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Population in Israel compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Israel was 10,122,800 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,334,048 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 6.78 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.97% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.92% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (46.5% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Israel vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel United Kingdom
2100 21,097,502 74,517,005
2099 20,990,284 74,647,273
2098 20,887,475 74,766,073
2097 20,782,833 74,879,923
2096 20,669,152 74,991,940
2095 20,555,388 75,102,041
2094 20,438,144 75,198,597
2093 20,311,860 75,296,704
2092 20,184,747 75,390,038
2091 20,056,099 75,480,137
2090 19,927,570 75,566,962
2089 19,805,919 75,649,353
2088 19,677,585 75,721,067
2087 19,544,709 75,791,990
2086 19,405,618 75,859,854
2085 19,263,765 75,918,647
2084 19,116,247 75,969,065
2083 18,972,113 76,018,614
2082 18,829,949 76,059,464
2081 18,683,725 76,086,593
2080 18,528,692 76,118,679
2079 18,378,150 76,147,352
2078 18,224,680 76,165,841
2077 18,069,594 76,183,437
2076 17,924,206 76,185,828
2075 17,777,444 76,198,349
2074 17,633,695 76,209,676
2073 17,493,191 76,218,781
2072 17,358,424 76,211,187
2071 17,210,625 76,200,495
2070 17,058,151 76,190,801
2069 16,905,322 76,184,140
2068 16,757,005 76,183,288
2067 16,608,158 76,175,881
2066 16,462,419 76,168,987
2065 16,311,857 76,168,193
2064 16,166,704 76,165,129
2063 16,011,267 76,165,534
2062 15,861,432 76,158,910
2061 15,709,716 76,156,587
2060 15,550,635 76,157,104
2059 15,396,992 76,157,593
2058 15,241,182 76,139,384
2057 15,082,914 76,119,478
2056 14,923,704 76,086,799
2055 14,759,501 76,047,952
2054 14,591,126 75,980,524
2053 14,427,517 75,907,047
2052 14,264,766 75,815,200
2051 14,103,277 75,709,173
2050 13,939,856 75,591,218
2049 13,777,240 75,460,140
2048 13,618,660 75,313,837
2047 13,460,094 75,153,802
2046 13,297,752 74,986,563
2045 13,137,551 74,808,886
2044 12,971,541 74,623,687
2043 12,807,746 74,424,133
2042 12,643,252 74,224,922
2041 12,482,422 74,020,934
2040 12,323,788 73,812,680
2039 12,163,569 73,600,788
2038 12,006,362 73,378,310
2037 11,851,428 73,155,497
2036 11,703,716 72,921,995
2035 11,553,156 72,671,687
2034 11,406,594 72,418,766
2033 11,262,204 72,145,065
2032 11,118,498 71,869,259
2031 10,970,655 71,581,519
2030 10,825,091 71,267,237
2029 10,684,612 70,948,992
2028 10,542,941 70,609,246
2027 10,402,334 70,248,858
2026 10,261,927 69,883,746
2025 10,122,800 69,487,000
2024 10,002,200 69,281,000
2023 9,849,000 68,526,000
2022 9,557,500 67,636,000
2021 9,371,400 66,978,000
2020 9,215,100 66,740,000
2019 9,054,000 66,628,000
2018 8,882,800 66,287,000
2017 8,713,300 65,964,000
2016 8,546,000 65,606,000
2015 8,380,100 65,087,000
2014 8,215,700 64,619,000
2013 8,059,500 64,138,000
2012 7,910,500 63,711,000
2011 7,765,800 63,258,810
2010 7,623,600 62,766,365
2009 7,485,600 62,276,270
2008 7,308,800 61,806,995
2007 7,180,100 61,322,463
2006 7,053,700 60,846,820
2005 6,930,100 60,401,206
2004 6,809,000 59,987,905
2003 6,689,700 59,647,577
2002 6,570,000 59,370,479
2001 6,439,000 59,119,673
2000 6,289,000 58,892,514
1999 6,125,000 58,682,466
1998 5,971,000 58,487,141
1997 5,836,000 58,316,954
1996 5,692,000 58,166,950
1995 5,545,000 58,019,030
1994 5,399,000 57,865,745
1993 5,261,000 57,718,614
1992 5,123,000 57,580,402
1991 4,949,000 57,424,897
1990 4,660,000 57,247,586
1989 4,518,000 57,076,711
1988 4,442,000 56,928,327
1987 4,369,000 56,802,050
1986 4,299,000 56,681,396
1985 4,233,000 56,550,268
1984 4,159,000 56,422,072
1983 4,105,000 56,332,848
1982 4,031,000 56,313,641
1981 3,956,000 56,333,829
1980 3,878,000 56,314,216
1979 3,786,000 56,246,951
1978 3,690,000 56,196,504
1977 3,613,000 56,193,492
1976 3,533,000 56,211,968
1975 3,455,000 56,225,800
1974 3,377,000 56,229,974
1973 3,278,000 56,194,527
1972 3,148,000 56,086,065
1971 3,069,000 55,896,223
1970 2,974,000 55,663,250
1969 2,877,000 55,441,750
1968 2,803,000 55,211,700
1967 2,745,000 54,943,600
1966 2,629,000 54,648,500
1965 2,563,000 54,348,050
1964 2,475,000 54,000,000
1963 2,379,000 53,650,000
1962 2,293,000 53,250,000
1961 2,185,000 52,800,000
1960 2,114,020 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,788,048 people (a 20.9% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 76.2M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel United Kingdom
2100 0.51% -0.17%
2099 0.49% -0.16%
2098 0.5% -0.15%
2097 0.55% -0.15%
2096 0.55% -0.15%
2095 0.57% -0.13%
2094 0.62% -0.13%
2093 0.63% -0.12%
2092 0.64% -0.12%
2091 0.64% -0.11%
2090 0.61% -0.11%
2089 0.65% -0.09%
2088 0.68% -0.09%
2087 0.72% -0.09%
2086 0.74% -0.08%
2085 0.77% -0.07%
2084 0.76% -0.07%
2083 0.75% -0.05%
2082 0.78% -0.04%
2081 0.84% -0.04%
2080 0.82% -0.04%
2079 0.84% -0.02%
2078 0.86% -0.02%
2077 0.81% -0.003%
2076 0.83% -0.02%
2075 0.82% -0.01%
2074 0.8% -0.01%
2073 0.78% 0.01%
2072 0.86% 0.01%
2071 0.89% 0.01%
2070 0.9% 0.009%
2069 0.89% 0.001%
2068 0.9% 0.01%
2067 0.89% 0.009%
2066 0.92% 0.001%
2065 0.9% 0.004%
2064 0.97% -0%
2063 0.94% 0.009%
2062 0.97% 0.003%
2061 1.02% -0.001%
2060 1% -0.001%
2059 1.02% 0.02%
2058 1.05% 0.03%
2057 1.07% 0.04%
2056 1.11% 0.05%
2055 1.15% 0.09%
2054 1.13% 0.1%
2053 1.14% 0.12%
2052 1.15% 0.14%
2051 1.17% 0.16%
2050 1.18% 0.17%
2049 1.16% 0.19%
2048 1.18% 0.21%
2047 1.22% 0.22%
2046 1.22% 0.24%
2045 1.28% 0.25%
2044 1.28% 0.27%
2043 1.3% 0.27%
2042 1.29% 0.28%
2041 1.29% 0.28%
2040 1.32% 0.29%
2039 1.31% 0.3%
2038 1.31% 0.3%
2037 1.26% 0.32%
2036 1.3% 0.34%
2035 1.28% 0.35%
2034 1.28% 0.38%
2033 1.29% 0.38%
2032 1.35% 0.4%
2031 1.34% 0.44%
2030 1.31% 0.45%
2029 1.34% 0.48%
2028 1.35% 0.51%
2027 1.37% 0.52%
2026 1.37% 0.57%
2025 1.21% 0.3%
2024 1.56% 1.1%
2023 3.05% 1.32%
2022 1.99% 0.98%
2021 1.7% 0.36%
2020 1.78% 0.17%
2019 1.93% 0.51%
2018 1.95% 0.49%
2017 1.96% 0.55%
2016 1.98% 0.8%
2015 2% 0.72%
2014 1.94% 0.75%
2013 1.88% 0.67%
2012 1.86% 0.71%
2011 1.87% 0.78%
2010 1.84% 0.79%
2009 2.42% 0.76%
2008 1.79% 0.79%
2007 1.79% 0.78%
2006 1.78% 0.74%
2005 1.78% 0.69%
2004 1.78% 0.57%
2003 1.82% 0.47%
2002 2.03% 0.42%
2001 2.39% 0.39%
2000 2.68% 0.36%
1999 2.58% 0.33%
1998 2.31% 0.29%
1997 2.53% 0.26%
1996 2.65% 0.25%
1995 2.7% 0.26%
1994 2.62% 0.25%
1993 2.69% 0.24%
1992 3.52% 0.27%
1991 6.2% 0.31%
1990 3.14% 0.3%
1989 1.71% 0.26%
1988 1.67% 0.22%
1987 1.63% 0.21%
1986 1.56% 0.23%
1985 1.78% 0.23%
1984 1.32% 0.16%
1983 1.84% 0.03%
1982 1.9% -0.04%
1981 2.01% 0.03%
1980 2.43% 0.12%
1979 2.6% 0.09%
1978 2.13% 0.005%
1977 2.26% -0.03%
1976 2.26% -0.02%
1975 2.31% -0.007%
1974 3.02% 0.06%
1973 4.13% 0.19%
1972 2.57% 0.34%
1971 3.19% 0.42%
1970 3.37% 0.4%
1969 2.64% 0.42%
1968 2.11% 0.49%
1967 4.41% 0.54%
1966 2.58% 0.55%
1965 3.56% 0.64%
1964 4.04% 0.65%
1963 3.75% 0.75%
1962 4.94% 0.85%
1961 3.36% 0.76%

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Israel grew by 1.21%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Israel United Kingdom
Current population
10334048
70071289
Population rank 95/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.84%
One net population change
4.37 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
2.83 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
9.91 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +330 +564
Annual growth/decline +120,600 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.21% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 87/197 145/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 +389,911
Net migration rank 42/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - 389,911
2024 133,029 10,612 13,233 417,114
2023 131,977 9,999 34,606 445,523
2022 129,982 50,004 39,770 487,029
2021 134,011 16,859 30,609 462,967
2020 128,089 16,573 -4,272 144,221
2019 135,810 16,134 108,338 232,727
2018 140,348 15,615 119,317 259,744
2017 138,541 14,518 145,121 272,311
2016 136,736 24,308 177,136 324,649
2015 134,082 29,735 175,735 347,839
2014 133,916 25,303 206,781 306,091
2013 129,758 17,075 198,827 237,272
2012 128,941 16,549 248,473 172,088
2011 125,030 10,470 259,361 228,773
2010 126,552 12,906 251,066 274,811
2009 122,015 7,269 230,422 249,639
2008 117,672 7,974 216,325 263,390
2007 111,292 9,654 196,232 309,385
2006 109,332 11,446 176,455 288,923
2005 105,338 10,975 144,963 308,279
2004 106,901 8,494 131,974 276,077
2003 106,366 6,684 89,471 211,846
2002 101,178 17,420 65,308 203,577
2001 99,160 38,643 65,032 175,133
2000 98,737 63,409 70,671 153,917
1999 94,325 78,422 64,551 152,653
1998 93,744 52,713 87,730 125,541
1997 88,707 60,297 99,138 59,723
1996 86,518 66,811 98,884 54,964
1995 82,066 61,800 87,028 61,385
1994 79,365 57,273 127,304 45,339
1993 77,337 49,345 103,893 27,403
1992 77,357 57,522 149,709 17,846
1991 73,740 153,141 143,562 27,601
1990 71,764 178,732 154,569 57,132
1989 68,674 14,192 119,861 49,586
1988 71,072 1,675 136,628 13,952
1987 69,904 7,511 136,325 8,266
1986 70,073 -3,598 90,690 41,836
1985 71,538 -3,686 79,170 83,164
1984 70,703 10,933 84,633 71,107
1983 70,196 689 61,966 27,063
1982 68,931 16,563 56,314 -61,152
1981 67,647 16,021 73,234 -83,876
1980 68,253 16,284 95,734 -25,187
1979 68,148 15,591 61,872 11,255
1978 67,158 15,556 16,859 3,783
1977 70,092 12,747 0 -21,636
1976 74,899 10,459 -5,621 -19,135
1975 70,828 11,726 33,735 -40,241
1974 68,891 11,929 67,476 -65,710
1973 65,560 14,310 112,389 -33,840
1972 62,960 27,415 162,650 -1,406
1971 64,449 52,632 257,123 1,175
1970 56,506 56,173 244,918 -15,254
1969 53,800 59,928 260,577 -60,655
1968 51,014 60,804 292,622 -38,852
1967 47,488 59,483 346,145 -39,659
1966 50,477 57,347 333,356 -27,935
1965 49,979 54,694 364,132 -24,955
1964 48,015 54,050 405,000 -23,885
1963 44,964 53,877 337,995 8,271
1962 43,337 52,313 340,800 76,443
1961 42,170 34,482 311,519 52,295
1960 44,818 10,990 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/united-kingdom | CC BY

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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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