Israel Population
Israel had an estimated population of 10,122,800 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 95th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.12% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +1.20% a year.
Israel at a glance
How Israel's population is changing
Israel's population is growing: +1.20% a year, which works out to about +121,324 people per year, or +332 a day. Births (18.6 per 1,000) and deaths (5.3 per 1,000) alone would give +1.33% a year; net migration adds about 11,466 people a year (+0.11%). Roughly one in every 812 people on Earth lives in Israel.
Population of Israel since 1960
In 1960, Israel had 2,114,020 people. By 2025 that was 10,122,800 — 4.8× larger. The fastest growth came between 1960 and 1970, when the population rose by 41%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,114,020 | — |
| 1970 | 2,974,000 | +40.7% |
| 1980 | 3,878,000 | +30.4% |
| 1990 | 4,660,000 | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 6,289,000 | +35.0% |
| 2010 | 7,623,600 | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 9,215,100 | +20.9% |
| 2025 | 10,122,800 | +9.9% |
Israel from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Israel at about 209,954 people in 1800; the UN estimates 9,517,182 in 2025 (45× 1800) and projects 19,747,045 for 2100 in its medium scenario. That is still 107% growth over the rest of this century.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 209,954 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 210,992 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 359,278 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 1,289,244 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 6,111,194 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 9,517,182 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 13,092,723 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 16,668,312 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 19,747,045 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Israel
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 10,122,800. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tel Aviv | 2,642,872 | UN urban centre | 26.11% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Jerusalem | 920,478 | UN urban centre | 9.09% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 3 | Haifa | 484,770 | UN urban centre | 4.79% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 4 | Ashdod | 286,310 | UN urban centre | 2.83% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 5 | Nazareth | 265,611 | UN urban centre | 2.62% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 6 | Rishon LeTsiyyon | 258,535 | GeoNames settlement | 2.55% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 7 | Netanya | 257,714 | UN urban centre | 2.55% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 8 | Petaẖ Tiqva | 253,529 | GeoNames settlement | 2.50% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 9 | Bnei Brak | 214,444 | GeoNames settlement | 2.12% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 10 | Beersheba | 214,104 | UN urban centre | 2.12% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
How Israel compares
Israel has almost the same population as Azerbaijan (10,246,996).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Israel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #93 |  Greece | 10,413,962 | +3% | compare → |
| #94 |  Azerbaijan | 10,246,996 | +1% | compare → |
| #96 |  Hungary | 9,514,251 | −6% | compare → |
| #97 |  Austria | 9,208,163 | −9% | compare → |
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Land neighbours (5)
Egypt 118,365,995 · 11.7× the population · compare
Syria 25,620,427 · 2.5× the population · compare
Jordan 11,520,684 · 1.1× the population · compare
Lebanon 5,849,421 · 1.7× smaller · compare
Palestine 5,413,596 · 1.9× smaller · compare
Israel's 5 neighbours together hold 166,770,123 people — 16.5× Israel's population. The most populous is Egypt (118,365,995).
In its region
Israel is the 14th most populous of the 23 economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, holding 1.2% of the region's 828,025,185 people.
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Cities
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Ashdod, Nazareth, Rishon LeTsiyyon, Netanya, Petaẖ Tiqva — all Israel's cities on the map.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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