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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 5.17 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 +1.96% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Israel vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Uganda
2100 21,079,031 122,497,526
2099 20,971,907 122,436,109
2098 20,869,188 122,364,302
2097 20,764,637 122,266,255
2096 20,651,056 122,146,810
2095 20,537,392 121,976,411
2094 20,420,251 121,799,752
2093 20,294,077 121,584,860
2092 20,167,075 121,336,796
2091 20,038,540 121,070,447
2090 19,910,123 120,767,412
2089 19,788,579 120,427,771
2088 19,660,357 120,064,594
2087 19,527,597 119,668,549
2086 19,388,628 119,256,686
2085 19,246,899 118,815,763
2084 19,099,510 118,339,179
2083 18,955,502 117,821,938
2082 18,813,463 117,274,958
2081 18,667,367 116,707,394
2080 18,512,469 116,096,095
2079 18,362,060 115,474,153
2078 18,208,724 114,805,376
2077 18,053,774 114,118,687
2076 17,908,513 113,390,189
2075 17,761,880 112,637,851
2074 17,618,257 111,863,410
2073 17,477,875 111,070,771
2072 17,343,227 110,240,940
2071 17,195,556 109,392,890
2070 17,043,216 108,505,633
2069 16,890,521 107,607,659
2068 16,742,334 106,677,578
2067 16,593,617 105,722,829
2066 16,448,006 104,739,111
2065 16,297,575 103,737,893
2064 16,152,550 102,701,560
2063 15,997,249 101,646,533
2062 15,847,545 100,561,859
2061 15,695,962 99,450,764
2060 15,537,020 98,334,788
2059 15,383,512 97,187,498
2058 15,227,838 96,014,439
2057 15,069,709 94,821,765
2056 14,910,638 93,613,209
2055 14,746,579 92,385,049
2054 14,578,352 91,132,827
2053 14,414,886 89,857,705
2052 14,252,277 88,568,311
2051 14,090,930 87,270,603
2050 13,927,651 85,957,376
2049 13,765,178 84,632,277
2048 13,606,737 83,284,965
2047 13,448,310 81,928,165
2046 13,286,110 80,569,225
2045 13,126,049 79,208,662
2044 12,960,184 77,834,944
2043 12,796,533 76,453,982
2042 12,632,183 75,075,287
2041 12,471,494 73,701,695
2040 12,312,998 72,333,375
2039 12,152,920 70,963,211
2038 11,995,851 69,580,447
2037 11,841,052 68,186,136
2036 11,693,469 66,804,746
2035 11,543,041 65,411,934
2034 11,396,608 64,023,352
2033 11,252,344 62,634,483
2032 11,108,763 61,235,174
2031 10,961,050 59,825,075
2030 10,815,614 58,415,479
2029 10,675,258 57,006,283
2028 10,533,711 55,596,520
2027 10,393,227 54,191,271
2026 10,252,942 52,792,624
2025 10,113,937 51,400,003
2024 9,974,400 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% 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 35.3% to 13,927,651 people with a rank change from 95th to 88th. The population of Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 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 1.4% 2.77%
2024 1.27% 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Israel Uganda
Current population
10290887
53170946
Population rank 95/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.64%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
2.87 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 22/197
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 - 10,612 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/israel/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 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 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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