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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 3.9 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.61% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Israel vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Ukraine
2100 21,079,031 15,493,960
2099 20,971,907 15,751,557
2098 20,869,188 16,012,938
2097 20,764,637 16,278,602
2096 20,651,056 16,547,938
2095 20,537,392 16,820,897
2094 20,420,251 17,098,910
2093 20,294,077 17,381,822
2092 20,167,075 17,669,049
2091 20,038,540 17,960,681
2090 19,910,123 18,257,867
2089 19,788,579 18,559,027
2088 19,660,357 18,865,031
2087 19,527,597 19,176,483
2086 19,388,628 19,492,606
2085 19,246,899 19,812,584
2084 19,099,510 20,138,855
2083 18,955,502 20,468,747
2082 18,813,463 20,803,241
2081 18,667,367 21,140,953
2080 18,512,469 21,482,498
2079 18,362,060 21,827,152
2078 18,208,724 22,175,099
2077 18,053,774 22,525,846
2076 17,908,513 22,879,896
2075 17,761,880 23,236,521
2074 17,618,257 23,596,095
2073 17,477,875 23,957,807
2072 17,343,227 24,319,928
2071 17,195,556 24,685,370
2070 17,043,216 25,053,352
2069 16,890,521 25,423,272
2068 16,742,334 25,794,560
2067 16,593,617 26,168,072
2066 16,448,006 26,543,206
2065 16,297,575 26,920,121
2064 16,152,550 27,298,592
2063 15,997,249 27,677,528
2062 15,847,545 28,056,960
2061 15,695,962 28,437,884
2060 15,537,020 28,818,343
2059 15,383,512 29,198,891
2058 15,227,838 29,580,044
2057 15,069,709 29,958,884
2056 14,910,638 30,335,136
2055 14,746,579 30,710,041
2054 14,578,352 31,080,334
2053 14,414,886 31,447,868
2052 14,252,277 31,811,171
2051 14,090,930 32,170,929
2050 13,927,651 32,525,262
2049 13,765,178 32,875,483
2048 13,606,737 33,217,836
2047 13,448,310 33,556,749
2046 13,286,110 33,892,646
2045 13,126,049 34,221,999
2044 12,960,184 34,547,153
2043 12,796,533 34,869,270
2042 12,632,183 35,189,550
2041 12,471,494 35,507,946
2040 12,312,998 35,823,225
2039 12,152,920 36,141,658
2038 11,995,851 36,457,134
2037 11,841,052 36,772,578
2036 11,693,469 37,084,252
2035 11,543,041 37,396,243
2034 11,396,608 37,706,533
2033 11,252,344 38,015,585
2032 11,108,763 38,322,554
2031 10,961,050 38,630,259
2030 10,815,614 38,935,791
2029 10,675,258 39,238,099
2028 10,533,711 39,537,815
2027 10,393,227 39,830,895
2026 10,252,942 40,125,599
2025 10,113,937 38,707,520
2024 9,974,400 37,860,221
2023 9,849,000 37,732,836
2022 9,557,500 41,048,766
2021 9,371,400 44,298,640
2020 9,215,100 44,680,014
2019 9,054,000 44,957,458
2018 8,882,800 45,208,907
2017 8,713,300 45,436,041
2016 8,546,000 45,616,832
2015 8,380,100 45,784,896
2014 8,215,700 45,972,380
2013 8,059,500 46,126,770
2012 7,910,500 46,210,056
2011 7,765,800 46,307,853
2010 7,623,600 46,456,003
2009 7,485,600 46,623,731
2008 7,308,800 46,819,175
2007 7,180,100 47,062,798
2006 7,053,700 47,278,694
2005 6,930,100 47,585,556
2004 6,809,000 47,979,507
2003 6,689,700 48,315,136
2002 6,570,000 48,677,281
2001 6,439,000 49,106,855
2000 6,289,000 49,556,660
1999 6,125,000 49,976,446
1998 5,971,000 50,379,731
1997 5,836,000 50,786,885
1996 5,692,000 51,226,109
1995 5,545,000 51,665,539
1994 5,399,000 52,075,998
1993 5,261,000 52,350,126
1992 5,123,000 52,323,671
1991 4,949,000 52,170,961
1990 4,660,000 52,054,092
1989 4,518,000 51,917,817
1988 4,442,000 51,724,853
1987 4,369,000 51,515,732
1986 4,299,000 51,318,745
1985 4,233,000 51,108,770
1984 4,159,000 50,887,599
1983 4,105,000 50,637,029
1982 4,031,000 50,402,724
1981 3,956,000 50,189,281
1980 3,878,000 49,955,152
1979 3,786,000 49,721,381
1978 3,690,000 49,521,243
1977 3,613,000 49,336,481
1976 3,533,000 49,120,842
1975 3,455,000 48,865,229
1974 3,377,000 48,576,570
1973 3,278,000 48,277,121
1972 3,148,000 47,946,893
1971 3,069,000 47,573,287
1970 2,974,000 47,261,306
1969 2,877,000 46,976,256
1968 2,803,000 46,614,325
1967 2,745,000 46,215,988
1966 2,629,000 45,802,519
1965 2,563,000 45,386,892
1964 2,475,000 44,951,156
1963 2,379,000 44,462,372
1962 2,293,000 43,943,674
1961 2,185,000 43,399,766
1960 2,114,020 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Ukraine
2100 0.51% -1.64%
2099 0.49% -1.63%
2098 0.5% -1.63%
2097 0.55% -1.63%
2096 0.55% -1.62%
2095 0.57% -1.63%
2094 0.62% -1.63%
2093 0.63% -1.63%
2092 0.64% -1.62%
2091 0.64% -1.63%
2090 0.61% -1.62%
2089 0.65% -1.62%
2088 0.68% -1.62%
2087 0.72% -1.62%
2086 0.74% -1.62%
2085 0.77% -1.62%
2084 0.76% -1.61%
2083 0.75% -1.61%
2082 0.78% -1.6%
2081 0.84% -1.59%
2080 0.82% -1.58%
2079 0.84% -1.57%
2078 0.86% -1.56%
2077 0.81% -1.55%
2076 0.83% -1.53%
2075 0.82% -1.52%
2074 0.8% -1.51%
2073 0.78% -1.49%
2072 0.86% -1.48%
2071 0.89% -1.47%
2070 0.9% -1.46%
2069 0.89% -1.44%
2068 0.9% -1.43%
2067 0.89% -1.41%
2066 0.92% -1.4%
2065 0.9% -1.39%
2064 0.97% -1.37%
2063 0.94% -1.35%
2062 0.97% -1.34%
2061 1.02% -1.32%
2060 1% -1.3%
2059 1.02% -1.29%
2058 1.05% -1.26%
2057 1.07% -1.24%
2056 1.11% -1.22%
2055 1.15% -1.19%
2054 1.13% -1.17%
2053 1.14% -1.14%
2052 1.15% -1.12%
2051 1.17% -1.09%
2050 1.18% -1.07%
2049 1.16% -1.03%
2048 1.18% -1.01%
2047 1.22% -0.99%
2046 1.22% -0.96%
2045 1.28% -0.94%
2044 1.28% -0.92%
2043 1.3% -0.91%
2042 1.29% -0.9%
2041 1.29% -0.88%
2040 1.32% -0.88%
2039 1.31% -0.87%
2038 1.31% -0.86%
2037 1.26% -0.84%
2036 1.3% -0.83%
2035 1.28% -0.82%
2034 1.28% -0.81%
2033 1.29% -0.8%
2032 1.35% -0.8%
2031 1.34% -0.78%
2030 1.31% -0.77%
2029 1.34% -0.76%
2028 1.35% -0.74%
2027 1.37% -0.73%
2026 1.37% 3.66%
2025 1.4% 2.24%
2024 1.27% 0.34%
2023 3.05% -8.08%
2022 1.99% -7.34%
2021 1.7% -0.85%
2020 1.78% -0.62%
2019 1.93% -0.56%
2018 1.95% -0.5%
2017 1.96% -0.4%
2016 1.98% -0.37%
2015 2% -0.41%
2014 1.94% -0.33%
2013 1.88% -0.18%
2012 1.86% -0.21%
2011 1.87% -0.32%
2010 1.84% -0.36%
2009 2.42% -0.42%
2008 1.79% -0.52%
2007 1.79% -0.46%
2006 1.78% -0.64%
2005 1.78% -0.82%
2004 1.78% -0.69%
2003 1.82% -0.74%
2002 2.03% -0.87%
2001 2.39% -0.91%
2000 2.68% -0.84%
1999 2.58% -0.8%
1998 2.31% -0.8%
1997 2.53% -0.86%
1996 2.65% -0.85%
1995 2.7% -0.79%
1994 2.62% -0.52%
1993 2.69% 0.05%
1992 3.52% 0.29%
1991 6.2% 0.22%
1990 3.14% 0.26%
1989 1.71% 0.37%
1988 1.67% 0.41%
1987 1.63% 0.38%
1986 1.56% 0.41%
1985 1.78% 0.43%
1984 1.32% 0.49%
1983 1.84% 0.46%
1982 1.9% 0.43%
1981 2.01% 0.47%
1980 2.43% 0.47%
1979 2.6% 0.4%
1978 2.13% 0.37%
1977 2.26% 0.44%
1976 2.26% 0.52%
1975 2.31% 0.59%
1974 3.02% 0.62%
1973 4.13% 0.69%
1972 2.57% 0.79%
1971 3.19% 0.66%
1970 3.37% 0.61%
1969 2.64% 0.78%
1968 2.11% 0.86%
1967 4.41% 0.9%
1966 2.58% 0.92%
1965 3.56% 0.97%
1964 4.04% 1.1%
1963 3.75% 1.18%
1962 4.94% 1.25%
1961 3.36% 1.34%

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/ukraine | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Israel Ukraine
Current population
10290887
40125599
Population rank 95/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.48%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 +349
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 147/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +11,466 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 42/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - 1,702,358
2024 - 10,612 - 1,146,012
2023 131,977 9,999 -283,185 -299,961
2022 129,982 50,004 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 134,011 16,859 -449,941 -1,129
2020 128,089 16,573 -307,533 -4,167
2019 135,810 16,134 -236,296 -6,908
2018 140,348 15,615 -227,491 -32,220
2017 138,541 14,518 -158,390 -36,155
2016 136,736 24,308 -135,710 -31,340
2015 134,082 29,735 -147,107 -21,992
2014 133,916 25,303 -140,216 -65,678
2013 129,758 17,075 -129,662 26,781
2012 128,941 16,549 -130,451 66,768
2011 125,030 10,470 -158,372 26,457
2010 126,552 12,906 -180,388 16,030
2009 122,015 7,269 -197,918 26,796
2008 117,672 7,974 -229,086 9,312
2007 111,292 9,654 -282,659 15,237
2006 109,332 11,446 -300,787 136,442
2005 105,338 10,975 -337,857 -111,493
2004 106,901 8,494 -344,157 5,644
2003 106,366 6,684 -351,299 18,540
2002 101,178 17,420 -364,544 -26,991
2001 99,160 38,643 -374,734 -92,847
2000 98,737 63,409 -364,143 -67,865
1999 94,325 78,422 -348,286 -59,247
1998 93,744 52,713 -318,299 -80,684
1997 88,707 60,297 -306,549 -108,735
1996 86,518 66,811 -305,154 -158,008
1995 82,066 61,800 -281,629 -134,053
1994 79,365 57,273 -238,820 -166,380
1993 77,337 49,345 -169,405 26,357
1992 77,357 57,522 -95,857 291,788
1991 73,740 153,141 -16,486 125,962
1990 71,764 178,732 48,463 75,760
1989 68,674 14,192 106,431 36,978
1988 71,072 1,675 162,002 75,637
1987 69,904 7,511 198,850 -18,275
1986 70,073 -3,598 225,751 -12,369
1985 71,538 -3,686 201,011 5,546
1984 70,703 10,933 222,430 13,340
1983 70,196 689 241,741 23,608
1982 68,931 16,563 194,101 9,096
1981 67,647 16,021 182,839 40,807
1980 68,253 16,284 197,223 47,406
1979 68,148 15,591 197,294 25,635
1978 67,158 15,556 206,554 -29,180
1977 70,092 12,747 216,932 -24,745
1976 74,899 10,459 247,323 -8,219
1975 70,828 11,726 256,787 15,336
1974 68,891 11,929 273,486 31,725
1973 65,560 14,310 274,938 18,777
1972 62,960 27,415 309,785 56,928
1971 64,449 52,632 305,849 74,604
1970 56,506 56,173 291,839 -48,335
1969 53,800 59,928 274,858 51,763
1968 51,014 60,804 295,162 102,096
1967 47,488 59,483 313,899 85,527
1966 50,477 57,347 337,794 89,737
1965 49,979 54,694 334,365 69,354
1964 48,015 54,050 391,120 76,650
1963 44,964 53,877 449,648 60,178
1962 43,337 52,313 481,887 45,712
1961 42,170 34,482 508,602 51,625
1960 44,818 10,990 538,812 52,281

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/ukraine | 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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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