Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Israel
Israel: Population growth (annual %) (World Population) was 1.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Israel, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Israel is 1.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.4% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Israel peaked at 6.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2025.
Israel ranks 89th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Israel, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.3% | — |
| 1962 | 4.8% | +46.1% |
| 1963 | 3.7% | -23.7% |
| 1964 | 4.0% | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 3.5% | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 2.5% | -27.2% |
| 1967 | 4.3% | +69.8% |
| 1968 | 2.1% | -51.6% |
| 1969 | 2.6% | +24.6% |
| 1970 | 3.3% | +27.3% |
| 1971 | 3.1% | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | -19.2% |
| 1973 | 4.0% | +59.2% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | -26.5% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -23.3% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | +21.8% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | -17.1% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -28.2% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | +34.9% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -12.3% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | +82.4% |
| 1991 | 6.0% | +94.4% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | -42.6% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +34.5% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +52.8% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -48.6% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -22.4% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.6%, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +94.4% | 3.1% | 6.0% |
| 1990 | +82.4% | 1.7% | 3.1% |
| 1967 | +69.8% | 2.5% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 4.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More climate change data for Israel
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 53.90 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,228 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 601.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 626.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 328.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 325.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.23 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Israel?
- Population growth in Israel was 1.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2025.
- How does Israel rank for population growth?
- Israel ranks 89th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.