Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Israel

Urban population in Israel in 2025 — 9,270,289 people. Ranked 70 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 470.2%.

2025 9.27M people +1.25% vs 2024
World rank 70of 217
Period maximum 9.27M people2025
Period minimum 1.63M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Israel, 1960–202502.5M5M7.5M10M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,625,827 people1962: 1,807,918 people1964: 1,990,632 people1966: 2,152,141 people1968: 2,330,722 people1970: 2,507,312 people1972: 2,686,582 people1974: 2,915,002 people1976: 3,082,765 people1978: 3,251,189 people1980: 3,444,820 people1982: 3,602,770 people1984: 3,731,885 people1986: 3,869,454 people1988: 4,008,454 people1990: 4,214,346 people1992: 4,641,950 people1994: 4,900,749 people1996: 5,175,902 people1998: 5,439,934 people2000: 5,740,660 people2002: 6,007,903 people2004: 6,235,880 people2006: 6,467,014 people2008: 6,704,310 people2010: 6,993,254 people2012: 7,256,116 people2014: 7,535,046 people2016: 7,835,781 people2018: 8,140,697 people2020: 8,439,082 people2022: 8,744,920 people2024: 9,155,633 people2025: 9,270,289 people
Change over the period: +7.64M (+470.19%) Average annual rate: 2.71 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Israel

Israel 9.27M people
World 4.75B people
Western Asia computed 240M people
High-income countries computed 1.12B people
Urban population — Israel, by year Israel All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 9.27M +114,656 +1.25%
2024 9.16M +142,916 +1.59%
2023 9.01M +267,797 +3.06%
2022 8.74M +166,776 +1.94%
2021 8.58M +139,062 +1.65%
2020 8.44M +144,224 +1.74%
2019 8.29M +154,161 +1.89%
2018 8.14M +153,206 +1.92%
2017 7.99M +151,710 +1.94%
2016 7.84M +150,870 +1.96%
2015 7.68M +149,865 +1.99%
2014 7.54M +142,648 +1.93%
2013 7.39M +136,282 +1.88%
2012 7.26M +132,516 +1.86%
2011 7.12M +130,346 +1.86%
2010 6.99M +126,565 +1.84%
2009 6.87M +162,379 +2.42%
2008 6.7M +119,179 +1.81%
2007 6.59M +118,117 +1.83%
2006 6.47M +116,379 +1.83%
2005 6.35M +114,755 +1.84%
2004 6.24M +113,621 +1.86%
2003 6.12M +114,356 +1.9%
2002 6.01M +124,909 +2.12%
2001 5.88M +142,334 +2.48%
2000 5.74M +155,026 +2.78%
1999 5.59M +145,700 +2.68%
1998 5.44M +128,106 +2.41%
1997 5.31M +135,926 +2.63%
1996 5.18M +138,204 +2.74%
1995 5.04M +136,949 +2.79%
1994 4.9M +129,470 +2.71%
1993 4.77M +129,329 +2.79%
1992 4.64M +161,842 +3.61%
1991 4.48M +265,762 +6.31%
1990 4.21M +132,700 +3.25%
1989 4.08M +73,192 +1.83%
1988 4.01M +70,713 +1.8%
1987 3.94M +68,287 +1.76%
1986 3.87M +65,011 +1.71%
1985 3.8M +72,558 +1.94%
1984 3.73M +54,997 +1.5%
1983 3.68M +74,118 +2.06%
1982 3.6M +76,871 +2.18%
1981 3.53M +81,079 +2.35%
1980 3.44M +94,663 +2.83%
1979 3.35M +98,968 +3.04%
1978 3.25M +82,745 +2.61%
1977 3.17M +85,679 +2.78%
1976 3.08M +83,976 +2.8%
1975 3M +83,787 +2.87%
1974 2.92M +101,401 +3.6%
1973 2.81M +127,019 +4.73%
1972 2.69M +82,859 +3.18%
1971 2.6M +96,411 +3.85%
1970 2.51M +97,960 +4.07%
1969 2.41M +78,630 +3.37%
1968 2.33M +65,453 +2.89%
1967 2.27M +113,128 +5.26%
1966 2.15M +71,907 +3.46%
1965 2.08M +89,602 +4.5%
1964 1.99M +95,592 +5.04%
1963 1.9M +87,122 +4.82%
1962 1.81M +103,606 +6.08%
1961 1.7M +78,485 +4.83%
1960 1.63M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.