Urban population, annual growth rate in Israel
Israel: Urban population, annual growth rate was 1.25 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population, annual growth rate in Israel, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, annual growth rate in Israel is 1.25 % change on previous year, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Israel peaked at 6.31 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.25 % change on previous year, in 2025.
Israel ranks 110th 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.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Israel, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.83 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 6.08 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 1963 | 4.82 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 1964 | 5.04 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1966 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -23.2% |
| 1967 | 5.26 % change on previous year | +52.1% |
| 1968 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -45.0% |
| 1969 | 3.37 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 1970 | 4.07 % change on previous year | +20.5% |
| 1971 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 1973 | 4.73 % change on previous year | +48.6% |
| 1974 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -23.8% |
| 1975 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 1976 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.61 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 3.04 % change on previous year | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 1985 | 1.94 % change on previous year | +30.0% |
| 1986 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 1.76 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.8 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.83 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 3.25 % change on previous year | +78.0% |
| 1991 | 6.31 % change on previous year | +94.0% |
| 1992 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -42.7% |
| 1993 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
| 1994 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 2.68 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 2.78 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.42 % change on previous year | +33.8% |
| 2010 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 2011 | 1.86 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.88 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.93 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.99 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.94 % change on previous year | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 3.06 % change on previous year | +57.5% |
| 2024 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -48.2% |
| 2025 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate 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 | +94.0% | 3.25 % change on previous year | 6.31 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +78.0% | 1.83 % change on previous year | 3.25 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.47 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | 6.08 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.35 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year | 4.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 6.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 1.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 107 Spain 1.29 % change on previous year compare
- 108 Switzerland 1.28 % change on previous year compare
- 109 Fiji 1.27 % change on previous year compare
- 111 Andorra 1.25 % change on previous year compare
- 112 New Caledonia 1.25 % change on previous year compare
- 113 Liechtenstein 1.23 % change on previous year compare
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 urban population, annual growth rate in Israel?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Israel was 1.25 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 6.31 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Israel rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Israel ranks 110th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.