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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 2.26 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Israel vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Taiwan
2100 21,079,031 10,150,338
2099 20,971,907 10,273,881
2098 20,869,188 10,399,680
2097 20,764,637 10,527,804
2096 20,651,056 10,657,536
2095 20,537,392 10,789,978
2094 20,420,251 10,925,075
2093 20,294,077 11,062,491
2092 20,167,075 11,202,670
2091 20,038,540 11,346,131
2090 19,910,123 11,494,369
2089 19,788,579 11,644,743
2088 19,660,357 11,799,177
2087 19,527,597 11,956,109
2086 19,388,628 12,116,149
2085 19,246,899 12,281,248
2084 19,099,510 12,451,872
2083 18,955,502 12,625,681
2082 18,813,463 12,803,442
2081 18,667,367 12,986,931
2080 18,512,469 13,174,137
2079 18,362,060 13,366,920
2078 18,208,724 13,564,788
2077 18,053,774 13,765,770
2076 17,908,513 13,969,802
2075 17,761,880 14,178,904
2074 17,618,257 14,391,331
2073 17,477,875 14,606,033
2072 17,343,227 14,824,987
2071 17,195,556 15,045,310
2070 17,043,216 15,266,143
2069 16,890,521 15,488,280
2068 16,742,334 15,714,125
2067 16,593,617 15,940,945
2066 16,448,006 16,167,553
2065 16,297,575 16,396,032
2064 16,152,550 16,625,600
2063 15,997,249 16,854,355
2062 15,847,545 17,084,600
2061 15,695,962 17,314,450
2060 15,537,020 17,541,998
2059 15,383,512 17,767,014
2058 15,227,838 17,988,239
2057 15,069,709 18,208,151
2056 14,910,638 18,423,453
2055 14,746,579 18,639,554
2054 14,578,352 18,853,384
2053 14,414,886 19,063,428
2052 14,252,277 19,270,076
2051 14,090,930 19,474,323
2050 13,927,651 19,677,203
2049 13,765,178 19,878,438
2048 13,606,737 20,073,645
2047 13,448,310 20,267,326
2046 13,286,110 20,454,154
2045 13,126,049 20,640,565
2044 12,960,184 20,819,477
2043 12,796,533 20,995,111
2042 12,632,183 21,166,213
2041 12,471,494 21,331,710
2040 12,312,998 21,491,361
2039 12,152,920 21,645,911
2038 11,995,851 21,794,529
2037 11,841,052 21,939,617
2036 11,693,469 22,077,701
2035 11,543,041 22,211,115
2034 11,396,608 22,340,809
2033 11,252,344 22,463,465
2032 11,108,763 22,582,449
2031 10,961,050 22,698,460
2030 10,815,614 22,809,605
2029 10,675,258 22,916,803
2028 10,533,711 23,022,058
2027 10,393,227 23,127,410
2026 10,252,942 23,229,461
2025 10,113,937 23,331,886
2024 9,974,400 23,410,331
2023 9,849,000 23,342,541
2022 9,557,500 23,319,977
2021 9,371,400 23,468,275
2020 9,215,100 23,582,179
2019 9,054,000 23,596,027
2018 8,882,800 23,580,080
2017 8,713,300 23,555,522
2016 8,546,000 23,515,945
2015 8,380,100 23,462,914
2014 8,215,700 23,403,635
2013 8,059,500 23,344,670
2012 7,910,500 23,270,367
2011 7,765,800 23,193,518
2010 7,623,600 23,140,948
2009 7,485,600 23,078,402
2008 7,308,800 22,997,696
2007 7,180,100 22,917,444
2006 7,053,700 22,823,455
2005 6,930,100 22,729,753
2004 6,809,000 22,646,836
2003 6,689,700 22,562,663
2002 6,570,000 22,463,172
2001 6,439,000 22,341,120
2000 6,289,000 22,184,530
1999 6,125,000 22,010,489
1998 5,971,000 21,835,703
1997 5,836,000 21,634,124
1996 5,692,000 21,441,432
1995 5,545,000 21,267,653
1994 5,399,000 21,086,645
1993 5,261,000 20,899,019
1992 5,123,000 20,704,227
1991 4,949,000 20,503,568
1990 4,660,000 20,278,946
1989 4,518,000 20,055,492
1988 4,442,000 19,839,704
1987 4,369,000 19,617,046
1986 4,299,000 19,411,454
1985 4,233,000 19,191,510
1984 4,159,000 18,929,866
1983 4,105,000 18,653,146
1982 4,031,000 18,354,855
1981 3,956,000 18,029,982
1980 3,878,000 17,704,538
1979 3,786,000 17,372,779
1978 3,690,000 17,042,272
1977 3,613,000 16,730,895
1976 3,533,000 16,401,413
1975 3,455,000 16,075,128
1974 3,377,000 15,784,817
1973 3,278,000 15,505,121
1972 3,148,000 15,220,495
1971 3,069,000 14,913,564
1970 2,974,000 14,582,944
1969 2,877,000 14,068,984
1968 2,803,000 13,548,537
1967 2,745,000 13,210,344
1966 2,629,000 12,874,153
1965 2,563,000 12,511,863
1964 2,475,000 12,137,143
1963 2,379,000 11,762,101
1962 2,293,000 11,392,513
1961 2,185,000 11,030,385
1960 2,114,020 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Taiwan
2100 0.51% -1.2%
2099 0.49% -1.21%
2098 0.5% -1.22%
2097 0.55% -1.22%
2096 0.55% -1.23%
2095 0.57% -1.24%
2094 0.62% -1.24%
2093 0.63% -1.25%
2092 0.64% -1.26%
2091 0.64% -1.29%
2090 0.61% -1.29%
2089 0.65% -1.31%
2088 0.68% -1.31%
2087 0.72% -1.32%
2086 0.74% -1.34%
2085 0.77% -1.37%
2084 0.76% -1.38%
2083 0.75% -1.39%
2082 0.78% -1.41%
2081 0.84% -1.42%
2080 0.82% -1.44%
2079 0.84% -1.46%
2078 0.86% -1.46%
2077 0.81% -1.46%
2076 0.83% -1.47%
2075 0.82% -1.48%
2074 0.8% -1.47%
2073 0.78% -1.48%
2072 0.86% -1.46%
2071 0.89% -1.45%
2070 0.9% -1.43%
2069 0.89% -1.44%
2068 0.9% -1.42%
2067 0.89% -1.4%
2066 0.92% -1.39%
2065 0.9% -1.38%
2064 0.97% -1.36%
2063 0.94% -1.35%
2062 0.97% -1.33%
2061 1.02% -1.3%
2060 1% -1.27%
2059 1.02% -1.23%
2058 1.05% -1.21%
2057 1.07% -1.17%
2056 1.11% -1.16%
2055 1.15% -1.13%
2054 1.13% -1.1%
2053 1.14% -1.07%
2052 1.15% -1.05%
2051 1.17% -1.03%
2050 1.18% -1.01%
2049 1.16% -0.97%
2048 1.18% -0.96%
2047 1.22% -0.91%
2046 1.22% -0.9%
2045 1.28% -0.86%
2044 1.28% -0.84%
2043 1.3% -0.81%
2042 1.29% -0.78%
2041 1.29% -0.74%
2040 1.32% -0.71%
2039 1.31% -0.68%
2038 1.31% -0.66%
2037 1.26% -0.63%
2036 1.3% -0.6%
2035 1.28% -0.58%
2034 1.28% -0.55%
2033 1.29% -0.53%
2032 1.35% -0.51%
2031 1.34% -0.49%
2030 1.31% -0.47%
2029 1.34% -0.46%
2028 1.35% -0.46%
2027 1.37% -0.44%
2026 1.37% -0.44%
2025 1.4% -0.34%
2024 1.27% 0.29%
2023 3.05% 0.1%
2022 1.99% -0.63%
2021 1.7% -0.48%
2020 1.78% -0.06%
2019 1.93% 0.07%
2018 1.95% 0.1%
2017 1.96% 0.17%
2016 1.98% 0.23%
2015 2% 0.25%
2014 1.94% 0.25%
2013 1.88% 0.32%
2012 1.86% 0.33%
2011 1.87% 0.23%
2010 1.84% 0.27%
2009 2.42% 0.35%
2008 1.79% 0.35%
2007 1.79% 0.41%
2006 1.78% 0.41%
2005 1.78% 0.37%
2004 1.78% 0.37%
2003 1.82% 0.44%
2002 2.03% 0.55%
2001 2.39% 0.71%
2000 2.68% 0.79%
1999 2.58% 0.8%
1998 2.31% 0.93%
1997 2.53% 0.9%
1996 2.65% 0.82%
1995 2.7% 0.86%
1994 2.62% 0.9%
1993 2.69% 0.94%
1992 3.52% 0.98%
1991 6.2% 1.11%
1990 3.14% 1.11%
1989 1.71% 1.09%
1988 1.67% 1.14%
1987 1.63% 1.06%
1986 1.56% 1.15%
1985 1.78% 1.38%
1984 1.32% 1.48%
1983 1.84% 1.63%
1982 1.9% 1.8%
1981 2.01% 1.84%
1980 2.43% 1.91%
1979 2.6% 1.94%
1978 2.13% 1.86%
1977 2.26% 2.01%
1976 2.26% 2.03%
1975 2.31% 1.84%
1974 3.02% 1.8%
1973 4.13% 1.87%
1972 2.57% 2.06%
1971 3.19% 2.27%
1970 3.37% 3.65%
1969 2.64% 3.84%
1968 2.11% 2.56%
1967 4.41% 2.61%
1966 2.58% 2.9%
1965 3.56% 3.09%
1964 4.04% 3.19%
1963 3.75% 3.24%
1962 4.94% 3.28%
1961 3.36% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/israel/taiwan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Israel Taiwan
Current population
10290887
23229461
Population rank 95/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.28%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 -215
Annual growth/decline +125,400 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 180/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 +47,029
Net migration rank 42/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 26/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -
2024 - 10,612 -67,188 47,029
2023 131,977 9,999 -69,794 225,599
2022 129,982 50,004 -68,327 -42,430
2021 134,011 16,859 -30,039 -156,010
2020 128,089 16,573 -7,782 -33,978
2019 135,810 16,134 1,416 12,718
2018 140,348 15,615 8,725 8,888
2017 138,541 14,518 22,613 8,809
2016 136,736 24,308 35,980 11,707
2015 134,082 29,735 49,741 8,581
2014 133,916 25,303 - -
2013 129,758 17,075 - -
2012 128,941 16,549 - -
2011 125,030 10,470 43,836 19,077
2010 126,552 12,906 - -
2009 122,015 7,269 - -
2008 117,672 7,974 - -
2007 111,292 9,654 - -
2006 109,332 11,446 - -
2005 105,338 10,975 - -
2004 106,901 8,494 - -
2003 106,366 6,684 - -
2002 101,178 17,420 - -
2001 99,160 38,643 132,707 -3,811
2000 98,737 63,409 - -
1999 94,325 78,422 - -
1998 93,744 52,713 - -
1997 88,707 60,297 - -
1996 86,518 66,811 - -
1995 82,066 61,800 - -
1994 79,365 57,273 - -
1993 77,337 49,345 - -
1992 77,357 57,522 - -
1991 73,740 153,141 215,698 -12,128
1990 71,764 178,732 - -
1989 68,674 14,192 - -
1988 71,072 1,675 - -
1987 69,904 7,511 - -
1986 70,073 -3,598 - -
1985 71,538 -3,686 - -
1984 70,703 10,933 - -
1983 70,196 689 - -
1982 68,931 16,563 - -
1981 67,647 16,021 326,883 4,508
1980 68,253 16,284 - -
1979 68,148 15,591 - -
1978 67,158 15,556 - -
1977 70,092 12,747 - -
1976 74,899 10,459 - -
1975 70,828 11,726 - -
1974 68,891 11,929 - -
1973 65,560 14,310 - -
1972 62,960 27,415 - -
1971 64,449 52,632 - -
1970 56,506 56,173 - -
1969 53,800 59,928 - -
1968 51,014 60,804 - -
1967 47,488 59,483 - -
1966 50,477 57,347 346,958 18,774
1965 49,979 54,694 - -
1964 48,015 54,050 - -
1963 44,964 53,877 - -
1962 43,337 52,313 - -
1961 42,170 34,482 - -
1960 44,818 10,990 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/israel/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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