Israel — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Israel, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Israel was 1.20% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 6.02% in 1991. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.57% per year.
Israel ranks 89 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 41%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.56%, so Israel sits below it. It peaked in 1991 and has fallen 80% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 40%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 15 of 23 economies; Libya (1.04%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 94% in 1991. That is 37% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 29th of 216 in 1961 → 26th of 216 in 1970 → 86th of 216 in 1980 → 39th of 216 in 1990 → 38th of 217 in 2000 → 73rd of 217 in 2010 → 66th of 217 in 2020 → 89th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.2% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 1.54% | -1.5 pp |
| 2023 | 3% | +1.0 pp |
| 2022 | 1.97% | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 1.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 1.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 1.91% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 1.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 1.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 1.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 1.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 1.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.83% | -0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 2.39% | +0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 1.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 1.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.76% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.81% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 2.01% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 2.36% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 2.64% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 2.55% | +0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 2.29% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 2.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 2.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.66% | -0.8 pp |
| 1992 | 3.46% | -2.6 pp |
| 1991 | 6.02% | +2.9 pp |
| 1990 | 3.09% | +1.4 pp |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 1.66% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 1.62% | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 1.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 1.76% | +0.5 pp |
| 1984 | 1.31% | -0.5 pp |
| 1983 | 1.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 1.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 1.99% | -0.4 pp |
| 1980 | 2.4% | -0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 2.57% | +0.5 pp |
| 1978 | 2.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 2.24% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 2.28% | -0.7 pp |
| 1974 | 2.98% | -1.1 pp |
| 1973 | 4.05% | +1.5 pp |
| 1972 | 2.54% | -0.6 pp |
| 1971 | 3.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 3.32% | +0.7 pp |
| 1969 | 2.61% | +0.5 pp |
| 1968 | 2.09% | -2.2 pp |
| 1967 | 4.32% | +1.8 pp |
| 1966 | 2.54% | -1.0 pp |
| 1965 | 3.49% | -0.5 pp |
| 1964 | 3.96% | +0.3 pp |
| 1963 | 3.68% | -1.1 pp |
| 1962 | 4.82% | +1.5 pp |
| 1961 | 3.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Israel’s Population growth in 1962?
4.82% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Israel’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -63.7% in total — about 1.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.2%; 2024: 1.54%; 2023: 3%; 2022: 1.97%; 2021: 1.68%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.