Rural population in Israel in 2025 — 852,511 people. Ranked 136 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 74.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Israel
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 852,511 | +5,944 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 846,567 | +10,284 | +1.23% |
| 2023 | 836,283 | +23,703 | +2.92% |
| 2022 | 812,580 | +19,324 | +2.44% |
| 2021 | 793,256 | +17,238 | +2.22% |
| 2020 | 776,018 | +16,876 | +2.22% |
| 2019 | 759,142 | +17,039 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 742,103 | +16,294 | +2.24% |
| 2017 | 725,809 | +15,590 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 710,219 | +15,030 | +2.16% |
| 2015 | 695,189 | +14,535 | +2.14% |
| 2014 | 680,654 | +13,552 | +2.03% |
| 2013 | 667,102 | +12,718 | +1.94% |
| 2012 | 654,384 | +12,184 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 642,200 | +11,854 | +1.88% |
| 2010 | 630,346 | +11,435 | +1.85% |
| 2009 | 618,911 | +14,421 | +2.39% |
| 2008 | 604,490 | +9,521 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 594,969 | +8,283 | +1.41% |
| 2006 | 586,686 | +7,221 | +1.25% |
| 2005 | 579,465 | +6,345 | +1.11% |
| 2004 | 573,120 | +5,679 | +1% |
| 2003 | 567,441 | +5,344 | +0.95% |
| 2002 | 562,097 | +6,091 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 556,006 | +7,666 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 548,340 | +8,974 | +1.66% |
| 1999 | 539,366 | +8,300 | +1.56% |
| 1998 | 531,066 | +6,894 | +1.32% |
| 1997 | 524,172 | +8,074 | +1.56% |
| 1996 | 516,098 | +8,796 | +1.73% |
| 1995 | 507,302 | +9,051 | +1.82% |
| 1994 | 498,251 | +8,530 | +1.74% |
| 1993 | 489,721 | +8,671 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 481,050 | +12,158 | +2.59% |
| 1991 | 468,892 | +23,238 | +5.21% |
| 1990 | 445,654 | +9,300 | +2.13% |
| 1989 | 436,354 | +2,808 | +0.65% |
| 1988 | 433,546 | +2,287 | +0.53% |
| 1987 | 431,259 | +1,713 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 429,546 | +989 | +0.23% |
| 1985 | 428,557 | +1,442 | +0.34% |
| 1984 | 427,115 | −997 | −0.23% |
| 1983 | 428,112 | −118 | −0.03% |
| 1982 | 428,230 | −1,871 | −0.44% |
| 1981 | 430,101 | −3,079 | −0.71% |
| 1980 | 433,180 | −2,663 | −0.61% |
| 1979 | 435,843 | −2,968 | −0.68% |
| 1978 | 438,811 | −5,745 | −1.29% |
| 1977 | 444,556 | −5,679 | −1.26% |
| 1976 | 450,235 | −5,976 | −1.31% |
| 1975 | 456,211 | −5,787 | −1.25% |
| 1974 | 461,998 | −2,401 | −0.52% |
| 1973 | 464,399 | +2,981 | +0.65% |
| 1972 | 461,418 | −3,859 | −0.83% |
| 1971 | 465,277 | −1,411 | −0.3% |
| 1970 | 466,688 | −960 | −0.21% |
| 1969 | 467,648 | −4,630 | −0.98% |
| 1968 | 472,278 | −7,453 | −1.55% |
| 1967 | 479,731 | +2,872 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 476,859 | −5,907 | −1.22% |
| 1965 | 482,766 | −1,602 | −0.33% |
| 1964 | 484,368 | +408 | +0.08% |
| 1963 | 483,960 | −1,122 | −0.23% |
| 1962 | 485,082 | +4,394 | +0.91% |
| 1961 | 480,688 | −7,505 | −1.54% |
| 1960 | 488,193 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
