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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 1.21 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 +1.96% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Israel vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Tunisia
2100 21,079,031 10,722,837
2099 20,971,907 10,798,417
2098 20,869,188 10,872,527
2097 20,764,637 10,944,510
2096 20,651,056 11,017,262
2095 20,537,392 11,088,773
2094 20,420,251 11,159,761
2093 20,294,077 11,228,741
2092 20,167,075 11,296,441
2091 20,038,540 11,362,922
2090 19,910,123 11,428,150
2089 19,788,579 11,492,395
2088 19,660,357 11,554,451
2087 19,527,597 11,616,399
2086 19,388,628 11,677,706
2085 19,246,899 11,736,824
2084 19,099,510 11,795,185
2083 18,955,502 11,853,617
2082 18,813,463 11,911,196
2081 18,667,367 11,966,771
2080 18,512,469 12,023,486
2079 18,362,060 12,080,879
2078 18,208,724 12,138,513
2077 18,053,774 12,194,072
2076 17,908,513 12,247,445
2075 17,761,880 12,301,960
2074 17,618,257 12,355,470
2073 17,477,875 12,410,281
2072 17,343,227 12,463,568
2071 17,195,556 12,517,952
2070 17,043,216 12,571,557
2069 16,890,521 12,625,027
2068 16,742,334 12,677,388
2067 16,593,617 12,728,611
2066 16,448,006 12,778,160
2065 16,297,575 12,827,417
2064 16,152,550 12,873,288
2063 15,997,249 12,917,720
2062 15,847,545 12,960,075
2061 15,695,962 12,999,502
2060 15,537,020 13,037,172
2059 15,383,512 13,069,268
2058 15,227,838 13,098,461
2057 15,069,709 13,124,682
2056 14,910,638 13,147,057
2055 14,746,579 13,164,337
2054 14,578,352 13,177,456
2053 14,414,886 13,184,564
2052 14,252,277 13,188,052
2051 14,090,930 13,187,435
2050 13,927,651 13,181,992
2049 13,765,178 13,173,401
2048 13,606,737 13,160,968
2047 13,448,310 13,144,429
2046 13,286,110 13,125,908
2045 13,126,049 13,104,999
2044 12,960,184 13,081,801
2043 12,796,533 13,057,259
2042 12,632,183 13,031,516
2041 12,471,494 13,006,019
2040 12,312,998 12,979,703
2039 12,152,920 12,952,741
2038 11,995,851 12,925,306
2037 11,841,052 12,896,316
2036 11,693,469 12,865,989
2035 11,543,041 12,835,689
2034 11,396,608 12,803,284
2033 11,252,344 12,766,519
2032 11,108,763 12,728,299
2031 10,961,050 12,687,827
2030 10,815,614 12,644,489
2029 10,675,258 12,596,686
2028 10,533,711 12,542,752
2027 10,393,227 12,484,560
2026 10,252,942 12,420,467
2025 10,113,937 12,351,028
2024 9,974,400 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% 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 35.3% to 13,927,651 people with a rank change from 95th to 88th. The population of Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 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 1.4% 0.6%
2024 1.27% 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Israel Tunisia
Current population
10290887
12437803
Population rank 95/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.15%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
6.85 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
3.13 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 +210
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 124/197
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 - 10,612 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/israel/tunisia | 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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 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 (1960–2024, 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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