As of 2024, the population of Israel reached about *** million permanent residents in total. About *** million were registered as Jews or other non-Arab populations. Furthermore, some *** million Arabs lived in the country.

The total population in Israel was estimated at 9.8 million people in 2023, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Israel Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 1995, Israel had a Jewish population of approximately 4.5 million people, of whom approximately 1.75 million were born abroad. Over one million of these immigrants were born in Europe, with over 650,000 of these born in the former Soviet Union. Despite Poland having the largest Jewish population in the world in the pre-WWII years, the number of Polish Jewish migrants and descendents in Israel was relatively small in 1995 when compared to the USSR due to the impact of the Holocaust.

Outside of Europe, Morocco had the largest number of Jewish immigrants and descendents in Israel by 1995. Morocco had the largest Jewish population in the Muslim world when Israel was founded in 1948, with over 250,000 people. Many Moroccan Jews sought to emigrate to Israel at this time, but often faced resistance from authorities and local populations who believed the Jews would join in the fight against the Arab forces seeking to establish a Muslim state in Palestine. The government of Morocco then officially prohibited emigration to Israel after gaining independence from France in 1956, however this policy was reversed in 1961 whereby the Moroccan government began facilitating Jewish emigration to Israel in return for payments from Jewish organizations in the U.S. and Israel. By the 1970s, Morocco's Jewish population had fallen to less than 15 percent of its size in 1948.

Israel's population is aging steadily, with the median age projected to rise from ** years in 2020 to ** years by 2050. This demographic shift reflects global trends of increasing life expectancy and declining birth rates, though Israel maintained a relatively young population compared to many developed nations. The country's unique religious and cultural makeup contributed to regional variations in age distribution, presenting both opportunities and challenges for policymakers. Which region has the oldest population? As of 2023, over a ******* of Israelis were under the age of 14 years. The largest age group in the country being ************** and below. Interestingly, significant regional differences existed within the country when it came to age distribution and aging. While the median age in the Jerusalem district was below **, Tel Aviv was the oldest region with an average age of over ** years, highlighting significant demographic variations across different areas. How does religion influence demographics? Religious affiliation played a role in Israel's age structure and demographics. Muslims are the youngest religious group with a median age of ** years, while Christians of Arab ethnicity are the oldest, at ** years. Jews, the largest religious-ethnic group, had a median age of almost ** years, but within the Jewish demographic, age and fertility varied greatly between people based on religiosity. These differences play a significant role in the country's population and future growth patterns.

Historical chart and dataset showing total population for Israel by year from 1950 to 2025.

Jews were the dominant religious group in the Israel-Palestine region at the beginning of the first millennia CE, and are the dominant religious group there today, however, there was a period of almost 2,000 years where most of the world's Jews were displaced from their spiritual homeland. Antiquity to the 20th century Jewish hegemony in the region began changing after a series of revolts against Roman rule led to mass expulsions and emigration. Roman control saw severe persecution of Jewish and Christian populations, but this changed when the Byzantine Empire adopted Christianity as its official religion in the 4th century. Christianity then dominated until the 7th century, when the Rashidun Caliphate (the first to succeed Muhammad) took control of the Levant. Control of region split between Christians and Muslims intermittently between the 11th and 13th centuries during the Crusades, although the population remained overwhelmingly Muslim. Zionism until today Through the Paris Peace Conference, the British took control of Palestine in 1920. The Jewish population began growing through the Zionist Movement after the 1880s, which sought to establish a Jewish state in Palestine. Rising anti-Semitism in Europe accelerated this in the interwar period, and in the aftermath of the Holocaust, many European Jews chose to leave the continent. The United Nations tried facilitating the foundation of separate Jewish and Arab states, yet neither side was willing to concede territory, leading to a civil war and a joint invasion from seven Arab states. Yet the Jews maintained control of their territory and took large parts of the proposed Arab territory, forming the Jewish-majority state of Israel in 1948, and acheiving a ceasefire the following year. Over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced as a result of this conflict, while most Jews from the Arab eventually fled to Israel. Since this time, Israel has become one of the richest and advanced countries in the world, however, Palestine has been under Israeli military occupation since the 1960s and there are large disparities in living standards between the two regions.

Between Oct. 14, 2014, and May 21, 2015, Pew Research Center, with generous funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Neubauer Family Foundation, completed 5,601 face-to-face interviews with non-institutionalized adults ages 18 and older living in Israel.

The survey sampling plan was based on six districts defined in the 2008 Israeli census. In addition, Jewish residents of West Bank (Judea and Samaria) were included.

The sample includes interviews with 3,789 respondents defined as Jews, 871 Muslims, 468 Christians and 439 Druze. An additional 34 respondents belong to other religions or are religiously unaffiliated. Five groups were oversampled as part of the survey design: Jews living in the West Bank, Haredim, Christian Arabs, Arabs living in East Jerusalem and Druze.

Interviews were conducted under the direction of Public Opinion and Marketing Research of Israel (PORI). Surveys were administered through face-to-face, paper and pencil interviews conducted at the respondent's place of residence. Sampling was conducted through a multi-stage stratified area probability sampling design based on national population data available through the Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics' 2008 census.

The questionnaire was designed by Pew Research Center staff in consultation with subject matter experts and advisers to the project. The questionnaire was translated into Hebrew, Russian and Arabic, independently verified by professional linguists conversant in regional dialects and pretested prior to fieldwork.

The questionnaire was divided into four sections. All respondents who took the survey in Russian or Hebrew were branched into the Jewish questionnaire (Questionnaire A). Arabic-speaking respondents were branched into the Muslim (Questionnaire B), Christian (Questionnaire C) or Druze questionnaire (D) based on their response to the religious identification question. For the full question wording and exact order of questions, please see the questionnaire.

Note that not all respondents who took the questionnaire in Hebrew or Russian are classified as Jews in this study. For further details on how respondents were classified as Jews, Muslims, Christians and Druze in the study, please see sidebar in the report titled "http://www.pewforum.org/2016/03/08/israels-religiously-divided-society/" Target="_blank">"How Religious are Defined".

Following fieldwork, survey performance was assessed by comparing the results for key demographic variables with population statistics available through the census. Data were weighted to account for different probabilities of selection among respondents. Where appropriate, data also were weighted through an iterative procedure to more closely align the samples with official population figures for gender, age and education. The reported margins of sampling error and the statistical tests of significance used in the analysis take into account the design effects due to weighting and sample design.

In addition to sampling error and other practical difficulties, one should bear in mind that question wording also can have an impact on the findings of opinion polls.

Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population) in Israel was reported at 3.5995 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Israel - Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Israel Population: 2022 Census: excl Foreign Workers: Avg: Jews and Others: ow Jews data was reported at 7,246.900 Person th in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 7,240.900 Person th for Feb 2025. Israel Population: 2022 Census: excl Foreign Workers: Avg: Jews and Others: ow Jews data is updated monthly, averaging 7,159.600 Person th from Jan 2023 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,246.900 Person th in Mar 2025 and a record low of 7,055.500 Person th in Jan 2023. Israel Population: 2022 Census: excl Foreign Workers: Avg: Jews and Others: ow Jews data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.G001: Population.

Key information about Israel population

• The Israel population reached 10.0 million people in Dec 2024, compared with the previously reported figure of 9.9 million people in Dec 2023
• The data reached an all-time high of 10.0 million people in Dec 2024 and a record low of 1.2 million people in Dec 1949

• In the latest reports, Israel Unemployment Rate dropped to 2.6 % in Dec 2024
• Monthly earnings of the Israel population was 3,658.4 USD in Oct 2024
• Israel Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 62.8 % in Dec 2024

Population, female in Israel was reported at 4900697 Persons in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Israel - Population, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population, female (% of total population) in Israel was reported at 50.23 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Israel - Population, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Israel was reported at 433 sq. Km in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Israel - Population density (people per sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Population for Israel (POPTTLILA173NUPN) from 1950 to 2010 about Israel and population.

Population, male (% of total population) in Israel was reported at 49.77 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Israel - Population, male (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Israel: Population density, people per square km: The latest value from 2021 is 433 people per square km, an increase from 426 people per square km in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 456 people per square km, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Israel from 1961 to 2021 is 245 people per square km. The minimum value, 101 people per square km, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 433 people per square km was recorded in 2021.

Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population) in Israel was reported at 7.6313 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Israel - Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Employment Rate Total: From 15 to 64 Years for Israel (LREM64TTILQ156N) from Q1 1995 to Q1 2025 about Israel, employment-population ratio, 15 to 64 years, employment, population, and rate.

Israel population growth rate for 2023 was 2.06%, a 0.1% increase from 2022.

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<li>Israel population growth rate for 2022 was <strong>1.97%</strong>, a <strong>0.28% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Israel population growth rate for 2021 was <strong>1.68%</strong>, a <strong>0.08% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Israel population growth rate for 2020 was <strong>1.76%</strong>, a <strong>0.15% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>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.

Local Council and District-level population counts for Israel in 2016.