Israel
Population 2026
9,647,689
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.37%
- Density
- 446 per km²
- Land area
- 21,640 km²
- Capital
- Jerusalem
- Currency
- Shekel (ILS)
- Official languages
- HE, AR-IL, EN-IL
- Urban population
- 91.6%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 171,9232026
- Deaths
- 53,8272026
- Birth rate
- 18.6per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.3per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.87
- Life expectancy
- 83.2At birth, years
- Median age
- 29.3
- Net migration
- 11,466
Age distribution
- 0–1427.2%
- 15–6460.1%
- 65+12.7%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $611B
- GDP per capita
- $60.3K
- GDP growth
- +2.9%
- Inflation
- 3.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Exports
- $168B
- Imports
- $155B
- Tourism receipts
- 2.4%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture1.3%
- Industry17.2%
- Manufacturing11.2%
- Services72.8%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture0.8%
- Industry15.1%
- Services84.1%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JerusalemJerusalem | 971,8002025 |
| 2 | Tel AvivTel Aviv | 432,8922023 |
| 3 | HaifaHaifa | 285,3162025 |
| 4 | Rishon LeTsiyyonCentral District | 258,5352023 |
| 5 | Petaẖ TiqvaCentral District | 253,5292026 |
| 6 | NetanyaCentral District | 228,2042026 |
| 7 | AshdodSouthern District | 226,8382026 |
| 8 | Bnei BrakTel Aviv | 214,4442023 |
| 9 | H̱olonTel Aviv | 196,2822026 |
| 10 | BeershebaSouthern District | 186,6002026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9,647,689 | 172K | 53.8K |
| 2020 | 8,800,380 | 171K | 47.6K |
| 2010 | 7,336,735 | 160K | 36.9K |
| 2000 | 6,111,194 | 131K | 34.4K |
| 1990 | 4,544,995 | 92.6K | 24.9K |
| 1980 | 3,721,666 | 90.5K | 25.8K |
| 1970 | 2,864,773 | 75.0K | 19.6K |
| 1960 | 1,891,941 | 55.8K | 12.3K |
| 1950 | 1,289,244 | 47.5K | 7.4K |