🇮🇱 Israel Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Israel is 9,647,689, ranking #97 in the world (0.12% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 1.36% per year. The biggest city is Jerusalem with 971,800 inhabitants.
Live estimate
9,650,166
Growth rate
1.36%
Density
446
people / km² (1155 / mi²)
Median age
29.3
Fertility rate
2.73
births per woman
Life expectancy
82.9
years
Israel population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Israel is projected to reach 13,092,722, and 19,747,040 by 2100.
Israel population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9,647,689 | 1.36% | 445.8 | 29.3 |
| 2025 | 9,517,180 | 1.36% | 439.7 | 29.2 |
| 2024 | 9,387,021 | 1.39% | 433.7 | 29.2 |
| 2023 | 9,256,314 | 1.42% | 427.7 | 29.1 |
| 2022 | 9,103,151 | 1.93% | 420.6 | 29.1 |
| 2021 | 8,942,924 | 1.62% | 413.2 | 29.0 |
| 2020 | 8,800,376 | 1.59% | 406.6 | 29.0 |
| 2019 | 8,657,474 | 1.69% | 400.0 | 28.9 |
| 2018 | 8,510,067 | 1.75% | 393.2 | 28.9 |
| 2017 | 8,361,796 | 1.76% | 386.4 | 28.9 |
| 2016 | 8,210,006 | 1.90% | 379.3 | 28.8 |
| 2015 | 8,052,908 | 1.96% | 372.1 | 28.8 |
| 2014 | 7,897,179 | 1.94% | 364.9 | 28.7 |
| 2013 | 7,749,379 | 1.84% | 358.1 | 28.6 |
| 2012 | 7,607,780 | 1.85% | 351.5 | 28.5 |
| 2011 | 7,471,022 | 1.77% | 345.2 | 28.5 |
| 2010 | 7,336,735 | 1.85% | 339.0 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 7,206,096 | 1.74% | 333.0 | 28.3 |
| 2008 | 7,082,620 | 1.72% | 327.2 | 28.2 |
| 2007 | 6,962,455 | 1.71% | 321.7 | 28.0 |
| 2006 | 6,844,032 | 1.73% | 316.2 | 27.9 |
| 2005 | 6,728,206 | 1.69% | 310.9 | 27.7 |
| 2004 | 6,615,087 | 1.70% | 305.6 | 27.5 |
| 2003 | 6,502,820 | 1.72% | 300.5 | 27.4 |
| 2002 | 6,387,720 | 1.85% | 295.1 | 27.2 |
| 2001 | 6,259,982 | 2.19% | 289.2 | 27.0 |
| 2000 | 6,111,190 | 2.63% | 282.4 | 26.8 |
| 1999 | 5,946,080 | 2.85% | 274.7 | 26.5 |
| 1998 | 5,790,140 | 2.46% | 267.5 | 26.3 |
| 1997 | 5,646,473 | 2.57% | 260.9 | 26.1 |
| 1996 | 5,499,551 | 2.70% | 254.1 | 26.0 |
| 1995 | 5,354,739 | 2.63% | 247.4 | 25.7 |
| 1994 | 5,216,700 | 2.59% | 241.0 | 25.6 |
| 1993 | 5,086,045 | 2.48% | 235.0 | 25.5 |
| 1992 | 4,957,238 | 2.65% | 229.0 | 25.3 |
| 1991 | 4,779,890 | 4.67% | 220.9 | 25.1 |
| 1990 | 4,544,999 | 5.42% | 210.0 | 24.8 |
| 1989 | 4,381,510 | 1.84% | 202.4 | 24.6 |
| 1988 | 4,307,320 | 1.58% | 199.0 | 24.5 |
| 1987 | 4,236,870 | 1.72% | 195.8 | 24.5 |
| 1986 | 4,168,971 | 1.51% | 192.6 | 24.4 |
| 1985 | 4,105,359 | 1.57% | 189.7 | 24.4 |
| 1984 | 4,033,735 | 1.95% | 186.4 | 24.4 |
| 1983 | 3,959,630 | 1.75% | 183.0 | 24.3 |
| 1982 | 3,883,632 | 2.13% | 179.4 | 24.2 |
| 1981 | 3,802,238 | 2.11% | 175.7 | 24.1 |
| 1980 | 3,721,665 | 2.18% | 172.0 | 24.0 |
| 1979 | 3,640,874 | 2.21% | 168.2 | 23.8 |
| 1978 | 3,560,396 | 2.26% | 164.5 | 23.7 |
| 1977 | 3,479,618 | 2.33% | 160.8 | 23.5 |
| 1976 | 3,398,267 | 2.40% | 157.0 | 23.3 |
| 1975 | 3,318,089 | 2.38% | 153.3 | 23.2 |
| 1974 | 3,239,981 | 2.39% | 149.7 | 23.0 |
| 1973 | 3,163,044 | 2.42% | 146.1 | 22.8 |
| 1972 | 3,079,401 | 2.95% | 142.3 | 22.6 |
| 1971 | 2,977,300 | 3.81% | 137.6 | 22.4 |
| 1970 | 2,864,778 | 3.90% | 132.4 | 22.2 |
| 1969 | 2,754,157 | 3.98% | 127.3 | 22.1 |
| 1968 | 2,645,470 | 4.07% | 122.2 | 22.1 |
| 1967 | 2,538,657 | 4.17% | 117.3 | 22.1 |
| 1966 | 2,433,835 | 4.26% | 112.5 | 22.3 |
| 1965 | 2,331,451 | 4.33% | 107.7 | 22.6 |
| 1964 | 2,231,855 | 4.40% | 103.1 | 23.1 |
| 1963 | 2,135,041 | 4.47% | 98.6 | 23.5 |
| 1962 | 2,040,961 | 4.54% | 94.3 | 24.0 |
| 1961 | 1,956,884 | 3.86% | 90.4 | 24.3 |
| 1960 | 1,891,935 | 2.88% | 87.4 | 24.3 |
| 1959 | 1,836,340 | 3.09% | 84.8 | 24.1 |
| 1958 | 1,779,006 | 3.26% | 82.2 | 23.9 |
| 1957 | 1,720,531 | 3.43% | 79.5 | 23.9 |
| 1956 | 1,660,632 | 3.66% | 76.7 | 23.9 |
| 1955 | 1,599,497 | 3.85% | 73.9 | 23.9 |
| 1954 | 1,538,035 | 4.00% | 71.1 | 24.0 |
| 1953 | 1,476,325 | 4.20% | 68.2 | 24.1 |
| 1952 | 1,414,216 | 4.40% | 65.3 | 24.2 |
| 1951 | 1,351,802 | 4.63% | 62.5 | 24.4 |
| 1950 | 1,289,236 | 4.85% | 59.6 | 24.5 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 9,778,888 | 1.34% | 451.8 | 29.3 |
| 2028 | 9,910,678 | 1.33% | 457.9 | 29.3 |
| 2029 | 10,042,408 | 1.31% | 464.0 | 29.4 |
| 2030 | 10,175,954 | 1.34% | 470.2 | 29.5 |
| 2031 | 10,312,940 | 1.34% | 476.5 | 29.5 |
| 2032 | 10,449,058 | 1.28% | 482.8 | 29.6 |
| 2033 | 10,583,564 | 1.27% | 489.0 | 29.7 |
| 2034 | 10,719,402 | 1.28% | 495.3 | 29.8 |
| 2035 | 10,858,122 | 1.29% | 501.7 | 29.9 |
| 2036 | 10,997,378 | 1.25% | 508.1 | 30.0 |
| 2037 | 11,138,678 | 1.30% | 514.7 | 30.1 |
| 2038 | 11,284,410 | 1.30% | 521.4 | 30.3 |
| 2039 | 11,432,608 | 1.31% | 528.2 | 30.4 |
| 2040 | 11,581,474 | 1.28% | 535.1 | 30.5 |
| 2041 | 11,730,625 | 1.28% | 542.0 | 30.7 |
| 2042 | 11,882,512 | 1.29% | 549.0 | 30.8 |
| 2043 | 12,035,782 | 1.27% | 556.1 | 31.0 |
| 2044 | 12,189,760 | 1.27% | 563.2 | 31.1 |
| 2045 | 12,342,062 | 1.21% | 570.3 | 31.3 |
| 2046 | 12,492,650 | 1.21% | 577.2 | 31.4 |
| 2047 | 12,642,475 | 1.17% | 584.1 | 31.6 |
| 2048 | 12,790,544 | 1.16% | 591.0 | 31.8 |
| 2049 | 12,940,502 | 1.17% | 597.9 | 32.0 |
| 2050 | 13,092,722 | 1.17% | 604.9 | 32.2 |
| 2051 | 13,244,415 | 1.14% | 611.9 | 32.3 |
| 2052 | 13,395,796 | 1.13% | 618.9 | 32.5 |
| 2053 | 13,548,166 | 1.13% | 626.0 | 32.7 |
| 2054 | 13,703,162 | 1.15% | 633.1 | 32.9 |
| 2055 | 13,858,436 | 1.11% | 640.3 | 33.0 |
| 2056 | 14,009,430 | 1.06% | 647.3 | 33.2 |
| 2057 | 14,157,654 | 1.04% | 654.1 | 33.4 |
| 2058 | 14,304,290 | 1.02% | 660.9 | 33.5 |
| 2059 | 14,448,766 | 0.99% | 667.6 | 33.7 |
| 2060 | 14,594,770 | 1.02% | 674.3 | 33.8 |
| 2061 | 14,739,874 | 0.96% | 681.0 | 33.9 |
| 2062 | 14,880,662 | 0.94% | 687.6 | 34.1 |
| 2063 | 15,023,187 | 0.97% | 694.1 | 34.2 |
| 2064 | 15,163,526 | 0.89% | 700.6 | 34.4 |
| 2065 | 15,301,588 | 0.92% | 707.0 | 34.5 |
| 2066 | 15,439,925 | 0.88% | 713.4 | 34.6 |
| 2067 | 15,577,460 | 0.89% | 719.7 | 34.8 |
| 2068 | 15,716,200 | 0.88% | 726.2 | 34.9 |
| 2069 | 15,856,798 | 0.90% | 732.7 | 35.1 |
| 2070 | 15,999,338 | 0.89% | 739.2 | 35.2 |
| 2071 | 16,139,528 | 0.85% | 745.7 | 35.4 |
| 2072 | 16,271,452 | 0.77% | 751.8 | 35.5 |
| 2073 | 16,399,970 | 0.80% | 757.7 | 35.7 |
| 2074 | 16,532,682 | 0.81% | 763.9 | 35.9 |
| 2075 | 16,668,315 | 0.82% | 770.1 | 36.1 |
| 2076 | 16,804,714 | 0.81% | 776.5 | 36.2 |
| 2077 | 16,944,998 | 0.85% | 782.9 | 36.4 |
| 2078 | 17,089,056 | 0.84% | 789.6 | 36.6 |
| 2079 | 17,230,993 | 0.82% | 796.1 | 36.7 |
| 2080 | 17,373,659 | 0.83% | 802.7 | 36.9 |
| 2081 | 17,514,309 | 0.78% | 809.2 | 37.1 |
| 2082 | 17,648,951 | 0.75% | 815.5 | 37.3 |
| 2083 | 17,782,617 | 0.76% | 821.6 | 37.5 |
| 2084 | 17,918,783 | 0.77% | 827.9 | 37.7 |
| 2085 | 18,053,884 | 0.73% | 834.2 | 37.9 |
| 2086 | 18,185,051 | 0.71% | 840.2 | 38.1 |
| 2087 | 18,312,026 | 0.68% | 846.1 | 38.3 |
| 2088 | 18,433,980 | 0.65% | 851.7 | 38.5 |
| 2089 | 18,550,692 | 0.61% | 857.1 | 38.7 |
| 2090 | 18,667,496 | 0.64% | 862.5 | 38.9 |
| 2091 | 18,787,566 | 0.64% | 868.1 | 39.1 |
| 2092 | 18,906,975 | 0.63% | 873.6 | 39.2 |
| 2093 | 19,025,281 | 0.62% | 879.1 | 39.4 |
| 2094 | 19,138,979 | 0.57% | 884.3 | 39.6 |
| 2095 | 19,246,831 | 0.55% | 889.3 | 39.8 |
| 2096 | 19,353,020 | 0.55% | 894.2 | 40.0 |
| 2097 | 19,454,950 | 0.50% | 898.9 | 40.1 |
| 2098 | 19,551,804 | 0.49% | 903.4 | 40.3 |
| 2099 | 19,649,861 | 0.51% | 907.9 | 40.5 |
| 2100 | 19,747,040 | 0.48% | 912.4 | 40.6 |
States & provinces of Israel by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HaMerkaz | 1,854,900 | 19.2% |
| 2 | Tel Aviv | 1,221,600 | 12.7% |
| 3 | HaZafon | 1,197,985 | 12.4% |
| 4 | Jerusalem | 1,159,900 | 12.0% |
| 5 | HaDarom | 1,146,600 | 11.9% |
| 6 | Haifa | 926,700 | 9.6% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Israel
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerusalem | Jerusalem | 971,800 |
| 2 | Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | 432,892 |
| 3 | Haifa | Haifa | 285,316 |
| 4 | Rishon LeTsiyyon | Central District | 258,535 |
| 5 | Petaẖ Tiqva | Central District | 253,529 |
| 6 | Netanya | Central District | 228,204 |
| 7 | Ashdod | Southern District | 226,838 |
| 8 | Bnei Brak | Tel Aviv | 214,444 |
| 9 | H̱olon | Tel Aviv | 196,282 |
| 10 | Beersheba | Southern District | 186,600 |
| 11 | Ramat Gan | Tel Aviv | 170,822 |
| 12 | Reẖovot | Central District | 149,392 |
| 13 | Ashkelon | Southern District | 144,073 |
| 14 | Bat Yam | Tel Aviv | 129,012 |
| 15 | Bet Shemesh | Jerusalem | 124,957 |
FAQ
What is the population of Israel in 2026?
The population of Israel is 9,647,689 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Israel?
Jerusalem is the biggest city in Israel with 971,800 inhabitants.
Is the population of Israel growing or shrinking?
The population of Israel is growing at 1.36% per year.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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