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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Zimbabwe's population is 1.69 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.33% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Israel vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Zimbabwe
2100 21,079,031 37,483,053
2099 20,971,907 37,412,398
2098 20,869,188 37,328,255
2097 20,764,637 37,235,542
2096 20,651,056 37,142,915
2095 20,537,392 37,032,129
2094 20,420,251 36,912,747
2093 20,294,077 36,810,893
2092 20,167,075 36,688,511
2091 20,038,540 36,567,262
2090 19,910,123 36,425,606
2089 19,788,579 36,280,973
2088 19,660,357 36,141,446
2087 19,527,597 35,977,638
2086 19,388,628 35,808,135
2085 19,246,899 35,637,092
2084 19,099,510 35,456,207
2083 18,955,502 35,268,035
2082 18,813,463 35,078,904
2081 18,667,367 34,873,129
2080 18,512,469 34,658,962
2079 18,362,060 34,439,720
2078 18,208,724 34,217,295
2077 18,053,774 33,982,909
2076 17,908,513 33,739,228
2075 17,761,880 33,495,867
2074 17,618,257 33,244,838
2073 17,477,875 32,978,488
2072 17,343,227 32,706,059
2071 17,195,556 32,445,747
2070 17,043,216 32,181,119
2069 16,890,521 31,906,793
2068 16,742,334 31,631,000
2067 16,593,617 31,345,338
2066 16,448,006 31,062,884
2065 16,297,575 30,766,830
2064 16,152,550 30,479,939
2063 15,997,249 30,176,104
2062 15,847,545 29,867,679
2061 15,695,962 29,557,068
2060 15,537,020 29,252,423
2059 15,383,512 28,945,088
2058 15,227,838 28,631,679
2057 15,069,709 28,307,305
2056 14,910,638 27,990,713
2055 14,746,579 27,658,887
2054 14,578,352 27,331,920
2053 14,414,886 26,986,935
2052 14,252,277 26,643,553
2051 14,090,930 26,287,592
2050 13,927,651 25,934,893
2049 13,765,178 25,585,239
2048 13,606,737 25,228,082
2047 13,448,310 24,874,649
2046 13,286,110 24,513,443
2045 13,126,049 24,147,637
2044 12,960,184 23,783,088
2043 12,796,533 23,401,965
2042 12,632,183 23,035,288
2041 12,471,494 22,647,950
2040 12,312,998 22,273,520
2039 12,152,920 21,902,980
2038 11,995,851 21,530,130
2037 11,841,052 21,159,664
2036 11,693,469 20,791,034
2035 11,543,041 20,413,656
2034 11,396,608 20,048,019
2033 11,252,344 19,676,339
2032 11,108,763 19,311,985
2031 10,961,050 18,959,300
2030 10,815,614 18,613,738
2029 10,675,258 18,270,049
2028 10,533,711 17,933,466
2027 10,393,227 17,600,984
2026 10,252,942 17,273,208
2025 10,113,937 16,949,303
2024 9,974,400 16,634,373
2023 9,849,000 16,340,822
2022 9,557,500 16,069,056
2021 9,371,400 15,797,210
2020 9,215,100 15,526,888
2019 9,054,000 15,271,368
2018 8,882,800 15,034,452
2017 8,713,300 14,812,482
2016 8,546,000 14,600,294
2015 8,380,100 14,399,013
2014 8,215,700 14,207,359
2013 8,059,500 14,013,808
2012 7,910,500 13,817,887
2011 7,765,800 13,595,424
2010 7,623,600 13,356,548
2009 7,485,600 13,142,790
2008 7,308,800 12,959,149
2007 7,180,100 12,804,058
2006 7,053,700 12,636,445
2005 6,930,100 12,483,432
2004 6,809,000 12,365,896
2003 6,689,700 12,232,323
2002 6,570,000 12,087,653
2001 6,439,000 11,971,901
2000 6,289,000 11,892,055
1999 6,125,000 11,783,458
1998 5,971,000 11,594,297
1997 5,836,000 11,369,827
1996 5,692,000 11,158,360
1995 5,545,000 10,974,599
1994 5,399,000 10,873,148
1993 5,261,000 10,860,288
1992 5,123,000 10,702,700
1991 4,949,000 10,404,816
1990 4,660,000 10,137,281
1989 4,518,000 9,864,798
1988 4,442,000 9,583,094
1987 4,369,000 9,284,644
1986 4,299,000 8,982,578
1985 4,233,000 8,686,813
1984 4,159,000 8,391,488
1983 4,105,000 8,098,404
1982 4,031,000 7,796,496
1981 3,956,000 7,498,635
1980 3,878,000 7,041,303
1979 3,786,000 6,647,556
1978 3,690,000 6,543,575
1977 3,613,000 6,449,512
1976 3,533,000 6,287,105
1975 3,455,000 6,098,658
1974 3,377,000 5,908,328
1973 3,278,000 5,720,404
1972 3,148,000 5,542,445
1971 3,069,000 5,374,712
1970 2,974,000 5,215,918
1969 2,877,000 5,058,181
1968 2,803,000 4,900,440
1967 2,745,000 4,748,307
1966 2,629,000 4,601,217
1965 2,563,000 4,458,462
1964 2,475,000 4,320,006
1963 2,379,000 4,185,877
1962 2,293,000 4,055,959
1961 2,185,000 3,930,401
1960 2,114,020 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Israel
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Zimbabwe
2100 0.51% 0.19%
2099 0.49% 0.23%
2098 0.5% 0.25%
2097 0.55% 0.25%
2096 0.55% 0.3%
2095 0.57% 0.32%
2094 0.62% 0.28%
2093 0.63% 0.33%
2092 0.64% 0.33%
2091 0.64% 0.39%
2090 0.61% 0.4%
2089 0.65% 0.39%
2088 0.68% 0.46%
2087 0.72% 0.47%
2086 0.74% 0.48%
2085 0.77% 0.51%
2084 0.76% 0.53%
2083 0.75% 0.54%
2082 0.78% 0.59%
2081 0.84% 0.62%
2080 0.82% 0.64%
2079 0.84% 0.65%
2078 0.86% 0.69%
2077 0.81% 0.72%
2076 0.83% 0.73%
2075 0.82% 0.76%
2074 0.8% 0.81%
2073 0.78% 0.83%
2072 0.86% 0.8%
2071 0.89% 0.82%
2070 0.9% 0.86%
2069 0.89% 0.87%
2068 0.9% 0.91%
2067 0.89% 0.91%
2066 0.92% 0.96%
2065 0.9% 0.94%
2064 0.97% 1.01%
2063 0.94% 1.03%
2062 0.97% 1.05%
2061 1.02% 1.04%
2060 1% 1.06%
2059 1.02% 1.09%
2058 1.05% 1.15%
2057 1.07% 1.13%
2056 1.11% 1.2%
2055 1.15% 1.2%
2054 1.13% 1.28%
2053 1.14% 1.29%
2052 1.15% 1.35%
2051 1.17% 1.36%
2050 1.18% 1.37%
2049 1.16% 1.42%
2048 1.18% 1.42%
2047 1.22% 1.47%
2046 1.22% 1.51%
2045 1.28% 1.53%
2044 1.28% 1.63%
2043 1.3% 1.59%
2042 1.29% 1.71%
2041 1.29% 1.68%
2040 1.32% 1.69%
2039 1.31% 1.73%
2038 1.31% 1.75%
2037 1.26% 1.77%
2036 1.3% 1.85%
2035 1.28% 1.82%
2034 1.28% 1.89%
2033 1.29% 1.89%
2032 1.35% 1.86%
2031 1.34% 1.86%
2030 1.31% 1.88%
2029 1.34% 1.88%
2028 1.35% 1.89%
2027 1.37% 1.9%
2026 1.37% 1.91%
2025 1.4% 1.89%
2024 1.27% 1.8%
2023 3.05% 1.69%
2022 1.99% 1.72%
2021 1.7% 1.74%
2020 1.78% 1.67%
2019 1.93% 1.58%
2018 1.95% 1.5%
2017 1.96% 1.45%
2016 1.98% 1.4%
2015 2% 1.35%
2014 1.94% 1.38%
2013 1.88% 1.42%
2012 1.86% 1.64%
2011 1.87% 1.79%
2010 1.84% 1.63%
2009 2.42% 1.42%
2008 1.79% 1.21%
2007 1.79% 1.33%
2006 1.78% 1.23%
2005 1.78% 0.95%
2004 1.78% 1.09%
2003 1.82% 1.2%
2002 2.03% 0.97%
2001 2.39% 0.67%
2000 2.68% 0.92%
1999 2.58% 1.63%
1998 2.31% 1.97%
1997 2.53% 1.9%
1996 2.65% 1.67%
1995 2.7% 0.93%
1994 2.62% 0.12%
1993 2.69% 1.47%
1992 3.52% 2.86%
1991 6.2% 2.64%
1990 3.14% 2.76%
1989 1.71% 2.94%
1988 1.67% 3.21%
1987 1.63% 3.36%
1986 1.56% 3.4%
1985 1.78% 3.52%
1984 1.32% 3.62%
1983 1.84% 3.87%
1982 1.9% 3.97%
1981 2.01% 6.49%
1980 2.43% 5.92%
1979 2.6% 1.59%
1978 2.13% 1.46%
1977 2.26% 2.58%
1976 2.26% 3.09%
1975 2.31% 3.22%
1974 3.02% 3.29%
1973 4.13% 3.21%
1972 2.57% 3.12%
1971 3.19% 3.04%
1970 3.37% 3.12%
1969 2.64% 3.22%
1968 2.11% 3.2%
1967 4.41% 3.2%
1966 2.58% 3.2%
1965 3.56% 3.2%
1964 4.04% 3.2%
1963 3.75% 3.2%
1962 4.94% 3.19%
1961 3.36% 3.18%

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Israel Zimbabwe
Current population
10290887
17361868
Population rank 95/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.21%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
1.79 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 +804
Annual growth/decline +125,400 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 60/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 -54,555
Net migration rank 42/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -54,555
2024 - 10,612 - -60,528
2023 131,977 9,999 372,505 -97,380
2022 129,982 50,004 371,243 -102,828
2021 134,011 16,859 349,908 -74,623
2020 128,089 16,573 354,790 -89,440
2019 135,810 16,134 348,798 -103,107
2018 140,348 15,615 345,883 -117,758
2017 138,541 14,518 344,035 -128,241
2016 136,736 24,308 348,772 -140,181
2015 134,082 29,735 356,203 -162,220
2014 133,916 25,303 366,350 -177,029
2013 129,758 17,075 374,757 -176,972
2012 128,941 16,549 371,135 -177,061
2011 125,030 10,470 359,572 -108,714
2010 126,552 12,906 335,570 -108,671
2009 122,015 7,269 309,316 -108,689
2008 117,672 7,974 280,527 -113,858
2007 111,292 9,654 261,805 -118,299
2006 109,332 11,446 248,963 -57,257
2005 105,338 10,975 248,545 -134,212
2004 106,901 8,494 248,307 -127,550
2003 106,366 6,684 243,057 -96,667
2002 101,178 17,420 244,170 -101,212
2001 99,160 38,643 227,909 -139,361
2000 98,737 63,409 236,343 -165,181
1999 94,325 78,422 232,393 -86,343
1998 93,744 52,713 225,614 6,645
1997 88,707 60,297 216,288 395
1996 86,518 66,811 205,269 978
1995 82,066 61,800 206,695 -45,428
1994 79,365 57,273 216,343 -174,723
1993 77,337 49,345 228,045 -243,947
1992 77,357 57,522 255,291 75,788
1991 73,740 153,141 260,943 3,749
1990 71,764 178,732 265,444 4,948
1989 68,674 14,192 270,838 3,736
1988 71,072 1,675 277,498 11,327
1987 69,904 7,511 286,766 21,308
1986 70,073 -3,598 289,894 6,154
1985 71,538 -3,686 290,756 4,718
1984 70,703 10,933 290,052 5,124
1983 70,196 689 286,545 4,456
1982 68,931 16,563 279,934 32,899
1981 67,647 16,021 271,361 11,523
1980 68,253 16,284 241,179 390,593
1979 68,148 15,591 223,657 -67,937
1978 67,158 15,556 222,979 -170,727
1977 70,092 12,747 225,139 -89,270
1976 74,899 10,459 221,419 -32,495
1975 70,828 11,726 216,947 -28,988
1974 68,891 11,929 208,806 -16,105
1973 65,560 14,310 201,885 -18,733
1972 62,960 27,415 193,725 -20,959
1971 64,449 52,632 185,427 -22,719
1970 56,506 56,173 178,979 -24,102
1969 53,800 59,928 172,626 -12,028
1968 51,014 60,804 166,865 -11,997
1967 47,488 59,483 161,205 -11,814
1966 50,477 57,347 156,014 -11,211
1965 49,979 54,694 151,164 -10,465
1964 48,015 54,050 145,848 -9,631
1963 44,964 53,877 140,984 -8,936
1962 43,337 52,313 136,317 -8,529
1961 42,170 34,482 131,531 -8,204
1960 44,818 10,990 126,959 -8,260

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/zimbabwe | 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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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