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

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The latest officially reported population of Israel was 10,122,800 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,334,048 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 5.18 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.77% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.92% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (46.5% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Israel vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Uganda
2100 21,097,502 122,461,518
2099 20,990,284 122,400,118
2098 20,887,475 122,328,333
2097 20,782,833 122,230,315
2096 20,669,152 122,110,905
2095 20,555,388 121,940,556
2094 20,438,144 121,763,948
2093 20,311,860 121,549,120
2092 20,184,747 121,301,128
2091 20,056,099 121,034,858
2090 19,927,570 120,731,912
2089 19,805,919 120,392,371
2088 19,677,585 120,029,300
2087 19,544,709 119,633,372
2086 19,405,618 119,221,630
2085 19,263,765 118,780,837
2084 19,116,247 118,304,392
2083 18,972,113 117,787,304
2082 18,829,949 117,240,484
2081 18,683,725 116,673,088
2080 18,528,692 116,061,969
2079 18,378,150 115,440,209
2078 18,224,680 114,771,629
2077 18,069,594 114,085,142
2076 17,924,206 113,356,858
2075 17,777,444 112,604,741
2074 17,633,695 111,830,528
2073 17,493,191 111,038,122
2072 17,358,424 110,208,535
2071 17,210,625 109,360,734
2070 17,058,151 108,473,738
2069 16,905,322 107,576,028
2068 16,757,005 106,646,220
2067 16,608,158 105,691,752
2066 16,462,419 104,708,323
2065 16,311,857 103,707,399
2064 16,166,704 102,671,371
2063 16,011,267 101,616,654
2062 15,861,432 100,532,299
2061 15,709,716 99,421,530
2060 15,550,635 98,305,883
2059 15,396,992 97,158,930
2058 15,241,182 95,986,215
2057 15,082,914 94,793,892
2056 14,923,704 93,585,691
2055 14,759,501 92,357,892
2054 14,591,126 91,106,039
2053 14,427,517 89,831,291
2052 14,264,766 88,542,276
2051 14,103,277 87,244,950
2050 13,939,856 85,932,109
2049 13,777,240 84,607,399
2048 13,618,660 83,260,483
2047 13,460,094 81,904,082
2046 13,297,752 80,545,542
2045 13,137,551 79,185,378
2044 12,971,541 77,812,065
2043 12,807,746 76,431,508
2042 12,643,252 75,053,218
2041 12,482,422 73,680,031
2040 12,323,788 72,312,112
2039 12,163,569 70,942,351
2038 12,006,362 69,559,994
2037 11,851,428 68,166,092
2036 11,703,716 66,785,108
2035 11,553,156 65,392,706
2034 11,406,594 64,004,533
2033 11,262,204 62,616,072
2032 11,118,498 61,217,174
2031 10,970,655 59,807,490
2030 10,825,091 58,398,308
2029 10,684,612 56,989,526
2028 10,542,941 55,580,177
2027 10,402,334 54,175,341
2026 10,261,927 52,777,106
2025 10,122,800 51,384,894
2024 10,002,200 50,015,092
2023 9,849,000 48,656,601
2022 9,557,500 47,312,719
2021 9,371,400 45,910,930
2020 9,215,100 44,457,152
2019 9,054,000 42,999,637
2018 8,882,800 41,565,831
2017 8,713,300 40,177,388
2016 8,546,000 38,799,152
2015 8,380,100 37,531,446
2014 8,215,700 36,395,539
2013 8,059,500 35,337,042
2012 7,910,500 34,337,438
2011 7,765,800 33,354,543
2010 7,623,600 32,390,802
2009 7,485,600 31,451,151
2008 7,308,800 30,539,553
2007 7,180,100 29,653,430
2006 7,053,700 28,794,003
2005 6,930,100 27,963,289
2004 6,809,000 27,154,515
2003 6,689,700 26,352,124
2002 6,570,000 25,532,870
2001 6,439,000 24,745,676
2000 6,289,000 24,000,150
1999 6,125,000 23,257,281
1998 5,971,000 22,515,806
1997 5,836,000 21,856,046
1996 5,692,000 21,231,550
1995 5,545,000 20,665,667
1994 5,399,000 20,108,801
1993 5,261,000 19,445,161
1992 5,123,000 18,785,032
1991 4,949,000 18,155,901
1990 4,660,000 17,569,897
1989 4,518,000 17,010,698
1988 4,442,000 16,470,483
1987 4,369,000 15,954,170
1986 4,299,000 15,467,579
1985 4,233,000 15,023,681
1984 4,159,000 14,607,677
1983 4,105,000 14,221,881
1982 4,031,000 13,873,631
1981 3,956,000 13,556,452
1980 3,878,000 13,275,741
1979 3,786,000 13,002,163
1978 3,690,000 12,692,113
1977 3,613,000 12,359,669
1976 3,533,000 12,037,294
1975 3,455,000 11,725,240
1974 3,377,000 11,424,846
1973 3,278,000 11,144,236
1972 3,148,000 10,885,796
1971 3,069,000 10,618,206
1970 2,974,000 10,321,603
1969 2,877,000 10,014,858
1968 2,803,000 9,708,632
1967 2,745,000 9,408,924
1966 2,629,000 9,122,864
1965 2,563,000 8,849,203
1964 2,475,000 8,586,363
1963 2,379,000 8,333,663
1962 2,293,000 8,092,231
1961 2,185,000 7,862,217
1960 2,114,020 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,788,048 people (a 20.9% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Uganda
2100 0.51% 0.05%
2099 0.49% 0.06%
2098 0.5% 0.08%
2097 0.55% 0.1%
2096 0.55% 0.14%
2095 0.57% 0.15%
2094 0.62% 0.18%
2093 0.63% 0.2%
2092 0.64% 0.22%
2091 0.64% 0.25%
2090 0.61% 0.28%
2089 0.65% 0.3%
2088 0.68% 0.33%
2087 0.72% 0.35%
2086 0.74% 0.37%
2085 0.77% 0.4%
2084 0.76% 0.44%
2083 0.75% 0.47%
2082 0.78% 0.49%
2081 0.84% 0.53%
2080 0.82% 0.54%
2079 0.84% 0.58%
2078 0.86% 0.6%
2077 0.81% 0.64%
2076 0.83% 0.67%
2075 0.82% 0.69%
2074 0.8% 0.71%
2073 0.78% 0.75%
2072 0.86% 0.78%
2071 0.89% 0.82%
2070 0.9% 0.83%
2069 0.89% 0.87%
2068 0.9% 0.9%
2067 0.89% 0.94%
2066 0.92% 0.97%
2065 0.9% 1.01%
2064 0.97% 1.04%
2063 0.94% 1.08%
2062 0.97% 1.12%
2061 1.02% 1.13%
2060 1% 1.18%
2059 1.02% 1.22%
2058 1.05% 1.26%
2057 1.07% 1.29%
2056 1.11% 1.33%
2055 1.15% 1.37%
2054 1.13% 1.42%
2053 1.14% 1.46%
2052 1.15% 1.49%
2051 1.17% 1.53%
2050 1.18% 1.57%
2049 1.16% 1.62%
2048 1.18% 1.66%
2047 1.22% 1.69%
2046 1.22% 1.72%
2045 1.28% 1.76%
2044 1.28% 1.81%
2043 1.3% 1.84%
2042 1.29% 1.86%
2041 1.29% 1.89%
2040 1.32% 1.93%
2039 1.31% 1.99%
2038 1.31% 2.04%
2037 1.26% 2.07%
2036 1.3% 2.13%
2035 1.28% 2.17%
2034 1.28% 2.22%
2033 1.29% 2.29%
2032 1.35% 2.36%
2031 1.34% 2.41%
2030 1.31% 2.47%
2029 1.34% 2.54%
2028 1.35% 2.59%
2027 1.37% 2.65%
2026 1.37% 2.71%
2025 1.21% 2.74%
2024 1.56% 2.79%
2023 3.05% 2.84%
2022 1.99% 3.05%
2021 1.7% 3.27%
2020 1.78% 3.39%
2019 1.93% 3.45%
2018 1.95% 3.46%
2017 1.96% 3.55%
2016 1.98% 3.38%
2015 2% 3.12%
2014 1.94% 3%
2013 1.88% 2.91%
2012 1.86% 2.95%
2011 1.87% 2.98%
2010 1.84% 2.99%
2009 2.42% 2.98%
2008 1.79% 2.99%
2007 1.79% 2.98%
2006 1.78% 2.97%
2005 1.78% 2.98%
2004 1.78% 3.04%
2003 1.82% 3.21%
2002 2.03% 3.18%
2001 2.39% 3.11%
2000 2.68% 3.19%
1999 2.58% 3.29%
1998 2.31% 3.02%
1997 2.53% 2.94%
1996 2.65% 2.74%
1995 2.7% 2.77%
1994 2.62% 3.41%
1993 2.69% 3.51%
1992 3.52% 3.47%
1991 6.2% 3.34%
1990 3.14% 3.29%
1989 1.71% 3.28%
1988 1.67% 3.24%
1987 1.63% 3.15%
1986 1.56% 2.95%
1985 1.78% 2.85%
1984 1.32% 2.71%
1983 1.84% 2.51%
1982 1.9% 2.34%
1981 2.01% 2.11%
1980 2.43% 2.1%
1979 2.6% 2.44%
1978 2.13% 2.69%
1977 2.26% 2.68%
1976 2.26% 2.66%
1975 2.31% 2.63%
1974 3.02% 2.52%
1973 4.13% 2.37%
1972 2.57% 2.52%
1971 3.19% 2.87%
1970 3.37% 3.06%
1969 2.64% 3.15%
1968 2.11% 3.19%
1967 4.41% 3.14%
1966 2.58% 3.09%
1965 3.56% 3.06%
1964 4.04% 3.03%
1963 3.75% 2.98%
1962 4.94% 2.93%
1961 3.36% 2.9%

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

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In 2025, the population of Israel grew by 1.21%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Israel Uganda
Current population
10334048
53495325
Population rank 95/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.64%
One net population change
4.37 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
2.83 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
9.91 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +330 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +120,600 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +1.21% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 87/197 21/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 -119,059
Net migration rank 42/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -119,059
2024 133,029 10,612 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 131,977 9,999 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 129,982 50,004 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 134,011 16,859 1,423,377 43,464
2020 128,089 16,573 1,397,288 43,464
2019 135,810 16,134 1,367,044 107,210
2018 140,348 15,615 1,332,600 60,724
2017 138,541 14,518 1,290,658 92,879
2016 136,736 24,308 1,249,565 123,379
2015 134,082 29,735 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 133,916 25,303 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 129,758 17,075 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 128,941 16,549 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 125,030 10,470 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 126,552 12,906 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 122,015 7,269 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 117,672 7,974 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 111,292 9,654 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 109,332 11,446 999,958 -156,232
2005 105,338 10,975 969,096 -151,386
2004 106,901 8,494 938,623 -138,770
2003 106,366 6,684 901,374 -96,429
2002 101,178 17,420 868,756 -35,149
2001 99,160 38,643 836,751 -95,956
2000 98,737 63,409 803,069 -52,824
1999 94,325 78,422 775,166 -39,695
1998 93,744 52,713 741,175 6,277
1997 88,707 60,297 727,523 -155,461
1996 86,518 66,811 699,707 -22,795
1995 82,066 61,800 697,218 -242,378
1994 79,365 57,273 675,092 -16,198
1993 77,337 49,345 650,032 18,349
1992 77,357 57,522 627,139 24,723
1991 73,740 153,141 602,740 3,643
1990 71,764 178,732 587,291 -21,688
1989 68,674 14,192 565,367 -12,576
1988 71,072 1,675 547,759 -20,113
1987 69,904 7,511 527,397 -22,415
1986 70,073 -3,598 487,693 -19,485
1985 71,538 -3,686 462,534 -42,942
1984 70,703 10,933 421,241 -8,818
1983 70,196 689 404,940 -45,776
1982 68,931 16,563 390,820 -53,497
1981 67,647 16,021 380,028 -83,010
1980 68,253 16,284 370,287 -105,900
1979 68,148 15,591 381,626 -98,863
1978 67,158 15,556 371,930 -34,606
1977 70,092 12,747 365,216 -37,671
1976 74,899 10,459 359,458 -42,259
1975 70,828 11,726 354,278 -47,359
1974 68,891 11,929 345,773 -51,910
1973 65,560 14,310 340,780 -73,439
1972 62,960 27,415 335,935 -86,409
1971 64,449 52,632 328,294 -42,642
1970 56,506 56,173 333,202 -25,646
1969 53,800 59,928 320,486 -14,548
1968 51,014 60,804 309,725 -3,214
1967 47,488 59,483 296,692 -3,773
1966 50,477 57,347 282,225 -3,021
1965 49,979 54,694 271,830 -3,716
1964 48,015 54,050 260,733 -3,169
1963 44,964 53,877 250,885 -3,058
1962 43,337 52,313 241,513 -6,470
1961 42,170 34,482 232,894 -7,893
1960 44,818 10,990 225,080 -7,586

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

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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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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