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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 8.36 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.16% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Israel vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Turkey
2100 21,079,031 64,274,243
2099 20,971,907 64,924,706
2098 20,869,188 65,567,989
2097 20,764,637 66,219,045
2096 20,651,056 66,865,890
2095 20,537,392 67,516,190
2094 20,420,251 68,169,346
2093 20,294,077 68,835,313
2092 20,167,075 69,496,264
2091 20,038,540 70,159,325
2090 19,910,123 70,828,304
2089 19,788,579 71,490,133
2088 19,660,357 72,146,464
2087 19,527,597 72,792,552
2086 19,388,628 73,439,558
2085 19,246,899 74,085,313
2084 19,099,510 74,713,882
2083 18,955,502 75,342,464
2082 18,813,463 75,969,760
2081 18,667,367 76,583,769
2080 18,512,469 77,195,480
2079 18,362,060 77,793,711
2078 18,208,724 78,386,293
2077 18,053,774 78,973,194
2076 17,908,513 79,556,991
2075 17,761,880 80,128,010
2074 17,618,257 80,697,544
2073 17,477,875 81,244,619
2072 17,343,227 81,785,452
2071 17,195,556 82,311,503
2070 17,043,216 82,827,402
2069 16,890,521 83,324,862
2068 16,742,334 83,806,741
2067 16,593,617 84,270,976
2066 16,448,006 84,728,547
2065 16,297,575 85,177,268
2064 16,152,550 85,611,517
2063 15,997,249 86,026,471
2062 15,847,545 86,425,827
2061 15,695,962 86,800,591
2060 15,537,020 87,156,663
2059 15,383,512 87,500,101
2058 15,227,838 87,809,920
2057 15,069,709 88,100,397
2056 14,910,638 88,369,840
2055 14,746,579 88,598,739
2054 14,578,352 88,806,632
2053 14,414,886 88,985,609
2052 14,252,277 89,144,425
2051 14,090,930 89,270,515
2050 13,927,651 89,374,730
2049 13,765,178 89,447,182
2048 13,606,737 89,484,074
2047 13,448,310 89,492,406
2046 13,286,110 89,467,391
2045 13,126,049 89,441,098
2044 12,960,184 89,390,601
2043 12,796,533 89,326,342
2042 12,632,183 89,237,658
2041 12,471,494 89,137,199
2040 12,312,998 89,021,820
2039 12,152,920 88,885,792
2038 11,995,851 88,736,121
2037 11,841,052 88,562,197
2036 11,693,469 88,373,007
2035 11,543,041 88,178,595
2034 11,396,608 87,975,336
2033 11,252,344 87,754,631
2032 11,108,763 87,524,158
2031 10,961,050 87,274,280
2030 10,815,614 87,004,538
2029 10,675,258 86,741,614
2028 10,533,711 86,466,107
2027 10,393,227 86,189,693
2026 10,252,942 85,932,926
2025 10,113,937 85,718,588
2024 9,974,400 85,518,661
2023 9,849,000 85,325,965
2022 9,557,500 84,979,913
2021 9,371,400 84,147,318
2020 9,215,100 83,384,680
2019 9,054,000 82,579,440
2018 8,882,800 81,407,204
2017 8,713,300 80,312,698
2016 8,546,000 79,277,962
2015 8,380,100 78,218,479
2014 8,215,700 77,181,884
2013 8,059,500 76,147,624
2012 7,910,500 75,175,827
2011 7,765,800 74,223,629
2010 7,623,600 73,142,150
2009 7,485,600 72,039,206
2008 7,308,800 71,051,678
2007 7,180,100 70,158,112
2006 7,053,700 70,045,349
2005 6,930,100 69,329,557
2004 6,809,000 68,592,617
2003 6,689,700 67,831,730
2002 6,570,000 67,048,795
2001 6,439,000 66,245,128
2000 6,289,000 65,425,961
1999 6,125,000 64,591,923
1998 5,971,000 63,734,383
1997 5,836,000 62,852,966
1996 5,692,000 61,951,134
1995 5,545,000 61,024,503
1994 5,399,000 60,033,836
1993 5,261,000 58,999,167
1992 5,123,000 57,990,118
1991 4,949,000 57,009,887
1990 4,660,000 56,015,628
1989 4,518,000 54,976,723
1988 4,442,000 53,909,626
1987 4,369,000 52,843,670
1986 4,299,000 51,777,772
1985 4,233,000 50,687,115
1984 4,159,000 49,574,069
1983 4,105,000 48,447,410
1982 4,031,000 47,322,096
1981 3,956,000 46,321,190
1980 3,878,000 45,408,815
1979 3,786,000 44,510,429
1978 3,690,000 43,645,306
1977 3,613,000 42,773,298
1976 3,533,000 41,899,984
1975 3,455,000 41,053,126
1974 3,377,000 40,210,234
1973 3,278,000 39,329,533
1972 3,148,000 38,430,221
1971 3,069,000 37,518,611
1970 2,974,000 36,638,465
1969 2,877,000 35,787,774
1968 2,803,000 34,921,684
1967 2,745,000 34,050,421
1966 2,629,000 33,177,672
1965 2,563,000 32,345,220
1964 2,475,000 31,543,072
1963 2,379,000 30,726,841
1962 2,293,000 29,916,147
1961 2,185,000 29,119,238
1960 2,114,020 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Turkey
2100 0.51% -1%
2099 0.49% -0.98%
2098 0.5% -0.98%
2097 0.55% -0.97%
2096 0.55% -0.96%
2095 0.57% -0.96%
2094 0.62% -0.97%
2093 0.63% -0.95%
2092 0.64% -0.95%
2091 0.64% -0.94%
2090 0.61% -0.93%
2089 0.65% -0.91%
2088 0.68% -0.89%
2087 0.72% -0.88%
2086 0.74% -0.87%
2085 0.77% -0.84%
2084 0.76% -0.83%
2083 0.75% -0.83%
2082 0.78% -0.8%
2081 0.84% -0.79%
2080 0.82% -0.77%
2079 0.84% -0.76%
2078 0.86% -0.74%
2077 0.81% -0.73%
2076 0.83% -0.71%
2075 0.82% -0.71%
2074 0.8% -0.67%
2073 0.78% -0.66%
2072 0.86% -0.64%
2071 0.89% -0.62%
2070 0.9% -0.6%
2069 0.89% -0.57%
2068 0.9% -0.55%
2067 0.89% -0.54%
2066 0.92% -0.53%
2065 0.9% -0.51%
2064 0.97% -0.48%
2063 0.94% -0.46%
2062 0.97% -0.43%
2061 1.02% -0.41%
2060 1% -0.39%
2059 1.02% -0.35%
2058 1.05% -0.33%
2057 1.07% -0.3%
2056 1.11% -0.26%
2055 1.15% -0.23%
2054 1.13% -0.2%
2053 1.14% -0.18%
2052 1.15% -0.14%
2051 1.17% -0.12%
2050 1.18% -0.08%
2049 1.16% -0.04%
2048 1.18% -0.009%
2047 1.22% 0.03%
2046 1.22% 0.03%
2045 1.28% 0.06%
2044 1.28% 0.07%
2043 1.3% 0.1%
2042 1.29% 0.11%
2041 1.29% 0.13%
2040 1.32% 0.15%
2039 1.31% 0.17%
2038 1.31% 0.2%
2037 1.26% 0.21%
2036 1.3% 0.22%
2035 1.28% 0.23%
2034 1.28% 0.25%
2033 1.29% 0.26%
2032 1.35% 0.29%
2031 1.34% 0.31%
2030 1.31% 0.3%
2029 1.34% 0.32%
2028 1.35% 0.32%
2027 1.37% 0.3%
2026 1.37% 0.25%
2025 1.4% 0.23%
2024 1.27% 0.23%
2023 3.05% 0.41%
2022 1.99% 0.99%
2021 1.7% 0.91%
2020 1.78% 0.98%
2019 1.93% 1.44%
2018 1.95% 1.36%
2017 1.96% 1.31%
2016 1.98% 1.35%
2015 2% 1.34%
2014 1.94% 1.36%
2013 1.88% 1.29%
2012 1.86% 1.28%
2011 1.87% 1.48%
2010 1.84% 1.53%
2009 2.42% 1.39%
2008 1.79% 1.27%
2007 1.79% 0.16%
2006 1.78% 1.03%
2005 1.78% 1.07%
2004 1.78% 1.12%
2003 1.82% 1.17%
2002 2.03% 1.21%
2001 2.39% 1.25%
2000 2.68% 1.29%
1999 2.58% 1.35%
1998 2.31% 1.4%
1997 2.53% 1.46%
1996 2.65% 1.52%
1995 2.7% 1.65%
1994 2.62% 1.75%
1993 2.69% 1.74%
1992 3.52% 1.72%
1991 6.2% 1.77%
1990 3.14% 1.89%
1989 1.71% 1.98%
1988 1.67% 2.02%
1987 1.63% 2.06%
1986 1.56% 2.15%
1985 1.78% 2.25%
1984 1.32% 2.33%
1983 1.84% 2.38%
1982 1.9% 2.16%
1981 2.01% 2.01%
1980 2.43% 2.02%
1979 2.6% 1.98%
1978 2.13% 2.04%
1977 2.26% 2.08%
1976 2.26% 2.06%
1975 2.31% 2.1%
1974 3.02% 2.24%
1973 4.13% 2.34%
1972 2.57% 2.43%
1971 3.19% 2.4%
1970 3.37% 2.38%
1969 2.64% 2.48%
1968 2.11% 2.56%
1967 4.41% 2.63%
1966 2.58% 2.57%
1965 3.56% 2.54%
1964 4.04% 2.66%
1963 3.75% 2.71%
1962 4.94% 2.74%
1961 3.36% 2.79%

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/turkey | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Israel Turkey
Current population
10290887
86002379
Population rank 95/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 1.04%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +344 +528
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 154/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 -258,205
Net migration rank 42/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -258,205
2024 - 10,612 - -275,952
2023 131,977 9,999 426,630 -318,070
2022 129,982 50,004 535,373 -301,544
2021 134,011 16,859 521,713 20,283
2020 128,089 16,573 608,708 37,934
2019 135,810 16,134 751,472 -15,690
2018 140,348 15,615 830,353 187,570
2017 138,541 14,518 875,408 659,846
2016 136,736 24,308 895,841 352,063
2015 134,082 29,735 930,799 1,063,140
2014 133,916 25,303 957,055 1,033,384
2013 129,758 17,075 921,386 438,618
2012 128,941 16,549 917,145 258,623
2011 125,030 10,470 875,839 68,849
2010 126,552 12,906 892,334 55,532
2009 122,015 7,269 900,491 24,276
2008 117,672 7,974 868,749 47,915
2007 111,292 9,654 876,626 -186,402
2006 109,332 11,446 897,351 -190,194
2005 105,338 10,975 898,650 -174,177
2004 106,901 8,494 896,025 -146,574
2003 106,366 6,684 893,683 -121,383
2002 101,178 17,420 922,927 -129,444
2001 99,160 38,643 980,560 -166,759
2000 98,737 63,409 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 94,325 78,422 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 93,744 52,713 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 88,707 60,297 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 86,518 66,811 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 82,066 61,800 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 79,365 57,273 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 77,337 49,345 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 77,357 57,522 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 73,740 153,141 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 71,764 178,732 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 68,674 14,192 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 71,072 1,675 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 69,904 7,511 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 70,073 -3,598 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 71,538 -3,686 1,098,846 8,960
1984 70,703 10,933 1,096,529 21,787
1983 70,196 689 1,095,106 39,871
1982 68,931 16,563 1,091,863 23,728
1981 67,647 16,021 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 68,253 16,284 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 68,148 15,591 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 67,158 15,556 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 70,092 12,747 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 74,899 10,459 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 70,828 11,726 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 68,891 11,929 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 65,560 14,310 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 62,960 27,415 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 64,449 52,632 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 56,506 56,173 991,950 -150,924
1969 53,800 59,928 970,958 -110,578
1968 51,014 60,804 950,778 -78,973
1967 47,488 59,483 936,727 -65,993
1966 50,477 57,347 925,790 -50,999
1965 49,979 54,694 904,016 -113,911
1964 48,015 54,050 884,152 -69,978
1963 44,964 53,877 862,626 -44,317
1962 43,337 52,313 837,473 -34,353
1961 42,170 34,482 816,911 -26,187
1960 44,818 10,990 773,009 14,948

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/turkey | 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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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