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Israel

Population

9,688,369

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
97th
Share of world
0.12%
Annual change
+130,5081.53%

Population of Israel

020M40M60M80M20269.7M2050 projection13.1M↑ 35% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 9,688,369. 2050 projection: 13,092,722.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Israel. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20269,647,6891.53%97
20259,517,1811.58%98
20208,800,3761.65%99
20198,657,4741.73%99
20188,510,0671.77%100
20178,361,7971.85%100
20158,052,9081.88%100
20107,336,7351.75%100
20056,728,2061.94%100
20006,111,1902.68%99

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Jerusalem is home to 1,181,759 people, 12.25% of Israel's population.

City population1M500K200K
Jerusalem 1.2MTel Aviv 602.0KHaifa 317.8KPetah Tiqwa 316.9KBeersheba 244.8KBnei Brak 235.7KAshdod 235.6KRishon LeZion 234.4KNetanya 223.3KHolon 174.6K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Jerusalem1.2M12.25%
2Tel Aviv602.0K6.24%
3Haifa317.8K3.29%
4Petah Tiqwa316.9K3.28%
5Beersheba244.8K2.54%
6Bnei Brak235.7K2.44%
7Ashdod235.6K2.44%
8Rishon LeZion234.4K2.43%
9Netanya223.3K2.31%
10Holon174.6K1.81%

Israel by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Israel is home to an estimated 9,688,369 people, the 97th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Israel has a net population change of approximately 360 people per day, driven by 471 births, 147 deaths, and net immigration of 36 people.
Share of world
Israel makes up 0.12% of the world's population and 0.19% of Asia's.
Density
445.8 people per km² of land (1,154.7 per mi²), ranking 32nd among countries and territories.
Urban living
91.58% of people live in urban areas.

Israel Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 1,116100+ years, female: 1,91995–99 years, male: 4,98495–99 years, female: 8,76890–94 years, male: 15,79490–94 years, female: 26,40485–89 years, male: 36,95085–89 years, female: 56,05380–84 years, male: 62,78880–84 years, female: 83,17375–79 years, male: 120,29975–79 years, female: 149,46270–74 years, male: 147,03070–74 years, female: 172,60765–69 years, male: 164,21965–69 years, female: 184,82760–64 years, male: 181,29260–64 years, female: 193,66055–59 years, male: 210,51055–59 years, female: 218,68450–54 years, male: 251,68150–54 years, female: 257,90745–49 years, male: 267,66245–49 years, female: 272,14240–44 years, male: 284,43640–44 years, female: 285,35635–39 years, male: 295,12235–39 years, female: 291,13830–34 years, male: 309,91030–34 years, female: 300,00625–29 years, male: 341,10925–29 years, female: 327,72220–24 years, male: 377,59720–24 years, female: 362,45515–19 years, male: 402,76015–19 years, female: 384,32210–14 years, male: 436,00710–14 years, female: 413,2135–9 years, male: 451,4605–9 years, female: 428,6040–4 years, male: 444,6140–4 years, female: 421,930100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4200K200K400K400K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

30.3 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

82.9 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.83%

Female

50.17%

Life expectancy 80.8Life expectancy 84.9

Ethnicity

73.5%

Jewish

  • Jewish73.5%
  • Arab21.1%
  • Other5.4%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2022 est.

Jewish: of which Israel-born 79.7%, Europe/America/Oceania-born 14.3%, Africa-born 3.9%, Asia-born 2.1%

Religion

73.5%

Jewish, the largest religion

  • Jewish73.5%
  • Muslim18.1%
  • Other4.9%
  • Christian1.9%
  • Druze1.6%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Israel United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Statistics Isle of Man