Population, total in Israel
Israel: Population, total was 10.12 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Israel, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Israel recorded 10.12 million for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Israel peaked at 10.12 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.11 million, in 1960.
That places Israel 95th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 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 | 9.69 million | 9.22 million | 10.12 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More climate change data for Israel
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 9.27 million (2025)
- Urban population 91.6% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 57.0% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.53 billion cubic meters (2021)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 204.0% (2021)
- Terrestrial protected areas 27.6% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 12.2% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Israel?
- Population, total in Israel was 10.12 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 10.12 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 million in 1960.
- How does Israel rank for population, total?
- Israel ranks 95th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.