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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 5.18 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.77% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Israel vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Sudan
2100 21,079,031 137,695,876
2099 20,971,907 137,114,644
2098 20,869,188 136,500,499
2097 20,764,637 135,860,701
2096 20,651,056 135,222,218
2095 20,537,392 134,553,615
2094 20,420,251 133,902,112
2093 20,294,077 133,186,791
2092 20,167,075 132,427,642
2091 20,038,540 131,674,049
2090 19,910,123 130,893,042
2089 19,788,579 130,075,970
2088 19,660,357 129,234,968
2087 19,527,597 128,358,981
2086 19,388,628 127,463,823
2085 19,246,899 126,555,673
2084 19,099,510 125,612,419
2083 18,955,502 124,663,868
2082 18,813,463 123,716,124
2081 18,667,367 122,772,016
2080 18,512,469 121,805,246
2079 18,362,060 120,822,781
2078 18,208,724 119,802,944
2077 18,053,774 118,776,597
2076 17,908,513 117,748,457
2075 17,761,880 116,688,549
2074 17,618,257 115,601,159
2073 17,477,875 114,499,847
2072 17,343,227 113,374,089
2071 17,195,556 112,235,978
2070 17,043,216 111,102,687
2069 16,890,521 109,945,533
2068 16,742,334 108,791,037
2067 16,593,617 107,581,192
2066 16,448,006 106,357,353
2065 16,297,575 105,145,307
2064 16,152,550 103,903,801
2063 15,997,249 102,642,643
2062 15,847,545 101,354,095
2061 15,695,962 100,067,335
2060 15,537,020 98,765,585
2059 15,383,512 97,461,067
2058 15,227,838 96,135,716
2057 15,069,709 94,800,344
2056 14,910,638 93,458,640
2055 14,746,579 92,089,717
2054 14,578,352 90,711,253
2053 14,414,886 89,342,122
2052 14,252,277 87,962,125
2051 14,090,930 86,581,277
2050 13,927,651 85,194,794
2049 13,765,178 83,803,171
2048 13,606,737 82,442,635
2047 13,448,310 81,085,689
2046 13,286,110 79,725,126
2045 13,126,049 78,359,927
2044 12,960,184 77,006,049
2043 12,796,533 75,652,858
2042 12,632,183 74,312,465
2041 12,471,494 72,968,877
2040 12,312,998 71,640,015
2039 12,152,920 70,319,906
2038 11,995,851 69,001,239
2037 11,841,052 67,665,904
2036 11,693,469 66,337,650
2035 11,543,041 65,001,359
2034 11,396,608 63,664,516
2033 11,252,344 62,329,849
2032 11,108,763 61,007,985
2031 10,961,050 59,695,860
2030 10,815,614 58,384,521
2029 10,675,258 57,082,767
2028 10,533,711 55,800,806
2027 10,393,227 54,523,219
2026 10,252,942 52,894,744
2025 10,113,937 51,256,148
2024 9,974,400 50,448,963
2023 9,849,000 50,042,791
2022 9,557,500 49,383,346
2021 9,371,400 48,066,924
2020 9,215,100 46,789,231
2019 9,054,000 45,548,175
2018 8,882,800 44,230,596
2017 8,713,300 42,714,306
2016 8,546,000 41,259,892
2015 8,380,100 40,024,431
2014 8,215,700 38,823,318
2013 8,059,500 37,785,849
2012 7,910,500 36,923,178
2011 7,765,800 36,140,806
2010 7,623,600 35,414,399
2009 7,485,600 34,569,113
2008 7,308,800 33,623,980
2007 7,180,100 32,764,135
2006 7,053,700 31,992,435
2005 6,930,100 31,262,444
2004 6,809,000 30,556,637
2003 6,689,700 29,896,035
2002 6,570,000 29,228,727
2001 6,439,000 28,516,770
2000 6,289,000 27,816,745
1999 6,125,000 27,130,613
1998 5,971,000 26,458,999
1997 5,836,000 25,799,821
1996 5,692,000 25,231,528
1995 5,545,000 24,672,143
1994 5,399,000 24,043,948
1993 5,261,000 23,445,592
1992 5,123,000 22,927,355
1991 4,949,000 22,470,676
1990 4,660,000 22,021,481
1989 4,518,000 21,578,022
1988 4,442,000 21,138,431
1987 4,369,000 20,704,904
1986 4,299,000 20,288,238
1985 4,233,000 19,905,872
1984 4,159,000 19,546,528
1983 4,105,000 19,109,770
1982 4,031,000 18,486,645
1981 3,956,000 17,780,572
1980 3,878,000 17,058,905
1979 3,786,000 16,355,352
1978 3,690,000 15,695,003
1977 3,613,000 15,086,614
1976 3,533,000 14,569,716
1975 3,455,000 14,064,798
1974 3,377,000 13,580,723
1973 3,278,000 13,049,315
1972 3,148,000 12,527,856
1971 3,069,000 12,105,539
1970 2,974,000 11,695,771
1969 2,877,000 11,298,936
1968 2,803,000 10,917,999
1967 2,745,000 10,550,597
1966 2,629,000 10,197,578
1965 2,563,000 9,858,030
1964 2,475,000 9,531,109
1963 2,379,000 9,218,077
1962 2,293,000 8,919,028
1961 2,185,000 8,634,941
1960 2,114,020 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Sudan
2100 0.51% 0.42%
2099 0.49% 0.45%
2098 0.5% 0.47%
2097 0.55% 0.47%
2096 0.55% 0.5%
2095 0.57% 0.49%
2094 0.62% 0.54%
2093 0.63% 0.57%
2092 0.64% 0.57%
2091 0.64% 0.6%
2090 0.61% 0.63%
2089 0.65% 0.65%
2088 0.68% 0.68%
2087 0.72% 0.7%
2086 0.74% 0.72%
2085 0.77% 0.75%
2084 0.76% 0.76%
2083 0.75% 0.77%
2082 0.78% 0.77%
2081 0.84% 0.79%
2080 0.82% 0.81%
2079 0.84% 0.85%
2078 0.86% 0.86%
2077 0.81% 0.87%
2076 0.83% 0.91%
2075 0.82% 0.94%
2074 0.8% 0.96%
2073 0.78% 0.99%
2072 0.86% 1.01%
2071 0.89% 1.02%
2070 0.9% 1.05%
2069 0.89% 1.06%
2068 0.9% 1.12%
2067 0.89% 1.15%
2066 0.92% 1.15%
2065 0.9% 1.19%
2064 0.97% 1.23%
2063 0.94% 1.27%
2062 0.97% 1.29%
2061 1.02% 1.32%
2060 1% 1.34%
2059 1.02% 1.38%
2058 1.05% 1.41%
2057 1.07% 1.44%
2056 1.11% 1.49%
2055 1.15% 1.52%
2054 1.13% 1.53%
2053 1.14% 1.57%
2052 1.15% 1.59%
2051 1.17% 1.63%
2050 1.18% 1.66%
2049 1.16% 1.65%
2048 1.18% 1.67%
2047 1.22% 1.71%
2046 1.22% 1.74%
2045 1.28% 1.76%
2044 1.28% 1.79%
2043 1.3% 1.8%
2042 1.29% 1.84%
2041 1.29% 1.85%
2040 1.32% 1.88%
2039 1.31% 1.91%
2038 1.31% 1.97%
2037 1.26% 2%
2036 1.3% 2.06%
2035 1.28% 2.1%
2034 1.28% 2.14%
2033 1.29% 2.17%
2032 1.35% 2.2%
2031 1.34% 2.25%
2030 1.31% 2.28%
2029 1.34% 2.3%
2028 1.35% 2.34%
2027 1.37% 3.08%
2026 1.37% 3.2%
2025 1.4% 1.6%
2024 1.27% 0.81%
2023 3.05% 1.34%
2022 1.99% 2.74%
2021 1.7% 2.73%
2020 1.78% 2.72%
2019 1.93% 2.98%
2018 1.95% 3.55%
2017 1.96% 3.53%
2016 1.98% 3.09%
2015 2% 3.09%
2014 1.94% 2.75%
2013 1.88% 2.34%
2012 1.86% 2.16%
2011 1.87% 2.05%
2010 1.84% 2.45%
2009 2.42% 2.81%
2008 1.79% 2.62%
2007 1.79% 2.41%
2006 1.78% 2.34%
2005 1.78% 2.31%
2004 1.78% 2.21%
2003 1.82% 2.28%
2002 2.03% 2.5%
2001 2.39% 2.52%
2000 2.68% 2.53%
1999 2.58% 2.54%
1998 2.31% 2.55%
1997 2.53% 2.25%
1996 2.65% 2.27%
1995 2.7% 2.61%
1994 2.62% 2.55%
1993 2.69% 2.26%
1992 3.52% 2.03%
1991 6.2% 2.04%
1990 3.14% 2.06%
1989 1.71% 2.08%
1988 1.67% 2.09%
1987 1.63% 2.05%
1986 1.56% 1.92%
1985 1.78% 1.84%
1984 1.32% 2.29%
1983 1.84% 3.37%
1982 1.9% 3.97%
1981 2.01% 4.23%
1980 2.43% 4.3%
1979 2.6% 4.21%
1978 2.13% 4.03%
1977 2.26% 3.55%
1976 2.26% 3.59%
1975 2.31% 3.56%
1974 3.02% 4.07%
1973 4.13% 4.16%
1972 2.57% 3.49%
1971 3.19% 3.5%
1970 3.37% 3.51%
1969 2.64% 3.49%
1968 2.11% 3.48%
1967 4.41% 3.46%
1966 2.58% 3.44%
1965 3.56% 3.43%
1964 4.04% 3.4%
1963 3.75% 3.35%
1962 4.94% 3.29%
1961 3.36% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Israel Sudan
Current population
10290887
53335233
Population rank 95/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.64%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 116/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 +291,469
Net migration rank 42/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - 291,469
2024 - 10,612 - -544,257
2023 131,977 9,999 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 129,982 50,004 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 134,011 16,859 1,293,817 31,664
2020 128,089 16,573 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 135,810 16,134 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 140,348 15,615 1,257,387 125,499
2017 138,541 14,518 1,208,046 441,623
2016 136,736 24,308 1,174,422 84,728
2015 134,082 29,735 1,145,259 66,476
2014 133,916 25,303 1,097,962 92,504
2013 129,758 17,075 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 128,941 16,549 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 125,030 10,470 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 126,552 12,906 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 122,015 7,269 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 117,672 7,974 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 111,292 9,654 992,819 -201,769
2006 109,332 11,446 963,740 -211,387
2005 105,338 10,975 907,017 -199,378
2004 106,901 8,494 889,382 -185,392
2003 106,366 6,684 898,226 -281,001
2002 101,178 17,420 897,965 -180,603
2001 99,160 38,643 880,284 -173,745
2000 98,737 63,409 858,536 -165,030
1999 94,325 78,422 835,840 -157,090
1998 93,744 52,713 814,752 -150,271
1997 88,707 60,297 802,245 -148,368
1996 86,518 66,811 792,926 -310,221
1995 82,066 61,800 780,700 -144,670
1994 79,365 57,273 764,645 -144,324
1993 77,337 49,345 743,249 -166,861
1992 77,357 57,522 731,177 -271,093
1991 73,740 153,141 714,612 -261,341
1990 71,764 178,732 699,953 -254,825
1989 68,674 14,192 683,743 -241,979
1988 71,072 1,675 672,604 -235,213
1987 69,904 7,511 658,416 -228,756
1986 70,073 -3,598 649,649 -245,968
1985 71,538 -3,686 583,382 -222,315
1984 70,703 10,933 577,405 -219,755
1983 70,196 689 570,198 -54,325
1982 68,931 16,563 606,362 124,007
1981 67,647 16,021 585,087 96,697
1980 68,253 16,284 552,930 208,602
1979 68,148 15,591 524,942 120,613
1978 67,158 15,556 497,987 177,153
1977 70,092 12,747 483,089 58,540
1976 74,899 10,459 470,019 22,147
1975 70,828 11,726 454,813 62,843
1974 68,891 11,929 444,456 6,023
1973 65,560 14,310 439,201 173,143
1972 62,960 27,415 428,340 2,238
1971 64,449 52,632 417,641 -3,577
1970 56,506 56,173 401,013 4,479
1969 53,800 59,928 385,712 2,476
1968 51,014 60,804 370,917 2,776
1967 47,488 59,483 356,599 4,508
1966 50,477 57,347 342,118 2,813
1965 49,979 54,694 327,799 6,367
1964 48,015 54,050 315,166 4,505
1963 44,964 53,877 302,132 4,263
1962 43,337 52,313 287,317 4,387
1961 42,170 34,482 272,562 3,904
1960 44,818 10,990 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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