Population in Israel
Israel: Population was 9.97 million in 2024. β² Rising
Population in Israel, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Israel recorded 9.97 million for population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in Israel peaked at 9.97 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.11 million, in 1960.
Israel ranks 93rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.51 million | 2.11 million | 2.88 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.39 million | 2.97 million | 3.79 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.20 million | 3.88 million | 4.52 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.46 million | 4.66 million | 6.12 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.88 million | 6.29 million | 7.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.32 million | 7.62 million | 9.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.59 million | 9.22 million | 9.97 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More gender data for Israel
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 83,397 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 88,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 84,726 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 89,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 86,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 90,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 85,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 89,846 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in Israel?
- Population in Israel was 9.97 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest population recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 9.97 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 million in 1960.
- How does Israel rank for population?
- Israel ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on Gender-disaggregated on selected population characteristics.