The population of Israel is expected to grow by 131,000 in 2026 and reach 10,004,000 in 2027. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 10,000 people yearly. The population density of Israel has changed from 179.2 in 1980 to 426.2 in 2024.
| Current population | 9,887,715 people at present (Tuesday 10th of February 2026) | |
| Median Age | 34.4 years |
| Population density | 437.9 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9,873,000 | 131,000 (1.3%) | 10,000 | 34.4 | 438 | 9,170,000 (92.9%) | |
| 2025 | 9,742,000 | 131,000 (1.3%) | 10,000 | 34.3 | 2.76 | 432 | 9,042,000 (92.8%) |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 10,000 | 34.1 | 426 | 8,913,000 (92.7%) | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 10,000 | 34.0 | 420 | 8,785,000 (92.7%) | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 10,000 | 33.9 | 415 | 8,656,000 (92.6%) | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 10,000 | 33.8 | 409 | 8,528,000 (92.5%) | |
| 2020 | 9,083,000 | 133,000 (1.5%) | 10,000 | 33.6 | 2.86 | 403 | 8,399,000 (92.5%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 10,000 | 33.5 | 2.91 | 397 | 8,270,000 (92.4%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 10,000 | 33.4 | 2.95 | 391 | 8,141,000 (92.3%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 10,000 | 33.3 | 3.00 | 385 | 8,011,000 (92.3%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 10,000 | 33.2 | 3.04 | 395 | 7,880,854 (92.2%) |
| 2015 | 8,380,100 | 164,400 (2.0%) | 10,000 | 33.1 | 3.09 | 387 | 7,721,424 (92.1%) |
| 2010 | 7,623,600 | 138,000 (1.8%) | 3,899 | 33.1 | 3.03 | 352 | 7,000,294 (91.8%) |
| 2005 | 6,930,100 | 121,100 (1.8%) | 54,727 | 32.2 | 2.84 | 320 | 6,342,289 (91.5%) |
| 2000 | 6,289,000 | 164,000 (2.6%) | 20,587 | 31.7 | 2.95 | 291 | 5,735,757 (91.2%) |
| 1995 | 5,545,000 | 146,000 (2.6%) | 49,067 | 31.1 | 2.90 | 256 | 5,038,520 (90.9%) |
| 1990 | 4,660,000 | 142,000 (3.1%) | 91,385 | 29.9 | 2.82 | 215 | 4,210,729 (90.4%) |
| 1985 | 4,233,000 | 74,000 (1.8%) | 13,084 | 29.5 | 3.06 | 196 | 3,802,419 (89.8%) |
| 1980 | 3,878,000 | 92,000 (2.4%) | 521 | 29.2 | 3.24 | 179 | 3,435,249 (88.6%) |
| 1975 | 3,455,000 | 78,000 (2.3%) | 12,509 | 28.9 | 3.55 | 160 | 2,993,516 (86.6%) |
| 1970 | 2,974,000 | 97,000 (3.3%) | 33,176 | 28.7 | 3.78 | 137 | 2,503,959 (84.2%) |
| 1965 | 2,563,000 | 88,000 (3.4%) | 14,488 | 28.2 | 3.81 | 118 | 2,074,492 (80.9%) |
| 1960 | 2,114,020 | 70,980 (3.3%) | 41,752 | 27.7 | 3.87 | 97 | 1,624,582 (76.8%) |
In 2025 the population of Israel was 9,742,000 and the average age increased from 27.7 in 1960 to 34.3. Urban population has increased from 5,735,757 (91.2%) in 2000 to 9,170,000 (92.9%) in the current year. The population density of Israel has changed from 179.2 in 1980 to 426.2 in 2024.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 10,000 | 33.6 | 2.86 | 403 | 8,399,000 (92.5%) |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 10,000 | 34.3 | 2.76 | 432 | 9,042,000 (92.8%) |
| 2030 | 10,393,000 | 130,000 (1.3%) | 10,000 | 35.1 | 2.66 | 461 | 9,681,000 (93.2%) |
| 2035 | 11,042,000 | 131,000 (1.2%) | 10,000 | 35.8 | 2.57 | 491 | 10,325,000 (93.5%) |
| 2040 | 11,706,000 | 135,000 (1.2%) | 10,000 | 36.3 | 2.49 | 521 | 10,985,000 (93.8%) |
| 2045 | 12,386,000 | 136,000 (1.1%) | 10,000 | 36.9 | 2.41 | 552 | 11,663,000 (94.2%) |
| 2050 | 13,055,000 | 132,000 (1.0%) | 10,000 | 37.5 | 2.33 | 581 | 12,333,000 (94.5%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 87.2 (86.0 years for male and 88.4 years for females). Population density will go up to 581.2 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Israel constitutes of 4,940,000 women and 4,933,000 men, which means there are 999 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 34.4% of population (3,392,363) is 19 or younger, 52.3% of population (5,166,541) is between age 20 and 64 and 13.3% of population (1,310,147) is over 65.