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Vital Statistics: Population of Israel

(1948 - Present)

Year
Population
Year
Population
Year
Population
1948 806,000 1974 3,422,000 2000 6,289,000
1949 1,174,000 1975 3,493,000 2001 6,460,000
1950 1,370,000 1976 3,575,000 2002 6,600,000
1951 1,578,000 1977 3,653,000 2003 6,600,000
1952 1,630,000 1978 3,738,000 2004 6,780,000
1953 1,669,000 1979 3,836,000 2005 6,930,000
1954 1,718,000 1980 3,922,000 2006 7,116,000
1955 1,789,000 1981 3,978,000 2007 7,244,000
1956 1,872,000 1982 4,064,000 2008 7,337,000
1957 1,976,000 1983 4,119,000 2009 7,552,000
1958 2,032,000 1984 4,200,000 2010 7,695,000
1959 2,089,000 1985 4,266,000 2011 7,746,000
1960 2,150,000 1986 4,331,000 2012 7,836,000
1961 2,234,000 1987 4,407,000 2013 8,081,000
1962 2,332,000 1988 4,477,000 2014 8,345,000
1963 2,430,000 1989 4,560,000 2015 8,462,000
1964 2,526,000 1990 4,822,000 2016 8,522,000
1965 2,598,000 1991 5,059,000 2017 8,630,000
1966 2,657,000 1992 5,196,000 2018 8,972,000
1967 2,776,000 1993 5,328,000 2019 9,092,000
1968 2,841,000 1994 5,472,000 2020 9,291,000
1969 2,930,000 1995 5,619,000 2021 9,998,000
1970 3,022,000 1996 5,689,000 2022 9,656,000
1971 3,121,000 1997 5,987,000 2023 9,795,000
1972 3,225,000 1998 6,038,000 2024* 9,842,000
1973 3,338,000 1999 6,200,000    

 

*Updated January 1, 2024.


Sources: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.
Moshe Cohen, “Jewish population at lowest percentage since founding of Israel,” Jerusalem Post, (April 12, 2021).
Ofer Aderet, “On Jewish New Year’s Eve, Israel's Population Reaches 9.4 Million,” Haaretz, (September 5, 2021).
“Israel’s population nears 10 million, report,” Ynet, (September 20, 2022).
“Israel’s population approaches 9.7 million as 2022 comes to an end,” Times of Israel, (December 29, 2023).
“Israeli population rises to 9.795 million on Rosh Hashanah eve,” Times of Israel, (September 14, 2023).