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

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The latest officially reported population of Israel was 10,122,800 in 2025 vs 12,348,573 people in Tunisia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,334,048 people compared to 12,450,912 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 1.2 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.92% per year vs +0.83% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (46.5% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.5M (20.3% growth).

Israel vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Tunisia
2100 21,097,502 10,720,705
2099 20,990,284 10,796,270
2098 20,887,475 10,870,365
2097 20,782,833 10,942,334
2096 20,669,152 11,015,071
2095 20,555,388 11,086,568
2094 20,438,144 11,157,542
2093 20,311,860 11,226,508
2092 20,184,747 11,294,195
2091 20,056,099 11,360,662
2090 19,927,570 11,425,878
2089 19,805,919 11,490,110
2088 19,677,585 11,552,154
2087 19,544,709 11,614,090
2086 19,405,618 11,675,384
2085 19,263,765 11,734,490
2084 19,116,247 11,792,840
2083 18,972,113 11,851,260
2082 18,829,949 11,908,828
2081 18,683,725 11,964,392
2080 18,528,692 12,021,096
2079 18,378,150 12,078,476
2078 18,224,680 12,136,099
2077 18,069,594 12,191,648
2076 17,924,206 12,245,010
2075 17,777,444 12,299,514
2074 17,633,695 12,353,013
2073 17,493,191 12,407,814
2072 17,358,424 12,461,090
2071 17,210,625 12,515,463
2070 17,058,151 12,569,058
2069 16,905,322 12,622,516
2068 16,757,005 12,674,867
2067 16,608,158 12,726,080
2066 16,462,419 12,775,620
2065 16,311,857 12,824,867
2064 16,166,704 12,870,728
2063 16,011,267 12,915,152
2062 15,861,432 12,957,498
2061 15,709,716 12,996,917
2060 15,550,635 13,034,579
2059 15,396,992 13,066,669
2058 15,241,182 13,095,856
2057 15,082,914 13,122,073
2056 14,923,704 13,144,442
2055 14,759,501 13,161,720
2054 14,591,126 13,174,836
2053 14,427,517 13,181,943
2052 14,264,766 13,185,429
2051 14,103,277 13,184,813
2050 13,939,856 13,179,371
2049 13,777,240 13,170,781
2048 13,618,660 13,158,351
2047 13,460,094 13,141,815
2046 13,297,752 13,123,298
2045 13,137,551 13,102,394
2044 12,971,541 13,079,200
2043 12,807,746 13,054,663
2042 12,643,252 13,028,925
2041 12,482,422 13,003,433
2040 12,323,788 12,977,122
2039 12,163,569 12,950,166
2038 12,006,362 12,922,736
2037 11,851,428 12,893,752
2036 11,703,716 12,863,431
2035 11,553,156 12,833,137
2034 11,406,594 12,800,738
2033 11,262,204 12,763,981
2032 11,118,498 12,725,768
2031 10,970,655 12,685,304
2030 10,825,091 12,641,975
2029 10,684,612 12,594,181
2028 10,542,941 12,540,258
2027 10,402,334 12,482,078
2026 10,261,927 12,417,997
2025 10,122,800 12,348,573
2024 10,002,200 12,277,109
2023 9,849,000 12,200,431
2022 9,557,500 12,119,334
2021 9,371,400 12,048,622
2020 9,215,100 11,974,057
2019 9,054,000 11,875,081
2018 8,882,800 11,765,514
2017 8,713,300 11,650,498
2016 8,546,000 11,528,674
2015 8,380,100 11,402,264
2014 8,215,700 11,274,288
2013 8,059,500 11,141,361
2012 7,910,500 11,009,647
2011 7,765,800 10,886,035
2010 7,623,600 10,765,980
2009 7,485,600 10,650,681
2008 7,308,800 10,542,635
2007 7,180,100 10,441,702
2006 7,053,700 10,346,410
2005 6,930,100 10,255,472
2004 6,809,000 10,166,163
2003 6,689,700 10,071,632
2002 6,570,000 9,971,515
2001 6,439,000 9,869,677
2000 6,289,000 9,764,935
1999 6,125,000 9,655,963
1998 5,971,000 9,541,667
1997 5,836,000 9,421,270
1996 5,692,000 9,294,432
1995 5,545,000 9,161,258
1994 5,399,000 9,018,448
1993 5,261,000 8,857,910
1992 5,123,000 8,682,512
1991 4,949,000 8,501,827
1990 4,660,000 8,324,509
1989 4,518,000 8,151,660
1988 4,442,000 7,974,440
1987 4,369,000 7,789,987
1986 4,299,000 7,600,301
1985 4,233,000 7,409,903
1984 4,159,000 7,220,044
1983 4,105,000 7,053,800
1982 4,031,000 6,908,642
1981 3,956,000 6,758,284
1980 3,878,000 6,606,195
1979 3,786,000 6,456,419
1978 3,690,000 6,309,390
1977 3,613,000 6,155,931
1976 3,533,000 5,996,994
1975 3,455,000 5,839,262
1974 3,377,000 5,684,674
1973 3,278,000 5,537,242
1972 3,148,000 5,396,557
1971 3,069,000 5,261,658
1970 2,974,000 5,131,396
1969 2,877,000 5,004,697
1968 2,803,000 4,879,899
1967 2,745,000 4,760,970
1966 2,629,000 4,652,287
1965 2,563,000 4,561,385
1964 2,475,000 4,489,869
1963 2,379,000 4,427,131
1962 2,293,000 4,369,136
1961 2,185,000 4,316,278
1960 2,114,020 4,267,288

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,788,048 people (a 20.9% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 922,238 people (a 8% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Israel's population will grow by 34.9% to 13,939,856 people with a rank change from 95th to 87th. The population of Tunisia will increase by 5.85% to 13,179,371 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Tunisia
2100 0.51% -0.7%
2099 0.49% -0.68%
2098 0.5% -0.66%
2097 0.55% -0.66%
2096 0.55% -0.64%
2095 0.57% -0.64%
2094 0.62% -0.61%
2093 0.63% -0.6%
2092 0.64% -0.59%
2091 0.64% -0.57%
2090 0.61% -0.56%
2089 0.65% -0.54%
2088 0.68% -0.53%
2087 0.72% -0.52%
2086 0.74% -0.5%
2085 0.77% -0.49%
2084 0.76% -0.49%
2083 0.75% -0.48%
2082 0.78% -0.46%
2081 0.84% -0.47%
2080 0.82% -0.48%
2079 0.84% -0.47%
2078 0.86% -0.46%
2077 0.81% -0.44%
2076 0.83% -0.44%
2075 0.82% -0.43%
2074 0.8% -0.44%
2073 0.78% -0.43%
2072 0.86% -0.43%
2071 0.89% -0.43%
2070 0.9% -0.42%
2069 0.89% -0.41%
2068 0.9% -0.4%
2067 0.89% -0.39%
2066 0.92% -0.38%
2065 0.9% -0.36%
2064 0.97% -0.34%
2063 0.94% -0.33%
2062 0.97% -0.3%
2061 1.02% -0.29%
2060 1% -0.25%
2059 1.02% -0.22%
2058 1.05% -0.2%
2057 1.07% -0.17%
2056 1.11% -0.13%
2055 1.15% -0.1%
2054 1.13% -0.05%
2053 1.14% -0.03%
2052 1.15% 0.005%
2051 1.17% 0.04%
2050 1.18% 0.07%
2049 1.16% 0.09%
2048 1.18% 0.13%
2047 1.22% 0.14%
2046 1.22% 0.16%
2045 1.28% 0.18%
2044 1.28% 0.19%
2043 1.3% 0.2%
2042 1.29% 0.2%
2041 1.29% 0.2%
2040 1.32% 0.21%
2039 1.31% 0.21%
2038 1.31% 0.22%
2037 1.26% 0.24%
2036 1.3% 0.24%
2035 1.28% 0.25%
2034 1.28% 0.29%
2033 1.29% 0.3%
2032 1.35% 0.32%
2031 1.34% 0.34%
2030 1.31% 0.38%
2029 1.34% 0.43%
2028 1.35% 0.47%
2027 1.37% 0.52%
2026 1.37% 0.56%
2025 1.21% 0.58%
2024 1.56% 0.63%
2023 3.05% 0.67%
2022 1.99% 0.59%
2021 1.7% 0.62%
2020 1.78% 0.83%
2019 1.93% 0.93%
2018 1.95% 0.99%
2017 1.96% 1.06%
2016 1.98% 1.11%
2015 2% 1.14%
2014 1.94% 1.19%
2013 1.88% 1.2%
2012 1.86% 1.14%
2011 1.87% 1.12%
2010 1.84% 1.08%
2009 2.42% 1.02%
2008 1.79% 0.97%
2007 1.79% 0.92%
2006 1.78% 0.89%
2005 1.78% 0.88%
2004 1.78% 0.94%
2003 1.82% 1%
2002 2.03% 1.03%
2001 2.39% 1.07%
2000 2.68% 1.13%
1999 2.58% 1.2%
1998 2.31% 1.28%
1997 2.53% 1.36%
1996 2.65% 1.45%
1995 2.7% 1.58%
1994 2.62% 1.81%
1993 2.69% 2.02%
1992 3.52% 2.13%
1991 6.2% 2.13%
1990 3.14% 2.12%
1989 1.71% 2.22%
1988 1.67% 2.37%
1987 1.63% 2.5%
1986 1.56% 2.57%
1985 1.78% 2.63%
1984 1.32% 2.36%
1983 1.84% 2.1%
1982 1.9% 2.22%
1981 2.01% 2.3%
1980 2.43% 2.32%
1979 2.6% 2.33%
1978 2.13% 2.49%
1977 2.26% 2.65%
1976 2.26% 2.7%
1975 2.31% 2.72%
1974 3.02% 2.66%
1973 4.13% 2.61%
1972 2.57% 2.56%
1971 3.19% 2.54%
1970 3.37% 2.53%
1969 2.64% 2.56%
1968 2.11% 2.5%
1967 4.41% 2.34%
1966 2.58% 1.99%
1965 3.56% 1.59%
1964 4.04% 1.42%
1963 3.75% 1.33%
1962 4.94% 1.22%
1961 3.36% 1.15%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Israel grew by 1.21%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Israel Tunisia
Current population
10334048
12450912
Population rank 95/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.15%
One net population change
4.37 minutes
7.37 minutes
One birth every
2.83 minutes
3.2 minutes
One death every
9.91 minutes
6.99 minutes
Daily growth/decline +330 +196
Annual growth/decline +120,600 +71,464
Annual growth/decline rate +1.21% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 87/197 125/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 -14,523
Net migration rank 42/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -14,523
2024 133,029 10,612 88,910 -15,221
2023 131,977 9,999 93,663 -14,001
2022 129,982 50,004 96,531 -14,001
2021 134,011 16,859 68,087 -9,190
2020 128,089 16,573 109,431 -19,188
2019 135,810 16,134 127,312 -19,612
2018 140,348 15,615 132,445 -21,012
2017 138,541 14,518 140,971 -22,365
2016 136,736 24,308 148,870 -23,827
2015 134,082 29,735 153,007 -25,229
2014 133,916 25,303 154,762 -26,586
2013 129,758 17,075 154,687 -17,020
2012 128,941 16,549 151,812 -26,059
2011 125,030 10,470 143,401 -21,935
2010 126,552 12,906 132,809 -14,168
2009 122,015 7,269 125,465 -13,512
2008 117,672 7,974 121,873 -17,742
2007 111,292 9,654 118,920 -21,190
2006 109,332 11,446 116,945 -24,098
2005 105,338 10,975 115,374 -26,361
2004 106,901 8,494 113,322 -23,735
2003 106,366 6,684 111,926 -12,459
2002 101,178 17,420 109,099 -8,334
2001 99,160 38,643 110,146 -7,235
2000 98,737 63,409 112,501 -5,937
1999 94,325 78,422 114,829 -3,452
1998 93,744 52,713 121,332 -4,111
1997 88,707 60,297 128,327 -4,756
1996 86,518 66,811 135,615 -5,506
1995 82,066 61,800 144,345 -8,095
1994 79,365 57,273 153,647 -4,271
1993 77,337 49,345 160,922 10,771
1992 77,357 57,522 163,978 15,124
1991 73,740 153,141 166,245 16,021
1990 71,764 178,732 168,180 4,183
1989 68,674 14,192 169,221 4,100
1988 71,072 1,675 177,176 3,934
1987 69,904 7,511 184,101 3,711
1986 70,073 -3,598 188,107 3,464
1985 71,538 -3,686 186,344 2,887
1984 70,703 10,933 182,386 8,109
1983 70,196 689 179,878 -37,895
1982 68,931 16,563 177,898 -29,559
1981 67,647 16,021 176,628 -24,242
1980 68,253 16,284 171,094 -19,321
1979 68,148 15,591 171,463 -23,688
1978 67,158 15,556 173,255 -26,968
1977 70,092 12,747 174,539 -13,910
1976 74,899 10,459 172,744 -15,499
1975 70,828 11,726 166,991 -8,765
1974 68,891 11,929 160,200 -9,254
1973 65,560 14,310 153,525 -9,606
1972 62,960 27,415 147,239 -9,790
1971 64,449 52,632 142,296 -9,949
1970 56,506 56,173 138,235 -10,054
1969 53,800 59,928 135,257 -10,049
1968 51,014 60,804 134,246 -9,848
1967 47,488 59,483 132,626 -19,155
1966 50,477 57,347 131,274 -27,393
1965 49,979 54,694 127,673 -49,751
1964 48,015 54,050 124,711 -59,602
1963 44,964 53,877 120,865 -60,505
1962 43,337 52,313 116,887 -61,260
1961 42,170 34,482 111,459 -61,369
1960 44,818 10,990 109,234 -61,334

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 86.8% of the population change in Israel is from natural causes (a gain of 1,342,605 people) and 13.2% is from migration (a gain of 204,357 people). In Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,159,227 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 183,646 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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