0.68% -0.46%
2087 0.72% -0.46%
2086 0.74% -0.48%
2085 0.77% -0.49%
2084 0.76% -0.5%
2083 0.75% -0.51%
2082 0.78% -0.53%
2081 0.84% -0.55%
2080 0.82% -0.57%
2079 0.84% -0.58%
2078 0.86% -0.61%
2077 0.81% -0.64%
2076 0.83% -0.67%
2075 0.82% -0.7%
2074 0.8% -0.71%
2073 0.78% -0.74%
2072 0.86% -0.74%
2071 0.89% -0.77%
2070 0.9% -0.76%
2069 0.89% -0.79%
2068 0.9% -0.78%
2067 0.89% -0.79%
2066 0.92% -0.78%
2065 0.9% -0.8%
2064 0.97% -0.78%
2063 0.94% -0.79%
2062 0.97% -0.77%
2061 1.02% -0.73%
2060 1% -0.72%
2059 1.02% -0.69%
2058 1.05% -0.69%
2057 1.07% -0.68%
2056 1.11% -0.62%
2055 1.15% -0.59%
2054 1.13% -0.58%
2053 1.14% -0.54%
2052 1.15% -0.49%
2051 1.17% -0.47%
2050 1.18% -0.47%
2049 1.16% -0.42%
2048 1.18% -0.4%
2047 1.22% -0.38%
2046 1.22% -0.36%
2045 1.28% -0.33%
2044 1.28% -0.3%
2043 1.3% -0.3%
2042 1.29% -0.28%
2041 1.29% -0.27%
2040 1.32% -0.26%
2039 1.31% -0.24%
2038 1.31% -0.23%
2037 1.26% -0.23%
2036 1.3% -0.22%
2035 1.28% -0.2%
2034 1.28% -0.19%
2033 1.29% -0.19%
2032 1.35% -0.19%
2031 1.34% -0.17%
2030 1.31% -0.14%
2029 1.34% -0.12%
2028 1.35% -0.1%
2027 1.37% -0.1%
2026 1.37% -0.06%
2025 1.4% -0.02%
2024 1.27% 1.03%
2023 3.05% 1.19%
2022 1.99% 0.72%
2021 1.7% 0.18%
2020 1.78% 0.51%
2019 1.93% 0.72%
2018 1.95% 0.45%
2017 1.96% 0.24%
2016 1.98% 0.08%
2015 2% -0.08%
2014 1.94% -0.31%
2013 1.88% -0.36%
2012 1.86% 0.06%
2011 1.87% 0.36%
2010 1.84% 0.46%
2009 2.42% 0.89%
2008 1.79% 1.61%
2007 1.79% 1.87%
2006 1.78% 1.7%
2005 1.78% 1.7%
2004 1.78% 1.74%
2003 1.82% 1.82%
2002 2.03% 1.42%
2001 2.39% 0.7%
2000 2.68% 0.45%
1999 2.58% 0.41%
1998 2.31% 0.41%
1997 2.53% 0.42%
1996 2.65% 0.42%
1995 2.7% 0.44%
1994 2.62% 0.48%
1993 2.69% 0.52%
1992 3.52% 0.49%
1991 6.2% 0.25%
1990 3.14% 0.1%
1989 1.71% 0.16%
1988 1.67% 0.21%
1987 1.63% 0.26%
1986 1.56% 0.3%
1985 1.78% 0.36%
1984 1.32% 0.42%
1983 1.84% 0.49%
1982 1.9% 0.6%
1981 2.01% 0.71%
1980 2.43% 0.81%
1979 2.6% 0.89%
1978 2.13% 0.97%
1977 2.26% 1.03%
1976 2.26% 1.06%
1975 2.31% 1.09%
1974 3.02% 1.1%
1973 4.13% 1.11%
1972 2.57% 1.11%
1971 3.19% 1.21%
1970 3.37% 1.12%
1969 2.64% 0.99%
1968 2.11% 1.32%
1967 4.41% 1.24%
1966 2.58% 1.03%
1965 3.56% 1.09%
1964 4.04% 1%
1963 3.75% 0.88%
1962 4.94% 0.92%
1961 3.36% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Israel Spain
Current population
10290887
48806901
Population rank 95/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.59%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 100/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 +96,630
Net migration rank 42/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - 96,630
2024 - 10,612 - 111,674
2023 131,977 9,999 -111,211 119,099
2022 129,982 50,004 -133,801 299,779
2021 134,011 16,859 -113,865 144,385
2020 128,089 16,573 -151,551 236,854
2019 135,810 16,134 -56,542 464,783
2018 140,348 15,615 -56,139 337,467
2017 138,541 14,518 -32,600 201,135
2016 136,736 24,308 0 106,474
2015 134,082 29,735 -4,642 -1,979
2014 133,916 25,303 32,522 -97,870
2013 129,758 17,075 37,284 -250,741
2012 128,941 16,549 51,450 -153,486
2011 125,030 10,470 84,137 60,761
2010 126,552 12,906 102,469 69,406
2009 122,015 7,269 106,635 129,557
2008 117,672 7,974 133,267 434,135
2007 111,292 9,654 108,545 772,317
2006 109,332 11,446 110,994 659,720
2005 105,338 10,975 78,576 629,803
2004 106,901 8,494 85,844 661,158
2003 106,366 6,684 54,844 658,428
2002 101,178 17,420 53,861 737,880
2001 99,160 38,643 44,936 181,307
2000 98,737 63,409 36,512 176,269
1999 94,325 78,422 8,077 178,559
1998 93,744 52,713 4,022 182,926
1997 88,707 60,297 20,028 165,345
1996 86,518 66,811 11,967 162,704
1995 82,066 61,800 15,889 162,434
1994 79,365 57,273 31,639 160,407
1993 77,337 49,345 47,234 160,907
1992 77,357 57,522 62,652 177,544
1991 73,740 153,141 58,450 122,841
1990 71,764 178,732 66,075 -30,684
1989 68,674 14,192 81,538 -25,892
1988 71,072 1,675 100,794 -17,663
1987 69,904 7,511 116,054 -12,681
1986 70,073 -3,598 131,188 -13,540
1985 71,538 -3,686 146,184 -589
1984 70,703 10,933 172,487 2,754
1983 70,196 689 183,223 1,241
1982 68,931 16,563 231,714 -7,384
1981 67,647 16,021 237,879 2,563
1980 68,253 16,284 281,184 20,166
1979 68,148 15,591 312,407 -5,929
1978 67,158 15,556 339,157 -2,504
1977 70,092 12,747 361,465 -1,332
1976 74,899 10,459 375,834 2,804
1975 70,828 11,726 371,882 -218
1974 68,891 11,929 396,182 105,838
1973 65,560 14,310 374,381 8,624
1972 62,960 27,415 391,030 7,935
1971 64,449 52,632 369,625 7,363
1970 56,506 56,173 378,723 -60,580
1969 53,800 59,928 367,851 -49,956
1968 51,014 60,804 387,423 -46,088
1967 47,488 59,483 402,001 -42,344
1966 50,477 57,347 397,084 -41,467
1965 49,979 54,694 405,819 -42,476
1964 48,015 54,050 429,885 -41,461
1963 44,964 53,877 394,338 -44,446
1962 43,337 52,313 384,690 -45,211
1961 42,170 34,482 396,537 -46,517
1960 44,818 10,990 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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