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Population in Israel compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 2.16 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Israel vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Sri Lanka
2100 21,079,031 20,270,496
2099 20,971,907 20,383,669
2098 20,869,188 20,498,567
2097 20,764,637 20,611,123
2096 20,651,056 20,723,560
2095 20,537,392 20,834,629
2094 20,420,251 20,943,809
2093 20,294,077 21,052,131
2092 20,167,075 21,158,833
2091 20,038,540 21,263,961
2090 19,910,123 21,371,263
2089 19,788,579 21,475,426
2088 19,660,357 21,577,177
2087 19,527,597 21,677,510
2086 19,388,628 21,777,420
2085 19,246,899 21,876,464
2084 19,099,510 21,970,336
2083 18,955,502 22,062,801
2082 18,813,463 22,151,745
2081 18,667,367 22,240,834
2080 18,512,469 22,326,555
2079 18,362,060 22,411,438
2078 18,208,724 22,489,772
2077 18,053,774 22,565,028
2076 17,908,513 22,637,463
2075 17,761,880 22,707,112
2074 17,618,257 22,778,489
2073 17,477,875 22,844,703
2072 17,343,227 22,905,707
2071 17,195,556 22,964,866
2070 17,043,216 23,022,515
2069 16,890,521 23,076,310
2068 16,742,334 23,129,541
2067 16,593,617 23,184,596
2066 16,448,006 23,234,419
2065 16,297,575 23,285,901
2064 16,152,550 23,331,390
2063 15,997,249 23,372,184
2062 15,847,545 23,409,522
2061 15,695,962 23,441,893
2060 15,537,020 23,474,032
2059 15,383,512 23,502,132
2058 15,227,838 23,528,076
2057 15,069,709 23,550,580
2056 14,910,638 23,570,923
2055 14,746,579 23,582,432
2054 14,578,352 23,591,414
2053 14,414,886 23,601,371
2052 14,252,277 23,605,361
2051 14,090,930 23,606,194
2050 13,927,651 23,603,330
2049 13,765,178 23,597,604
2048 13,606,737 23,587,307
2047 13,448,310 23,570,881
2046 13,286,110 23,547,409
2045 13,126,049 23,515,133
2044 12,960,184 23,483,546
2043 12,796,533 23,446,242
2042 12,632,183 23,404,983
2041 12,471,494 23,357,358
2040 12,312,998 23,306,148
2039 12,152,920 23,248,341
2038 11,995,851 23,187,512
2037 11,841,052 23,120,775
2036 11,693,469 23,053,427
2035 11,543,041 22,981,808
2034 11,396,608 22,906,587
2033 11,252,344 22,826,414
2032 11,108,763 22,742,267
2031 10,961,050 22,655,907
2030 10,815,614 22,564,038
2029 10,675,258 22,470,759
2028 10,533,711 22,370,999
2027 10,393,227 22,266,017
2026 10,252,942 22,155,543
2025 10,113,937 22,039,908
2024 9,974,400 21,916,000
2023 9,849,000 22,037,000
2022 9,557,500 22,181,000
2021 9,371,400 22,156,000
2020 9,215,100 21,919,000
2019 9,054,000 21,803,000
2018 8,882,800 21,670,000
2017 8,713,300 21,453,000
2016 8,546,000 21,209,000
2015 8,380,100 20,970,000
2014 8,215,700 20,778,000
2013 8,059,500 20,585,000
2012 7,910,500 21,169,458
2011 7,765,800 21,009,048
2010 7,623,600 20,879,089
2009 7,485,600 20,756,435
2008 7,308,800 20,629,378
2007 7,180,100 20,492,545
2006 7,053,700 20,352,411
2005 6,930,100 20,216,524
2004 6,809,000 20,087,605
2003 6,689,700 19,951,521
2002 6,570,000 19,805,752
2001 6,439,000 19,600,362
2000 6,289,000 19,293,054
1999 6,125,000 18,944,731
1998 5,971,000 18,596,003
1997 5,836,000 18,248,200
1996 5,692,000 17,905,018
1995 5,545,000 17,564,068
1994 5,399,000 17,275,773
1993 5,261,000 17,025,918
1992 5,123,000 16,739,284
1991 4,949,000 16,475,354
1990 4,660,000 16,352,458
1989 4,518,000 16,248,557
1988 4,442,000 16,078,621
1987 4,369,000 15,916,576
1986 4,299,000 15,731,256
1985 4,233,000 15,544,154
1984 4,159,000 15,441,860
1983 4,105,000 15,388,794
1982 4,031,000 15,286,567
1981 3,956,000 15,099,414
1980 3,878,000 14,847,974
1979 3,786,000 14,579,614
1978 3,690,000 14,310,128
1977 3,613,000 14,049,371
1976 3,533,000 13,796,770
1975 3,455,000 13,548,984
1974 3,377,000 13,305,693
1973 3,278,000 13,060,916
1972 3,148,000 12,809,205
1971 3,069,000 12,551,910
1970 2,974,000 12,287,110
1969 2,877,000 12,013,858
1968 2,803,000 11,736,088
1967 2,745,000 11,457,328
1966 2,629,000 11,183,928
1965 2,563,000 10,916,965
1964 2,475,000 10,653,397
1963 2,379,000 10,395,040
1962 2,293,000 10,143,754
1961 2,185,000 9,899,372
1960 2,114,020 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Sri Lanka
2100 0.51% -0.56%
2099 0.49% -0.56%
2098 0.5% -0.55%
2097 0.55% -0.54%
2096 0.55% -0.53%
2095 0.57% -0.52%
2094 0.62% -0.51%
2093 0.63% -0.5%
2092 0.64% -0.49%
2091 0.64% -0.5%
2090 0.61% -0.49%
2089 0.65% -0.47%
2088 0.68% -0.46%
2087 0.72% -0.46%
2086 0.74% -0.45%
2085 0.77% -0.43%
2084 0.76% -0.42%
2083 0.75% -0.4%
2082 0.78% -0.4%
2081 0.84% -0.38%
2080 0.82% -0.38%
2079 0.84% -0.35%
2078 0.86% -0.33%
2077 0.81% -0.32%
2076 0.83% -0.31%
2075 0.82% -0.31%
2074 0.8% -0.29%
2073 0.78% -0.27%
2072 0.86% -0.26%
2071 0.89% -0.25%
2070 0.9% -0.23%
2069 0.89% -0.23%
2068 0.9% -0.24%
2067 0.89% -0.21%
2066 0.92% -0.22%
2065 0.9% -0.19%
2064 0.97% -0.17%
2063 0.94% -0.16%
2062 0.97% -0.14%
2061 1.02% -0.14%
2060 1% -0.12%
2059 1.02% -0.11%
2058 1.05% -0.1%
2057 1.07% -0.09%
2056 1.11% -0.05%
2055 1.15% -0.04%
2054 1.13% -0.04%
2053 1.14% -0.02%
2052 1.15% -0.004%
2051 1.17% 0.01%
2050 1.18% 0.02%
2049 1.16% 0.04%
2048 1.18% 0.07%
2047 1.22% 0.1%
2046 1.22% 0.14%
2045 1.28% 0.13%
2044 1.28% 0.16%
2043 1.3% 0.18%
2042 1.29% 0.2%
2041 1.29% 0.22%
2040 1.32% 0.25%
2039 1.31% 0.26%
2038 1.31% 0.29%
2037 1.26% 0.29%
2036 1.3% 0.31%
2035 1.28% 0.33%
2034 1.28% 0.35%
2033 1.29% 0.37%
2032 1.35% 0.38%
2031 1.34% 0.41%
2030 1.31% 0.42%
2029 1.34% 0.45%
2028 1.35% 0.47%
2027 1.37% 0.5%
2026 1.37% 0.52%
2025 1.4% 0.57%
2024 1.27% -0.55%
2023 3.05% -0.65%
2022 1.99% 0.11%
2021 1.7% 1.08%
2020 1.78% 0.53%
2019 1.93% 0.61%
2018 1.95% 1.01%
2017 1.96% 1.15%
2016 1.98% 1.14%
2015 2% 0.92%
2014 1.94% 0.94%
2013 1.88% -2.76%
2012 1.86% 0.76%
2011 1.87% 0.62%
2010 1.84% 0.59%
2009 2.42% 0.62%
2008 1.79% 0.67%
2007 1.79% 0.69%
2006 1.78% 0.67%
2005 1.78% 0.64%
2004 1.78% 0.68%
2003 1.82% 0.74%
2002 2.03% 1.05%
2001 2.39% 1.59%
2000 2.68% 1.84%
1999 2.58% 1.88%
1998 2.31% 1.91%
1997 2.53% 1.92%
1996 2.65% 1.94%
1995 2.7% 1.67%
1994 2.62% 1.47%
1993 2.69% 1.71%
1992 3.52% 1.6%
1991 6.2% 0.75%
1990 3.14% 0.64%
1989 1.71% 1.06%
1988 1.67% 1.02%
1987 1.63% 1.18%
1986 1.56% 1.2%
1985 1.78% 0.66%
1984 1.32% 0.34%
1983 1.84% 0.67%
1982 1.9% 1.24%
1981 2.01% 1.69%
1980 2.43% 1.84%
1979 2.6% 1.88%
1978 2.13% 1.86%
1977 2.26% 1.83%
1976 2.26% 1.83%
1975 2.31% 1.83%
1974 3.02% 1.87%
1973 4.13% 1.97%
1972 2.57% 2.05%
1971 3.19% 2.16%
1970 3.37% 2.27%
1969 2.64% 2.37%
1968 2.11% 2.43%
1967 4.41% 2.44%
1966 2.58% 2.45%
1965 3.56% 2.47%
1964 4.04% 2.49%
1963 3.75% 2.48%
1962 4.94% 2.47%
1961 3.36% 2.46%

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Israel Sri Lanka
Current population
10290887
22185425
Population rank 95/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.27%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 -332
Annual growth/decline +125,400 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 188/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 -30,724
Net migration rank 42/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -30,724
2024 - 10,612 - -27,245
2023 131,977 9,999 66,111 -28,011
2022 129,982 50,004 95,378 -27,435
2021 134,011 16,859 121,858 -29,586
2020 128,089 16,573 170,968 -29,875
2019 135,810 16,134 172,243 -28,426
2018 140,348 15,615 183,610 -28,607
2017 138,541 14,518 187,993 -22,324
2016 136,736 24,308 194,232 -18,388
2015 134,082 29,735 201,815 -29,797
2014 133,916 25,303 211,541 -33,672
2013 129,758 17,075 221,021 -37,754
2012 128,941 16,549 229,138 -41,955
2011 125,030 10,470 224,461 -90,839
2010 126,552 12,906 224,325 -98,060
2009 122,015 7,269 200,175 -81,130
2008 117,672 7,974 232,225 -97,144
2007 111,292 9,654 248,287 -109,695
2006 109,332 11,446 248,706 -107,045
2005 105,338 10,975 248,683 -118,594
2004 106,901 8,494 212,527 -84,795
2003 106,366 6,684 252,008 -107,573
2002 101,178 17,420 252,840 -105,718
2001 99,160 38,643 244,377 19,273
2000 98,737 63,409 227,060 123,894
1999 94,325 78,422 206,876 138,799
1998 93,744 52,713 201,059 150,724
1997 88,707 60,297 208,193 135,636
1996 86,518 66,811 215,290 127,236
1995 82,066 61,800 221,957 117,416
1994 79,365 57,273 228,904 8,323
1993 77,337 49,345 226,257 36,232
1992 77,357 57,522 222,230 88,542
1991 73,740 153,141 218,117 -1,047
1990 71,764 178,732 224,454 -195,736
1989 68,674 14,192 212,401 -33,305
1988 71,072 1,675 219,184 -58,415
1987 69,904 7,511 226,414 -63,105
1986 70,073 -3,598 233,782 -26,460
1985 71,538 -3,686 247,836 -80,950
1984 70,703 10,933 263,175 -225,450
1983 70,196 689 277,768 -209,362
1982 68,931 16,563 300,030 -163,987
1981 67,647 16,021 328,096 -89,824
1980 68,253 16,284 328,155 -63,541
1979 68,148 15,591 329,791 -57,683
1978 67,158 15,556 317,055 -50,189
1977 70,092 12,747 300,038 -45,383
1976 74,899 10,459 291,816 -41,258
1975 70,828 11,726 282,496 -37,475
1974 68,891 11,929 275,521 -33,979
1973 65,560 14,310 278,577 -30,582
1972 62,960 27,415 282,494 -27,071
1971 64,449 52,632 281,200 -22,021
1970 56,506 56,173 286,719 -16,299
1969 53,800 59,928 286,218 -10,152
1968 51,014 60,804 286,642 -7,163
1967 47,488 59,483 284,738 -6,696
1966 50,477 57,347 275,549 -6,794
1965 49,979 54,694 272,422 -7,249
1964 48,015 54,050 269,584 -7,614
1963 44,964 53,877 262,880 -8,118
1962 43,337 52,313 256,719 -8,909
1961 42,170 34,482 251,087 -10,144
1960 44,818 10,990 247,631 -12,610

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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