The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,224,104 people compared to 22,402,291 in Zambia.
Population statistics:
- Zambia's population is 2.19 times bigger than Israel's.
- Israel is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
- The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.27% for Zambia.
- For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
- Since 2005, the population of Israel has increased from 6.93M people to 10.2M (47.5% growth), while Zambia has grown from 11.7M to 22.4M (91.2% growth).
- Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21M people compared to the peak of 64.5M people in 2100 for Zambia.
Israel vs Zambia: live population counter
Israel
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Zambia
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| Current population |
10224104
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22402291
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| Population rank | 96/197 | 62/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.12% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
4.19 minutes
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53.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
2.87 minutes
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46 seconds
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| One death every |
10.3 minutes
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4.87 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
49.5 minutes
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1.19 hours
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| Annual migration change | +10,612 | +7,381 |
| Daily growth/decline | +344 | +1,619 |
| Annual growth/decline | +125,400 | +590,991 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.27% | +2.85% |
| Population growth rate rank | 86/197 | 22/197 |
Israel and Zambia: population history and growth rate by year chart
Israel
Population
Growth rate
Zambia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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Israel
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Zambia
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Israel
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Zambia
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| 1960 | 2,114,020 | 3,153,729 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,185,000 | 3,254,086 | 3.36% | 3.18% |
| 1962 | 2,293,000 | 3,358,099 | 4.94% | 3.2% |
| 1963 | 2,379,000 | 3,465,907 | 3.75% | 3.21% |
| 1964 | 2,475,000 | 3,577,017 | 4.04% | 3.21% |
| 1965 | 2,563,000 | 3,692,086 | 3.56% | 3.22% |
| 1966 | 2,629,000 | 3,812,003 | 2.58% | 3.25% |
| 1967 | 2,745,000 | 3,936,343 | 4.41% | 3.26% |
| 1968 | 2,803,000 | 4,065,593 | 2.11% | 3.28% |
| 1969 | 2,877,000 | 4,197,116 | 2.64% | 3.24% |
| 1970 | 2,974,000 | 4,321,718 | 3.37% | 2.97% |
| 1971 | 3,069,000 | 4,442,525 | 3.19% | 2.8% |
| 1972 | 3,148,000 | 4,569,309 | 2.57% | 2.85% |
| 1973 | 3,278,000 | 4,702,693 | 4.13% | 2.92% |
| 1974 | 3,377,000 | 4,842,746 | 3.02% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 3,455,000 | 4,990,086 | 2.31% | 3.04% |
| 1976 | 3,533,000 | 5,143,842 | 2.26% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 3,613,000 | 5,302,480 | 2.26% | 3.08% |
| 1978 | 3,690,000 | 5,465,374 | 2.13% | 3.07% |
| 1979 | 3,786,000 | 5,631,728 | 2.6% | 3.04% |
| 1980 | 3,878,000 | 5,802,833 | 2.43% | 3.04% |
| 1981 | 3,956,000 | 5,983,289 | 2.01% | 3.11% |
| 1982 | 4,031,000 | 6,178,637 | 1.9% | 3.26% |
| 1983 | 4,105,000 | 6,381,038 | 1.84% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 4,159,000 | 6,580,490 | 1.32% | 3.13% |
| 1985 | 4,233,000 | 6,780,953 | 1.78% | 3.05% |
| 1986 | 4,299,000 | 6,986,471 | 1.56% | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 4,369,000 | 7,191,282 | 1.63% | 2.93% |
| 1988 | 4,442,000 | 7,391,440 | 1.67% | 2.78% |
| 1989 | 4,518,000 | 7,589,216 | 1.71% | 2.68% |
| 1990 | 4,660,000 | 7,786,169 | 3.14% | 2.6% |
| 1991 | 4,949,000 | 7,981,650 | 6.2% | 2.51% |
| 1992 | 5,123,000 | 8,176,680 | 3.52% | 2.44% |
| 1993 | 5,261,000 | 8,373,921 | 2.69% | 2.41% |
| 1994 | 5,399,000 | 8,576,269 | 2.62% | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 5,545,000 | 8,785,763 | 2.7% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 5,692,000 | 9,004,053 | 2.65% | 2.48% |
| 1997 | 5,836,000 | 9,237,063 | 2.53% | 2.59% |
| 1998 | 5,971,000 | 9,482,408 | 2.31% | 2.66% |
| 1999 | 6,125,000 | 9,740,005 | 2.58% | 2.72% |
| 2000 | 6,289,000 | 10,017,631 | 2.68% | 2.85% |
| 2001 | 6,439,000 | 10,325,185 | 2.39% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 6,570,000 | 10,647,949 | 2.03% | 3.13% |
| 2003 | 6,689,700 | 10,983,595 | 1.82% | 3.15% |
| 2004 | 6,809,000 | 11,338,198 | 1.78% | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 6,930,100 | 11,718,819 | 1.78% | 3.36% |
| 2006 | 7,053,700 | 12,129,553 | 1.78% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 7,180,100 | 12,565,085 | 1.79% | 3.59% |
| 2008 | 7,308,800 | 13,021,324 | 1.79% | 3.63% |
| 2009 | 7,485,600 | 13,490,389 | 2.42% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 7,623,600 | 13,965,594 | 1.84% | 3.52% |
| 2011 | 7,765,800 | 14,437,796 | 1.87% | 3.38% |
| 2012 | 7,910,500 | 14,913,629 | 1.86% | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 8,059,500 | 15,398,997 | 1.88% | 3.25% |
| 2014 | 8,215,700 | 15,895,315 | 1.94% | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 8,380,100 | 16,399,089 | 2% | 3.17% |
| 2016 | 8,546,000 | 16,914,423 | 1.98% | 3.14% |
| 2017 | 8,713,300 | 17,441,320 | 1.96% | 3.12% |
| 2018 | 8,882,800 | 17,973,569 | 1.95% | 3.05% |
| 2019 | 9,054,000 | 18,513,839 | 1.93% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 9,215,100 | 19,059,395 | 1.78% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 9,371,400 | 19,603,607 | 1.7% | 2.86% |
| 2022 | 9,557,500 | 20,152,938 | 1.99% | 2.8% |
| 2023 | 9,849,000 | 20,723,965 | 3.05% | 2.83% |
| 2024 | 9,974,400 | 21,314,956 | 1.27% | 2.85% |
| 2025 | 10,112,712 | 21,913,869 | 1.39% | 2.81% |
| 2026 | 10,251,384 | 22,521,905 | 1.37% | 2.77% |
| 2027 | 10,390,790 | 23,138,716 | 1.36% | 2.74% |
| 2028 | 10,530,831 | 23,761,368 | 1.35% | 2.69% |
| 2029 | 10,670,808 | 24,389,681 | 1.33% | 2.64% |
| 2030 | 10,812,707 | 25,024,887 | 1.33% | 2.6% |
| 2031 | 10,958,256 | 25,666,496 | 1.35% | 2.56% |
| 2032 | 11,102,895 | 26,311,946 | 1.32% | 2.51% |
| 2033 | 11,245,826 | 26,960,073 | 1.29% | 2.46% |
| 2034 | 11,390,158 | 27,611,621 | 1.28% | 2.42% |
| 2035 | 11,537,556 | 28,266,887 | 1.29% | 2.37% |
| 2036 | 11,685,531 | 28,925,103 | 1.28% | 2.33% |
| 2037 | 11,835,669 | 29,583,482 | 1.28% | 2.28% |
| 2038 | 11,990,527 | 30,240,549 | 1.31% | 2.22% |
| 2039 | 12,147,999 | 30,895,586 | 1.31% | 2.17% |
| 2040 | 12,306,173 | 31,550,394 | 1.3% | 2.12% |
| 2041 | 12,464,653 | 32,204,340 | 1.29% | 2.07% |
| 2042 | 12,626,052 | 32,856,596 | 1.29% | 2.03% |
| 2043 | 12,788,911 | 33,510,500 | 1.29% | 1.99% |
| 2044 | 12,952,526 | 34,165,920 | 1.28% | 1.96% |
| 2045 | 13,114,360 | 34,821,101 | 1.25% | 1.92% |
| 2046 | 13,274,365 | 35,475,795 | 1.22% | 1.88% |
| 2047 | 13,433,565 | 36,129,270 | 1.2% | 1.84% |
| 2048 | 13,590,900 | 36,782,260 | 1.17% | 1.81% |
| 2049 | 13,750,245 | 37,434,667 | 1.17% | 1.77% |
| 2050 | 13,911,988 | 38,083,369 | 1.18% | 1.73% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Israel increased by 1,450,000 people (a 20.9% growth), while Zambia gained 4,680,270 people (a 39.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Israel gained 1,844,004 (a 22% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 6,003,202 (a 36.6% growth).
Israel was ranked 98th most populous country in 2005 and is 96th in 2025. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2005 and ranked 62nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Israel's population will grow by 36.1% to 13,911,988 people with a rank change from 96th to 88th. The population of Zambia will increase by 70% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.
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Population differences between Israel and Zambia
|
Israel
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Zambia
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|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.8 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 33.6 years | 22.6 years |
| Median age | 30.2 years | 18.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.85 births per woman | 4.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,194 ppl/mi² | 74.3 ppl/mi² |
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