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Israel — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Israel, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
1.20%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -63.7% since 1961
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
1.20%
First (1961)
3.30%
Change
-63.7%
Highest
6.02%
in 1991
Lowest
1.20%
in 2025
Average
2.41%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-1.57%
Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.54% |
| 2023 | 3% |
| 2022 | 1.97% |
| 2021 | 1.68% |
| 2020 | 1.76% |
| 2019 | 1.91% |
| 2018 | 1.93% |
| 2017 | 1.94% |
| 2016 | 1.96% |
| 2015 | 1.98% |
| 2014 | 1.92% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.