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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 9,005,582 people in Switzerland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 9,107,866 in Switzerland.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 1.13 times bigger than Switzerland's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 100th.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +0.98% in Switzerland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Switzerland has grown from 7.48M to 9.11M (21.7% growth).

Israel vs Switzerland: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Switzerland
2100 21,079,031 9,234,296
2099 20,971,907 9,226,472
2098 20,869,188 9,220,109
2097 20,764,637 9,212,728
2096 20,651,056 9,208,997
2095 20,537,392 9,203,477
2094 20,420,251 9,199,095
2093 20,294,077 9,196,672
2092 20,167,075 9,194,082
2091 20,038,540 9,191,145
2090 19,910,123 9,189,122
2089 19,788,579 9,188,754
2088 19,660,357 9,190,102
2087 19,527,597 9,189,763
2086 19,388,628 9,191,494
2085 19,246,899 9,195,728
2084 19,099,510 9,199,983
2083 18,955,502 9,204,908
2082 18,813,463 9,210,695
2081 18,667,367 9,217,065
2080 18,512,469 9,223,475
2079 18,362,060 9,230,920
2078 18,208,724 9,237,649
2077 18,053,774 9,245,300
2076 17,908,513 9,250,248
2075 17,761,880 9,255,753
2074 17,618,257 9,266,455
2073 17,477,875 9,275,439
2072 17,343,227 9,283,185
2071 17,195,556 9,292,913
2070 17,043,216 9,303,843
2069 16,890,521 9,311,935
2068 16,742,334 9,320,335
2067 16,593,617 9,327,741
2066 16,448,006 9,339,455
2065 16,297,575 9,351,481
2064 16,152,550 9,362,413
2063 15,997,249 9,372,441
2062 15,847,545 9,383,258
2061 15,695,962 9,395,036
2060 15,537,020 9,403,920
2059 15,383,512 9,414,241
2058 15,227,838 9,422,560
2057 15,069,709 9,428,212
2056 14,910,638 9,435,441
2055 14,746,579 9,443,890
2054 14,578,352 9,451,268
2053 14,414,886 9,456,389
2052 14,252,277 9,456,418
2051 14,090,930 9,456,395
2050 13,927,651 9,454,544
2049 13,765,178 9,451,083
2048 13,606,737 9,444,091
2047 13,448,310 9,437,061
2046 13,286,110 9,430,954
2045 13,126,049 9,425,155
2044 12,960,184 9,418,152
2043 12,796,533 9,410,763
2042 12,632,183 9,400,808
2041 12,471,494 9,393,857
2040 12,312,998 9,382,662
2039 12,152,920 9,373,984
2038 11,995,851 9,365,030
2037 11,841,052 9,354,254
2036 11,693,469 9,342,450
2035 11,543,041 9,328,907
2034 11,396,608 9,312,054
2033 11,252,344 9,294,881
2032 11,108,763 9,276,221
2031 10,961,050 9,253,034
2030 10,815,614 9,228,188
2029 10,675,258 9,201,743
2028 10,533,711 9,170,620
2027 10,393,227 9,135,740
2026 10,252,942 9,097,532
2025 10,113,937 9,053,983
2024 9,974,400 9,005,582
2023 9,849,000 8,888,822
2022 9,557,500 8,777,088
2021 9,371,400 8,704,546
2020 9,215,100 8,638,167
2019 9,054,000 8,575,280
2018 8,882,800 8,514,329
2017 8,713,300 8,451,840
2016 8,546,000 8,373,338
2015 8,380,100 8,282,396
2014 8,215,700 8,188,649
2013 8,059,500 8,089,346
2012 7,910,500 7,996,861
2011 7,765,800 7,912,398
2010 7,623,600 7,824,909
2009 7,485,600 7,743,831
2008 7,308,800 7,647,675
2007 7,180,100 7,551,117
2006 7,053,700 7,483,934
2005 6,930,100 7,437,115
2004 6,809,000 7,389,625
2003 6,689,700 7,339,001
2002 6,570,000 7,284,753
2001 6,439,000 7,229,854
2000 6,289,000 7,184,250
1999 6,125,000 7,143,991
1998 5,971,000 7,110,001
1997 5,836,000 7,088,906
1996 5,692,000 7,071,850
1995 5,545,000 7,040,687
1994 5,399,000 6,993,795
1993 5,261,000 6,938,265
1992 5,123,000 6,875,364
1991 4,949,000 6,799,978
1990 4,660,000 6,715,519
1989 4,518,000 6,646,912
1988 4,442,000 6,593,386
1987 4,369,000 6,545,106
1986 4,299,000 6,504,124
1985 4,233,000 6,470,365
1984 4,159,000 6,441,865
1983 4,105,000 6,418,773
1982 4,031,000 6,391,309
1981 3,956,000 6,354,074
1980 3,878,000 6,319,408
1979 3,786,000 6,294,365
1978 3,690,000 6,281,738
1977 3,613,000 6,281,174
1976 3,533,000 6,302,504
1975 3,455,000 6,338,632
1974 3,377,000 6,341,405
1973 3,278,000 6,307,347
1972 3,148,000 6,260,956
1971 3,069,000 6,213,399
1970 2,974,000 6,180,877
1969 2,877,000 6,136,387
1968 2,803,000 6,067,714
1967 2,745,000 5,991,785
1966 2,629,000 5,918,002
1965 2,563,000 5,856,472
1964 2,475,000 5,789,228
1963 2,379,000 5,694,247
1962 2,293,000 5,573,815
1961 2,185,000 5,434,294
1960 2,114,020 5,327,827

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/switzerland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 734,528 people (a 8.77% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,454,544 people and rank change from 100th to 103rd.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 9.46M people in 2052 for Switzerland.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Switzerland
2100 0.51% 0.08%
2099 0.49% 0.07%
2098 0.5% 0.08%
2097 0.55% 0.04%
2096 0.55% 0.06%
2095 0.57% 0.05%
2094 0.62% 0.03%
2093 0.63% 0.03%
2092 0.64% 0.03%
2091 0.64% 0.02%
2090 0.61% 0.004%
2089 0.65% -0.01%
2088 0.68% 0.004%
2087 0.72% -0.02%
2086 0.74% -0.05%
2085 0.77% -0.05%
2084 0.76% -0.05%
2083 0.75% -0.06%
2082 0.78% -0.07%
2081 0.84% -0.07%
2080 0.82% -0.08%
2079 0.84% -0.07%
2078 0.86% -0.08%
2077 0.81% -0.05%
2076 0.83% -0.06%
2075 0.82% -0.12%
2074 0.8% -0.1%
2073 0.78% -0.08%
2072 0.86% -0.1%
2071 0.89% -0.12%
2070 0.9% -0.09%
2069 0.89% -0.09%
2068 0.9% -0.08%
2067 0.89% -0.13%
2066 0.92% -0.13%
2065 0.9% -0.12%
2064 0.97% -0.11%
2063 0.94% -0.12%
2062 0.97% -0.13%
2061 1.02% -0.09%
2060 1% -0.11%
2059 1.02% -0.09%
2058 1.05% -0.06%
2057 1.07% -0.08%
2056 1.11% -0.09%
2055 1.15% -0.08%
2054 1.13% -0.05%
2053 1.14% -0%
2052 1.15% 0%
2051 1.17% 0.02%
2050 1.18% 0.04%
2049 1.16% 0.07%
2048 1.18% 0.07%
2047 1.22% 0.06%
2046 1.22% 0.06%
2045 1.28% 0.07%
2044 1.28% 0.08%
2043 1.3% 0.11%
2042 1.29% 0.07%
2041 1.29% 0.12%
2040 1.32% 0.09%
2039 1.31% 0.1%
2038 1.31% 0.12%
2037 1.26% 0.13%
2036 1.3% 0.15%
2035 1.28% 0.18%
2034 1.28% 0.18%
2033 1.29% 0.2%
2032 1.35% 0.25%
2031 1.34% 0.27%
2030 1.31% 0.29%
2029 1.34% 0.34%
2028 1.35% 0.38%
2027 1.37% 0.42%
2026 1.37% 0.48%
2025 1.4% 0.54%
2024 1.27% 1.31%
2023 3.05% 1.27%
2022 1.99% 0.83%
2021 1.7% 0.77%
2020 1.78% 0.73%
2019 1.93% 0.72%
2018 1.95% 0.74%
2017 1.96% 0.94%
2016 1.98% 1.1%
2015 2% 1.14%
2014 1.94% 1.23%
2013 1.88% 1.16%
2012 1.86% 1.07%
2011 1.87% 1.12%
2010 1.84% 1.05%
2009 2.42% 1.26%
2008 1.79% 1.28%
2007 1.79% 0.9%
2006 1.78% 0.63%
2005 1.78% 0.64%
2004 1.78% 0.69%
2003 1.82% 0.74%
2002 2.03% 0.76%
2001 2.39% 0.63%
2000 2.68% 0.56%
1999 2.58% 0.48%
1998 2.31% 0.3%
1997 2.53% 0.24%
1996 2.65% 0.44%
1995 2.7% 0.67%
1994 2.62% 0.8%
1993 2.69% 0.91%
1992 3.52% 1.11%
1991 6.2% 1.26%
1990 3.14% 1.03%
1989 1.71% 0.81%
1988 1.67% 0.74%
1987 1.63% 0.63%
1986 1.56% 0.52%
1985 1.78% 0.44%
1984 1.32% 0.36%
1983 1.84% 0.43%
1982 1.9% 0.59%
1981 2.01% 0.55%
1980 2.43% 0.4%
1979 2.6% 0.2%
1978 2.13% 0.009%
1977 2.26% -0.34%
1976 2.26% -0.57%
1975 2.31% -0.04%
1974 3.02% 0.54%
1973 4.13% 0.74%
1972 2.57% 0.77%
1971 3.19% 0.53%
1970 3.37% 0.73%
1969 2.64% 1.13%
1968 2.11% 1.27%
1967 4.41% 1.25%
1966 2.58% 1.05%
1965 3.56% 1.16%
1964 4.04% 1.67%
1963 3.75% 2.16%
1962 4.94% 2.57%
1961 3.36% 2%

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/switzerland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Switzerland's population grew by 1.31%.

Live population counters

Israel Switzerland
Current population
10290887
9107866
Population rank 95/197 100/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.11%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
4.5 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
6.57 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
7.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 +320
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +116,760
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +1.31%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 81/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
14.1 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 +37,253
Net migration rank 42/196 25/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 2,773,840
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 27/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 31.1%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 17/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Switzerland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Switzerland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - 37,253
2024 - 10,612 - 40,099
2023 131,977 9,999 8,000 45,098
2022 129,982 50,004 7,899 96,424
2021 134,011 16,859 18,279 50,665
2020 128,089 16,573 9,502 55,523
2019 135,810 16,134 18,008 44,517
2018 140,348 15,615 20,434 41,253
2017 138,541 14,518 20,284 45,658
2016 136,736 24,308 22,608 71,009
2015 134,082 29,735 19,050 71,876
2014 133,916 25,303 21,290 78,122
2013 129,758 17,075 17,797 83,823
2012 128,941 16,549 18,393 67,840
2011 125,030 10,470 18,990 67,194
2010 126,552 12,906 17,997 76,388
2009 122,015 7,269 15,487 69,324
2008 117,672 7,974 15,295 94,430
2007 111,292 9,654 13,592 72,475
2006 109,332 11,446 12,723 37,308
2005 105,338 10,975 11,899 33,203
2004 106,901 8,494 13,302 39,484
2003 106,366 6,684 8,807 42,567
2002 101,178 17,420 10,199 49,650
2001 99,160 38,643 10,845 35,420
2000 98,737 63,409 15,806 24,463
1999 94,325 78,422 16,431 25,599
1998 93,744 52,713 16,353 11,325
1997 88,707 60,297 17,722 -1,939
1996 86,518 66,811 19,801 -131
1995 82,066 61,800 19,010 25,343
1994 79,365 57,273 20,982 30,274
1993 77,337 49,345 21,509 40,267
1992 77,357 57,522 24,064 42,014
1991 73,740 153,141 23,800 69,738
1990 71,764 178,732 20,146 58,428
1989 68,674 14,192 19,941 34,432
1988 71,072 1,675 21,099 34,602
1987 69,904 7,511 15,708 27,081
1986 70,073 -3,598 16,261 23,242
1985 71,538 -3,686 14,882 14,402
1984 70,703 10,933 16,105 12,532
1983 70,196 689 12,837 5,663
1982 68,931 16,563 15,339 21,929
1981 67,647 16,021 13,979 24,229
1980 68,253 16,284 14,535 17,841
1979 68,148 15,591 14,477 4,262
1978 67,158 15,556 13,820 -6,552
1977 70,092 12,747 16,959 -22,516
1976 74,899 10,459 17,017 -54,255
1975 70,828 11,726 22,820 -58,187
1974 68,891 11,929 27,902 2,008
1973 65,560 14,310 30,906 8,158
1972 62,960 27,415 35,061 19,991
1971 64,449 52,632 38,523 2,636
1970 56,506 56,173 42,648 -18,326
1969 53,800 59,928 44,182 20,754
1968 51,014 60,804 47,328 25,828
1967 47,488 59,483 52,128 27,697
1966 50,477 57,347 53,854 14,979
1965 49,979 54,694 56,222 -1,351
1964 48,015 54,050 59,050 21,455
1963 44,964 53,877 52,956 58,415
1962 43,337 52,313 49,050 82,798
1961 42,170 34,482 48,365 101,278
1960 44,818 10,990 42,090 22,313

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/switzerland | 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 Switzerland 21.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 165,354 people) and 78.4% is from migration (a gain of 600,145 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 2,773,840 people or 31.1% in Switzerland.

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
Switzerland
City Population
Zurich 449K
Geneva 209K
Basel 176K
Bern 146K
Lausanne 145K
Winterthur 110K
Lucerne 86.2K
St. Gallen 78.9K
Lugano 63.5K
Biel/Bienne 55.9K

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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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