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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 3.04 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Israel vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Uruguay
2100 21,079,031 2,256,741
2099 20,971,907 2,279,899
2098 20,869,188 2,303,351
2097 20,764,637 2,326,987
2096 20,651,056 2,350,799
2095 20,537,392 2,374,835
2094 20,420,251 2,398,960
2093 20,294,077 2,423,269
2092 20,167,075 2,447,646
2091 20,038,540 2,472,126
2090 19,910,123 2,496,514
2089 19,788,579 2,520,852
2088 19,660,357 2,545,052
2087 19,527,597 2,569,100
2086 19,388,628 2,592,974
2085 19,246,899 2,616,629
2084 19,099,510 2,640,001
2083 18,955,502 2,663,150
2082 18,813,463 2,686,021
2081 18,667,367 2,708,594
2080 18,512,469 2,730,883
2079 18,362,060 2,752,831
2078 18,208,724 2,774,432
2077 18,053,774 2,795,709
2076 17,908,513 2,816,677
2075 17,761,880 2,837,308
2074 17,618,257 2,857,709
2073 17,477,875 2,877,721
2072 17,343,227 2,897,543
2071 17,195,556 2,917,097
2070 17,043,216 2,936,478
2069 16,890,521 2,955,616
2068 16,742,334 2,974,445
2067 16,593,617 2,992,987
2066 16,448,006 3,011,309
2065 16,297,575 3,029,441
2064 16,152,550 3,047,343
2063 15,997,249 3,065,064
2062 15,847,545 3,082,642
2061 15,695,962 3,100,006
2060 15,537,020 3,117,149
2059 15,383,512 3,133,952
2058 15,227,838 3,150,250
2057 15,069,709 3,166,055
2056 14,910,638 3,181,373
2055 14,746,579 3,196,072
2054 14,578,352 3,210,110
2053 14,414,886 3,223,395
2052 14,252,277 3,235,973
2051 14,090,930 3,247,888
2050 13,927,651 3,259,108
2049 13,765,178 3,269,675
2048 13,606,737 3,279,610
2047 13,448,310 3,288,969
2046 13,286,110 3,297,696
2045 13,126,049 3,305,917
2044 12,960,184 3,313,556
2043 12,796,533 3,320,565
2042 12,632,183 3,326,955
2041 12,471,494 3,332,884
2040 12,312,998 3,338,277
2039 12,152,920 3,343,295
2038 11,995,851 3,347,790
2037 11,841,052 3,351,911
2036 11,693,469 3,355,671
2035 11,543,041 3,359,126
2034 11,396,608 3,362,276
2033 11,252,344 3,365,250
2032 11,108,763 3,368,057
2031 10,961,050 3,370,727
2030 10,815,614 3,373,273
2029 10,675,258 3,375,805
2028 10,533,711 3,378,198
2027 10,393,227 3,380,504
2026 10,252,942 3,382,789
2025 10,113,937 3,384,805
2024 9,974,400 3,386,588
2023 9,849,000 3,388,081
2022 9,557,500 3,390,913
2021 9,371,400 3,396,695
2020 9,215,100 3,398,968
2019 9,054,000 3,397,206
2018 8,882,800 3,394,534
2017 8,713,300 3,388,438
2016 8,546,000 3,379,283
2015 8,380,100 3,368,017
2014 8,215,700 3,356,334
2013 8,059,500 3,345,337
2012 7,910,500 3,335,401
2011 7,765,800 3,326,825
2010 7,623,600 3,318,580
2009 7,485,600 3,310,091
2008 7,308,800 3,302,177
2007 7,180,100 3,295,153
2006 7,053,700 3,289,506
2005 6,930,100 3,285,771
2004 6,809,000 3,283,148
2003 6,689,700 3,281,186
2002 6,570,000 3,278,867
2001 6,439,000 3,274,251
2000 6,289,000 3,266,206
1999 6,125,000 3,254,015
1998 5,971,000 3,239,280
1997 5,836,000 3,223,345
1996 5,692,000 3,206,324
1995 5,545,000 3,189,440
1994 5,399,000 3,172,834
1993 5,261,000 3,156,345
1992 5,123,000 3,139,702
1991 4,949,000 3,122,354
1990 4,660,000 3,104,403
1989 4,518,000 3,086,255
1988 4,442,000 3,067,961
1987 4,369,000 3,049,896
1986 4,299,000 3,032,845
1985 4,233,000 3,017,037
1984 4,159,000 3,002,488
1983 4,105,000 2,988,778
1982 4,031,000 2,975,492
1981 3,956,000 2,963,246
1980 3,878,000 2,951,953
1979 3,786,000 2,939,903
1978 3,690,000 2,925,715
1977 3,613,000 2,909,461
1976 3,533,000 2,891,392
1975 3,455,000 2,872,320
1974 3,377,000 2,853,944
1973 3,278,000 2,837,133
1972 3,148,000 2,821,644
1971 3,069,000 2,806,462
1970 2,974,000 2,790,807
1969 2,877,000 2,773,974
1968 2,803,000 2,754,606
1967 2,745,000 2,732,277
1966 2,629,000 2,707,646
1965 2,563,000 2,681,169
1964 2,475,000 2,653,180
1963 2,379,000 2,623,766
1962 2,293,000 2,593,298
1961 2,185,000 2,562,044
1960 2,114,020 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Uruguay
2100 0.51% -1.02%
2099 0.49% -1.02%
2098 0.5% -1.02%
2097 0.55% -1.01%
2096 0.55% -1.01%
2095 0.57% -1.01%
2094 0.62% -1%
2093 0.63% -1%
2092 0.64% -0.99%
2091 0.64% -0.98%
2090 0.61% -0.97%
2089 0.65% -0.95%
2088 0.68% -0.94%
2087 0.72% -0.92%
2086 0.74% -0.9%
2085 0.77% -0.89%
2084 0.76% -0.87%
2083 0.75% -0.85%
2082 0.78% -0.83%
2081 0.84% -0.82%
2080 0.82% -0.8%
2079 0.84% -0.78%
2078 0.86% -0.76%
2077 0.81% -0.74%
2076 0.83% -0.73%
2075 0.82% -0.71%
2074 0.8% -0.7%
2073 0.78% -0.68%
2072 0.86% -0.67%
2071 0.89% -0.66%
2070 0.9% -0.65%
2069 0.89% -0.63%
2068 0.9% -0.62%
2067 0.89% -0.61%
2066 0.92% -0.6%
2065 0.9% -0.59%
2064 0.97% -0.58%
2063 0.94% -0.57%
2062 0.97% -0.56%
2061 1.02% -0.55%
2060 1% -0.54%
2059 1.02% -0.52%
2058 1.05% -0.5%
2057 1.07% -0.48%
2056 1.11% -0.46%
2055 1.15% -0.44%
2054 1.13% -0.41%
2053 1.14% -0.39%
2052 1.15% -0.37%
2051 1.17% -0.34%
2050 1.18% -0.32%
2049 1.16% -0.3%
2048 1.18% -0.28%
2047 1.22% -0.26%
2046 1.22% -0.25%
2045 1.28% -0.23%
2044 1.28% -0.21%
2043 1.3% -0.19%
2042 1.29% -0.18%
2041 1.29% -0.16%
2040 1.32% -0.15%
2039 1.31% -0.13%
2038 1.31% -0.12%
2037 1.26% -0.11%
2036 1.3% -0.1%
2035 1.28% -0.09%
2034 1.28% -0.09%
2033 1.29% -0.08%
2032 1.35% -0.08%
2031 1.34% -0.08%
2030 1.31% -0.08%
2029 1.34% -0.07%
2028 1.35% -0.07%
2027 1.37% -0.07%
2026 1.37% -0.06%
2025 1.4% -0.05%
2024 1.27% -0.04%
2023 3.05% -0.08%
2022 1.99% -0.17%
2021 1.7% -0.07%
2020 1.78% 0.05%
2019 1.93% 0.08%
2018 1.95% 0.18%
2017 1.96% 0.27%
2016 1.98% 0.33%
2015 2% 0.35%
2014 1.94% 0.33%
2013 1.88% 0.3%
2012 1.86% 0.26%
2011 1.87% 0.25%
2010 1.84% 0.26%
2009 2.42% 0.24%
2008 1.79% 0.21%
2007 1.79% 0.17%
2006 1.78% 0.11%
2005 1.78% 0.08%
2004 1.78% 0.06%
2003 1.82% 0.07%
2002 2.03% 0.14%
2001 2.39% 0.25%
2000 2.68% 0.37%
1999 2.58% 0.45%
1998 2.31% 0.49%
1997 2.53% 0.53%
1996 2.65% 0.53%
1995 2.7% 0.52%
1994 2.62% 0.52%
1993 2.69% 0.53%
1992 3.52% 0.56%
1991 6.2% 0.58%
1990 3.14% 0.59%
1989 1.71% 0.6%
1988 1.67% 0.59%
1987 1.63% 0.56%
1986 1.56% 0.52%
1985 1.78% 0.48%
1984 1.32% 0.46%
1983 1.84% 0.45%
1982 1.9% 0.41%
1981 2.01% 0.38%
1980 2.43% 0.41%
1979 2.6% 0.48%
1978 2.13% 0.56%
1977 2.26% 0.62%
1976 2.26% 0.66%
1975 2.31% 0.64%
1974 3.02% 0.59%
1973 4.13% 0.55%
1972 2.57% 0.54%
1971 3.19% 0.56%
1970 3.37% 0.61%
1969 2.64% 0.7%
1968 2.11% 0.82%
1967 4.41% 0.91%
1966 2.58% 0.99%
1965 3.56% 1.05%
1964 4.04% 1.12%
1963 3.75% 1.17%
1962 4.94% 1.22%
1961 3.36% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Israel Uruguay
Current population
10290887
3382789
Population rank 95/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.04%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
2.87 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 -4
Annual growth/decline +125,400 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 167/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +11,466 -1,338
Net migration rank 42/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -1,338
2024 - 10,612 - -1,348
2023 131,977 9,999 298 -1,501
2022 129,982 50,004 -2,964 -1,501
2021 134,011 16,859 -5,621 -1,482
2020 128,089 16,573 4,048 -1,482
2019 135,810 16,134 3,873 -2,899
2018 140,348 15,615 7,322 -2,963
2017 138,541 14,518 10,907 -3,091
2016 136,736 24,308 14,008 -3,506
2015 134,082 29,735 16,194 -4,157
2014 133,916 25,303 16,238 -4,919
2013 129,758 17,075 16,318 -5,647
2012 128,941 16,549 15,520 -6,317
2011 125,030 10,470 14,934 -6,982
2010 126,552 12,906 16,231 -7,696
2009 122,015 7,269 16,947 -8,510
2008 117,672 7,974 16,838 -9,458
2007 111,292 9,654 17,422 -10,750
2006 109,332 11,446 17,783 -13,161
2005 105,338 10,975 18,926 -16,086
2004 106,901 8,494 18,067 -15,668
2003 106,366 6,684 18,628 -17,105
2002 101,178 17,420 20,073 -16,957
2001 99,160 38,643 20,729 -14,620
2000 98,737 63,409 21,060 -11,076
1999 94,325 78,422 21,844 -7,441
1998 93,744 52,713 22,114 -7,048
1997 88,707 60,297 23,737 -6,938
1996 86,518 66,811 24,635 -7,397
1995 82,066 61,800 24,872 -8,339
1994 79,365 57,273 24,637 -7,955
1993 77,337 49,345 24,212 -7,922
1992 77,357 57,522 24,847 -7,850
1991 73,740 153,141 25,422 -7,714
1990 71,764 178,732 25,699 -7,499
1989 68,674 14,192 25,322 -7,229
1988 71,072 1,675 25,071 -6,582
1987 69,904 7,511 24,469 -6,833
1986 70,073 -3,598 24,505 -8,046
1985 71,538 -3,686 23,988 -8,832
1984 70,703 10,933 23,684 -9,730
1983 70,196 689 24,146 -10,671
1982 68,931 16,563 25,224 -12,131
1981 67,647 16,021 24,968 -13,577
1980 68,253 16,284 25,451 -14,252
1979 68,148 15,591 27,456 -14,552
1978 67,158 15,556 30,076 -14,611
1977 70,092 12,747 31,321 -14,280
1976 74,899 10,459 33,199 -14,096
1975 70,828 11,726 33,393 -14,350
1974 68,891 11,929 32,221 -14,512
1973 65,560 14,310 30,213 -14,312
1972 62,960 27,415 28,896 -13,817
1971 64,449 52,632 28,584 -13,288
1970 56,506 56,173 28,737 -12,727
1969 53,800 59,928 28,805 -11,149
1968 51,014 60,804 29,103 -8,028
1967 47,488 59,483 29,514 -5,938
1966 50,477 57,347 30,293 -4,599
1965 49,979 54,694 30,807 -3,542
1964 48,015 54,050 31,340 -2,623
1963 44,964 53,877 31,824 -1,707
1962 43,337 52,313 31,441 -623
1961 42,170 34,482 30,975 703
1960 44,818 10,990 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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