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Population Israel, in 36 editions.
The entry for Israel published Population in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 35 editions. Each is shown as published. Population in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 35
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Population” (1990 to 2025).
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Population as each edition published it
2025 edition
Changed since 2024- 4,409,218 (July 1990), growth rate 1.5% (1989);
- includes 70,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank, 10,500 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 2,500 in the Gaza Strip, and 110,000 in East Jerusalem (1989 est.)
4,409,218 (July 1990), growth rate 1.5% (1989); includes 70,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank, 10,500 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 2,500 in the Gaza Strip, and 110,000 in East Jerusalem (1989 est.)
- 4,477,105 (July 1991), growth rate 1.5% (1991);
- includes 90,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank, 13,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 2,500 in the Gaza Strip, and 120,000 in East Jerusalem (1990 est.)
4,409,218 4,477,105 (July 1990), 1991), growth rate 1.5% (1989); (1991); includes 70,000 90,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank, 10,500 13,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 2,500 in the Gaza Strip, and 110,000 120,000 in East Jerusalem (1989 (1990 est.)
- 4,748,059 (July 1992), growth rate 4.0% (1992);
- includes 95,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank, 14,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 4,000 in the Gaza Strip, and 132,000 in East Jerusalem (1992 est.)
4,477,105 4,748,059 (July 1991), 1992), growth rate 1.5% (1991); 4.0% (1992); includes 90,000 95,000 Jewish
settlers in the West Bank, 13,000 14,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 2,500
4,000 in the Gaza Strip, and 120,000 132,000 in East Jerusalem (1990 (1992 est.)
4,918,946 (July 1993 est.)
note: includes 102,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank, 14,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 4,000 in the Gaza Strip, and 134,000 in East Jerusalem (1993 est.)
4,748,059 4,918,946 (July 1992), growth rate 4.0% (1992); 1993 est.)
note:
includes 95,000 102,000 Jewish
Israeli-occupied Golan Heights,132,000 134,000 in East
Jerusalem (1992 (1993 est.)
5,050,850 (July 1994 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
5,050,850 (July 1994 est.)
5,433,134 (July 1995 est.)
note: includes 122,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank, 14,500 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 4,800 in the Gaza Strip, and 149,000 in East Jerusalem (August 1994 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
5,433,134 (July 1995 est.)
note: includes 122,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank, 14,500 in the
Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 4,800 in the Gaza Strip, and 149,000
in East Jerusalem (August 1994 est.)
5,421,995 (July 1996 est.)
note: includes 127,600 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, 14,800 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and 153,700 in East Jerusalem (August 1995 est.)
5,433,134 5,421,995 (July 1995 1996 est.)
note: includes 122,000 Jewish 127,600 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, 14,500 14,800 in the
the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 4,800 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and 149,000
153,700 in East Jerusalem (August 1994 1995 est.)
5,534,672 (July 1997 est.)
note: includes 136,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, 15,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and 156,000 in East Jerusalem (August 1996 est.)
5,421,995 5,534,672 (July 1996 1997 est.)
note: includes 127,600 136,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, 14,800 15,000 in
the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and153,700 156,000 in East Jerusalem (August 1995 1996 est.)
5,643,966 (July 1998 est.)
note: includes 155,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, 17,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 6,000 in the Gaza Strip, and 164,000 in East Jerusalem (August 1997 est.)
5,534,672 5,643,966 (July 1997 1998 est.)
note: includes 136,000 155,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, 15,000 17,000 in
the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 5,000 6,000 in the Gaza Strip, and156,000 164,000 in East Jerusalem (August 1996 1997 est.)
5,749,760 (July 1999 est.)
note: includes about 166,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 19,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, about 6,000 in the Gaza Strip, and about 176,000 in East Jerusalem (August 1998 est.)
5,643,966 5,749,760 (July 1998 1999 est.)
note: includes 155,000 about 166,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, 17,000 in
about 19,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, about 6,000 in
the Gaza Strip, and
164,0001997 1998
est.)
5,842,454
note: includes about 171,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, about 6,500 in the Gaza Strip, and about 172,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2000 est.)
5,749,760 (July 1999 est.) 5,842,454
note: includes about 166,000 171,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank,19,000 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, about 6,000 6,500 in176,000 172,000 in East Jerusalem (August 1998(July 2000 est.)
5,938,093 (July 2001 est.) note: includes about 176,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, about 6,900 in the Gaza Strip, and about 173,000 in East Jerusalem (August 2000 est.)
5,842,4545,938,093 (July 2001 est.) note: includes about 171,000 176,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, about 6,500 6,900 in the Gaza Strip, and about 172,000 173,000 in East Jerusalem (July (August 2000 est.)
6,029,529 (July 2002 est.)
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (February 2003 est.)
5,938,093 6,029,529 (July 2001 2002 est.)
note: includes about 176,000 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, about 6,900 more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and about 173,000 fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (August 2000 (February 2003 est.)
6,116,533 (July 2002 est.)
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (February 2003 est.) (July 2003 est.)
6,029,529 6,116,533 (July 2002 est.)
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (February 2003 est.) (July 2003 est.)
6,199,008
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2004 est.)
6,116,533 (July 2002 est.) 6,199,008
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (February 2003 est.) (July 2003 2004 est.)
6,276,883
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2005 est.)
6,199,008 6,276,883
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2004 2005 est.)
6,352,117
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2006 est.)
6,276,883 6,352,117
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2005 2006 est.)
6,426,679
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2007 est.)
6,352,117 6,426,679
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2006 2007 est.)
7,112,359
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.)
6,426,679 7,112,359
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2007 2008 est.)
7,233,701
country comparison to the world: 97
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2009 est.)
7,112,359 7,233,701
country comparison to the world:
97
note:
includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2008 2009 est.)
7,353,985 (July 2010 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 96
note: approximately 296,700 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2009 est.); approximately 19,100 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2008 est.); approximately 192,800 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2008 est.)
7,233,701 7,353,985 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world:97 96
note:includes about 187,000 approximately 296,700 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank, about 20,000 Bank (2009 est.); approximately 19,100 Israeli settlers live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and fewer than 177,000 Heights (2008 est.); approximately 192,800 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (July 2009 (2008 est.)
7,473,052 (July 2010 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 97
note: approximately 296,700 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2009 est.); approximately 19,100 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2008 est.); approximately 192,800 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2008 est.)
7,353,985 7,473,052 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world:96 97
note:
approximately 296,700 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2009 est.); approximately 19,100 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2008 est.); approximately 192,800 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2008 est.)
7,590,758 (July 2012 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 97
note: approximately 325,500 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2011); approximately 18,700 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2011); approximately 186,929 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2010)
7,473,052 7,590,758 (July 2010 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:
97
note:
approximately 296,700 325,500 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2009 est.); (2011); approximately 19,100 18,700 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2008 est.); (2011); approximately 192,800 186,929 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2008 est.) (2010)
7,707,042 (July 2013 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 98
note: approximately 341,400 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2012); approximately 18,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2012); approximately 196,400 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2011)
7,590,758 7,707,042 (July 2012 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world:97 98
note:
approximately 325,500 341,400 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2011); (2012); approximately 18,700 18,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2011); (2012); approximately 186,929 196,400 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2010) (2011)
7,821,850
country comparison to the world: 99
note: approximately 341,400 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2012); approximately 18,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2012); approximately 196,400 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2011) (July 2014 est.)
7,707,042 (July 2013 est.) 7,821,850
country comparison to the world:98 99
note:
approximately 341,400 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2012); approximately 18,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2012); approximately 196,400 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2011) (July 2014 est.)
8,049,314 (includes populations of the Golan Heights of Golan Sub-District and East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2014 est.)
note: approximately 19,400 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights; approximately 200,000 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2013) (July 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
7,821,850 8,049,314 (includes populations of the
country comparison toworld: Golan Heights of Golan Sub-District and East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2014 est.)
99
note:341,400 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2012); approximately 18,900 19,400 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2012); Heights; approximately 196,400 200,000 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2011) (2013) (July 2014 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
8,174,527 (includes populations of the Golan Heights of Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2016 est.)
note: approximately 20,500 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights; approximately 211,640 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2014)
country comparison to the world: 99
8,049,314 8,174,527 (includes populations of the Golan Heights of Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2014 2016 est.)
note: approximately 19,400 20,500 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights; approximately 200,000 211,640 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2013) (July 2015 est.) (2014)
country comparison to the world: 99
8,299,706 (includes populations of the Golan Heights of Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2016 est.)
note: approximately 22,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2016); approximately 201,000 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2014) (July 2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
8,174,527 8,299,706 (includes populations of the Golan Heights of Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2016 est.)
note: approximately 20,500 22,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights; Heights (2016); approximately 211,640 201,000 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2014) (July 2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99 97
8,424,904 (July 2017 est.) (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2018 est.)
note: approximately 22,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2016); approximately 201,000 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2014)
8,299,706 8,424,904 (July 2017 est.) (includes populations of the Golan Heights of or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2016 2018 est.)
note: approximately 22,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2016); approximately 201,000 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2014) (July 2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
8,424,904 (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2018 est.)
note: approximately 22,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2016); approximately 201,000 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2014)
8,424,904 (July 2017 est.) (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2018 est.)
note: approximately 22,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2016); approximately 201,000 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2014)
8,675,475 (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2020 est.)
note: approximately 22,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2018); approximately 215,900 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2017)
8,424,904 8,675,475 (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2018 2020 est.)
note: approximately 22,000 22,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2016); (2018); approximately 201,000 215,900 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2014) (2017)
8,787,045 (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2021 est.)
note: approximately 227,100 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2019); following the March 2019 US recognition of the Golan Heights as being part of Israel, The World Factbook no longer includes Israeli settler population of the Golan Heights (estimated at 23,400 in 2019) in its overall Israeli settler total
8,675,475 8,787,045 (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2020 2021 est.)
note: approximately 22,900 227,100 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2019); following the March 2019 US recognition of the Golan Heights (2018); approximately 215,900 as being part of Israel, The World Factbook no longer includes Israeli settlers live settler population of the Golan Heights (estimated at 23,400 in East Jerusalem (2017) 2019) in its overall Israeli settler total
8,914,885 (2022 est.) (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967)
note: approximately 227,100 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2019); following the March 2019 US recognition of the Golan Heights as being part of Israel, The World Factbook no longer includes Israeli settler population of the Golan Heights (estimated at 23,400 in 2019) in its overall Israeli settler total
8,787,045 8,914,885 (2022 est.) (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2021 est.)
note: approximately 227,100 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2019); following the March 2019 US recognition of the Golan Heights as being part of Israel, The World Factbook no longer includes Israeli settler population of the Golan Heights (estimated at 23,400 in 2019) in its overall Israeli settler total
9,043,387 (2023 est.) (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967)
note: approximately 236,600 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2021); following the March 2019 US recognition of the Golan Heights as being part of Israel, The World Factbook no longer includes Israeli settler population of the Golan Heights (estimated at 23,400 in 2019) in its overall Israeli settler total
8,914,885 (2022 9,043,387 (2023 est.) (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967)
note: approximately 227,100 236,600 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2019); (2021); following the March 2019 US recognition of the Golan Heights as being part of Israel, The World Factbook no longer includes Israeli settler population of the Golan Heights (estimated at 23,400 in 2019) in its overall Israeli settler total
- total:
- 9,402,617
- male:
- 4,731,275
- female:
- 4,671,342 (2024 est.)
note: approximately 236,600 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2021); following the March 2019 US recognition of the Golan Heights as being part of Israel, The World Factbook no longer includes Israeli settler population of the Golan Heights (estimated at 23,400 in 2019) in its overall Israeli settler total
9,043,387 (2023 total: 9,402,617
male: 4,731,275
female: 4,671,342 (2024 est.) (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967)
note: approximately 236,600 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2021); following the March 2019 US recognition of the Golan Heights as being part of Israel, The World Factbook no longer includes Israeli settler population of the Golan Heights (estimated at 23,400 in 2019) in its overall Israeli settler total
- total:
- 9,402,617 (2024 est.)
- male:
- 4,731,275
- female:
- 4,671,342
note: approximately 236,600 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2021); following the March 2019 US recognition of the Golan Heights as being part of Israel, The World Factbook no longer includes Israeli settler population of the Golan Heights (estimated at 23,400 in 2019) in its overall Israeli settler total
total: 9,402,617 (2024 est.)
male: 4,731,275
female: 4,671,342 (2024 est.)
note: approximately 236,600 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2021); following the March 2019 US recognition of the Golan Heights as being part of Israel, The World Factbook no longer includes Israeli settler population of the Golan Heights (estimated at 23,400 in 2019) in its overall Israeli settler total
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