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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 4.21 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Israel vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Yemen
2100 21,079,031 111,531,602
2099 20,971,907 111,216,538
2098 20,869,188 110,873,896
2097 20,764,637 110,513,248
2096 20,651,056 110,125,357
2095 20,537,392 109,718,989
2094 20,420,251 109,287,747
2093 20,294,077 108,834,256
2092 20,167,075 108,350,834
2091 20,038,540 107,845,139
2090 19,910,123 107,319,234
2089 19,788,579 106,769,903
2088 19,660,357 106,198,480
2087 19,527,597 105,606,248
2086 19,388,628 104,994,691
2085 19,246,899 104,356,315
2084 19,099,510 103,704,067
2083 18,955,502 103,033,111
2082 18,813,463 102,348,794
2081 18,667,367 101,642,012
2080 18,512,469 100,920,728
2079 18,362,060 100,179,245
2078 18,208,724 99,422,962
2077 18,053,774 98,654,481
2076 17,908,513 97,862,812
2075 17,761,880 97,057,105
2074 17,618,257 96,230,615
2073 17,477,875 95,389,748
2072 17,343,227 94,528,518
2071 17,195,556 93,646,094
2070 17,043,216 92,750,891
2069 16,890,521 91,836,719
2068 16,742,334 90,906,457
2067 16,593,617 89,961,778
2066 16,448,006 88,998,844
2065 16,297,575 88,022,210
2064 16,152,550 87,033,422
2063 15,997,249 86,020,867
2062 15,847,545 84,985,459
2061 15,695,962 83,934,120
2060 15,537,020 82,867,105
2059 15,383,512 81,781,887
2058 15,227,838 80,678,032
2057 15,069,709 79,563,835
2056 14,910,638 78,436,146
2055 14,746,579 77,296,391
2054 14,578,352 76,143,587
2053 14,414,886 74,985,186
2052 14,252,277 73,813,387
2051 14,090,930 72,631,340
2050 13,927,651 71,436,891
2049 13,765,178 70,243,074
2048 13,606,737 69,043,876
2047 13,448,310 67,843,741
2046 13,286,110 66,638,116
2045 13,126,049 65,433,874
2044 12,960,184 64,230,423
2043 12,796,533 63,031,296
2042 12,632,183 61,838,177
2041 12,471,494 60,651,763
2040 12,312,998 59,475,172
2039 12,152,920 58,303,694
2038 11,995,851 57,135,690
2037 11,841,052 55,973,689
2036 11,693,469 54,809,098
2035 11,543,041 53,641,994
2034 11,396,608 52,476,195
2033 11,252,344 51,307,469
2032 11,108,763 50,140,351
2031 10,961,050 48,969,961
2030 10,815,614 47,786,079
2029 10,675,258 46,594,926
2028 10,533,711 45,403,313
2027 10,393,227 44,203,683
2026 10,252,942 43,000,078
2025 10,113,937 41,792,731
2024 9,974,400 40,583,164
2023 9,849,000 39,390,799
2022 9,557,500 38,222,876
2021 9,371,400 37,140,230
2020 9,215,100 36,134,863
2019 9,054,000 35,111,408
2018 8,882,800 34,085,182
2017 8,713,300 33,090,921
2016 8,546,000 32,109,010
2015 8,380,100 31,159,379
2014 8,215,700 30,226,309
2013 8,059,500 29,312,952
2012 7,910,500 28,433,647
2011 7,765,800 27,582,897
2010 7,623,600 26,754,387
2009 7,485,600 25,927,724
2008 7,308,800 25,111,941
2007 7,180,100 24,318,082
2006 7,053,700 23,543,083
2005 6,930,100 22,790,085
2004 6,809,000 22,095,167
2003 6,689,700 21,456,379
2002 6,570,000 20,835,086
2001 6,439,000 20,226,147
2000 6,289,000 19,624,141
1999 6,125,000 19,029,420
1998 5,971,000 18,446,013
1997 5,836,000 17,873,936
1996 5,692,000 17,313,177
1995 5,545,000 16,740,058
1994 5,399,000 16,149,147
1993 5,261,000 15,563,914
1992 5,123,000 14,989,494
1991 4,949,000 14,430,201
1990 4,660,000 13,887,862
1989 4,518,000 13,364,174
1988 4,442,000 12,859,708
1987 4,369,000 12,369,912
1986 4,299,000 11,901,040
1985 4,233,000 11,453,825
1984 4,159,000 11,025,597
1983 4,105,000 10,621,499
1982 4,031,000 10,241,006
1981 3,956,000 9,882,362
1980 3,878,000 9,543,358
1979 3,786,000 9,224,194
1978 3,690,000 8,926,586
1977 3,613,000 8,648,222
1976 3,533,000 8,384,113
1975 3,455,000 8,133,598
1974 3,377,000 7,896,783
1973 3,278,000 7,672,796
1972 3,148,000 7,460,068
1971 3,069,000 7,257,462
1970 2,974,000 7,065,279
1969 2,877,000 6,875,859
1968 2,803,000 6,690,524
1967 2,745,000 6,516,444
1966 2,629,000 6,351,494
1965 2,563,000 6,195,593
1964 2,475,000 6,048,006
1963 2,379,000 5,911,135
1962 2,293,000 5,782,221
1961 2,185,000 5,655,232
1960 2,114,020 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Yemen
2100 0.51% 0.28%
2099 0.49% 0.31%
2098 0.5% 0.33%
2097 0.55% 0.35%
2096 0.55% 0.37%
2095 0.57% 0.39%
2094 0.62% 0.42%
2093 0.63% 0.45%
2092 0.64% 0.47%
2091 0.64% 0.49%
2090 0.61% 0.51%
2089 0.65% 0.54%
2088 0.68% 0.56%
2087 0.72% 0.58%
2086 0.74% 0.61%
2085 0.77% 0.63%
2084 0.76% 0.65%
2083 0.75% 0.67%
2082 0.78% 0.7%
2081 0.84% 0.71%
2080 0.82% 0.74%
2079 0.84% 0.76%
2078 0.86% 0.78%
2077 0.81% 0.81%
2076 0.83% 0.83%
2075 0.82% 0.86%
2074 0.8% 0.88%
2073 0.78% 0.91%
2072 0.86% 0.94%
2071 0.89% 0.97%
2070 0.9% 1%
2069 0.89% 1.02%
2068 0.9% 1.05%
2067 0.89% 1.08%
2066 0.92% 1.11%
2065 0.9% 1.14%
2064 0.97% 1.18%
2063 0.94% 1.22%
2062 0.97% 1.25%
2061 1.02% 1.29%
2060 1% 1.33%
2059 1.02% 1.37%
2058 1.05% 1.4%
2057 1.07% 1.44%
2056 1.11% 1.47%
2055 1.15% 1.51%
2054 1.13% 1.54%
2053 1.14% 1.59%
2052 1.15% 1.63%
2051 1.17% 1.67%
2050 1.18% 1.7%
2049 1.16% 1.74%
2048 1.18% 1.77%
2047 1.22% 1.81%
2046 1.22% 1.84%
2045 1.28% 1.87%
2044 1.28% 1.9%
2043 1.3% 1.93%
2042 1.29% 1.96%
2041 1.29% 1.98%
2040 1.32% 2.01%
2039 1.31% 2.04%
2038 1.31% 2.08%
2037 1.26% 2.12%
2036 1.3% 2.18%
2035 1.28% 2.22%
2034 1.28% 2.28%
2033 1.29% 2.33%
2032 1.35% 2.39%
2031 1.34% 2.48%
2030 1.31% 2.56%
2029 1.34% 2.62%
2028 1.35% 2.71%
2027 1.37% 2.8%
2026 1.37% 2.89%
2025 1.4% 2.98%
2024 1.27% 3.03%
2023 3.05% 3.06%
2022 1.99% 2.92%
2021 1.7% 2.78%
2020 1.78% 2.91%
2019 1.93% 3.01%
2018 1.95% 3%
2017 1.96% 3.06%
2016 1.98% 3.05%
2015 2% 3.09%
2014 1.94% 3.12%
2013 1.88% 3.09%
2012 1.86% 3.08%
2011 1.87% 3.1%
2010 1.84% 3.19%
2009 2.42% 3.25%
2008 1.79% 3.26%
2007 1.79% 3.29%
2006 1.78% 3.3%
2005 1.78% 3.15%
2004 1.78% 2.98%
2003 1.82% 2.98%
2002 2.03% 3.01%
2001 2.39% 3.07%
2000 2.68% 3.13%
1999 2.58% 3.16%
1998 2.31% 3.2%
1997 2.53% 3.24%
1996 2.65% 3.42%
1995 2.7% 3.66%
1994 2.62% 3.76%
1993 2.69% 3.83%
1992 3.52% 3.88%
1991 6.2% 3.91%
1990 3.14% 3.92%
1989 1.71% 3.92%
1988 1.67% 3.96%
1987 1.63% 3.94%
1986 1.56% 3.9%
1985 1.78% 3.88%
1984 1.32% 3.8%
1983 1.84% 3.72%
1982 1.9% 3.63%
1981 2.01% 3.55%
1980 2.43% 3.46%
1979 2.6% 3.33%
1978 2.13% 3.22%
1977 2.26% 3.15%
1976 2.26% 3.08%
1975 2.31% 3%
1974 3.02% 2.92%
1973 4.13% 2.85%
1972 2.57% 2.79%
1971 3.19% 2.72%
1970 3.37% 2.75%
1969 2.64% 2.77%
1968 2.11% 2.67%
1967 4.41% 2.6%
1966 2.58% 2.52%
1965 3.56% 2.44%
1964 4.04% 2.32%
1963 3.75% 2.23%
1962 4.94% 2.25%
1961 3.36% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Israel Yemen
Current population
10290887
43325643
Population rank 95/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.52%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
2.87 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 13/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 -16,291
Net migration rank 42/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -16,291
2024 - 10,612 - -10,482
2023 131,977 9,999 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 129,982 50,004 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 134,011 16,859 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 128,089 16,573 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 135,810 16,134 1,056,432 2,129
2018 140,348 15,615 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 138,541 14,518 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 136,736 24,308 975,697 -6,492
2015 134,082 29,735 939,922 -9,883
2014 133,916 25,303 920,330 15,764
2013 129,758 17,075 884,929 5,697
2012 128,941 16,549 845,645 22,349
2011 125,030 10,470 806,359 27,184
2010 126,552 12,906 803,246 20,269
2009 122,015 7,269 798,911 30,919
2008 117,672 7,974 779,123 22,621
2007 111,292 9,654 764,780 21,210
2006 109,332 11,446 750,082 13,940
2005 105,338 10,975 726,708 15,283
2004 106,901 8,494 710,493 -62,641
2003 106,366 6,684 694,457 -64,737
2002 101,178 17,420 672,494 -59,648
2001 99,160 38,643 658,704 -53,698
2000 98,737 63,409 646,694 -47,713
1999 94,325 78,422 633,166 -42,731
1998 93,744 52,713 615,488 -39,096
1997 88,707 60,297 604,443 -36,694
1996 86,518 66,811 588,786 -35,043
1995 82,066 61,800 607,966 -15,485
1994 79,365 57,273 602,363 -13,040
1993 77,337 49,345 595,459 -14,332
1992 77,357 57,522 582,072 -14,372
1991 73,740 153,141 565,837 -14,964
1990 71,764 178,732 549,654 -15,847
1989 68,674 14,192 530,464 -16,876
1988 71,072 1,675 513,296 -17,952
1987 69,904 7,511 493,337 -9,097
1986 70,073 -3,598 464,665 -11,151
1985 71,538 -3,686 455,576 -14,660
1984 70,703 10,933 434,674 -19,143
1983 70,196 689 414,823 -22,152
1982 68,931 16,563 392,302 -23,981
1981 67,647 16,021 374,482 -25,499
1980 68,253 16,284 355,767 -26,740
1979 68,148 15,591 336,378 -27,090
1978 67,158 15,556 312,439 -26,524
1977 70,092 12,747 296,115 -25,305
1976 74,899 10,459 281,078 -23,669
1975 70,828 11,726 266,815 -23,192
1974 68,891 11,929 252,737 -22,726
1973 65,560 14,310 240,235 -22,282
1972 62,960 27,415 229,322 -21,826
1971 64,449 52,632 219,095 -21,386
1970 56,506 56,173 207,613 -20,966
1969 53,800 59,928 196,305 -4,121
1968 51,014 60,804 182,518 -4,031
1967 47,488 59,483 173,637 -3,959
1966 50,477 57,347 164,091 -3,874
1965 49,979 54,694 155,398 -3,797
1964 48,015 54,050 147,299 -3,712
1963 44,964 53,877 133,781 -3,640
1962 43,337 52,313 131,262 -3,572
1961 42,170 34,482 129,787 -3,503
1960 44,818 10,990 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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