(Population in 1000s)

Year	Druze	% of Total	Christians	% of Total	Muslims	% of Total	Jews	% of Total	Total
1949	14.5	1.2%	34	2.9%	111.5	9.5%	1,013.90	86.4%	1,173.90
1950	15	1.1%	36	2.6%	116.1	8.5%	1,203.00	87.8%	1,370.10
1951	15.5	1.0%	39	2.5%	118.9	7.5%	1,404.40	89.0%	1,577.80
1952	16.1	1.0%	40.4	2.5%	122.8	7.5%	1,450.20	89.0%	1,629.50
1953	16.8	1.0%	41.4	2.5%	127.5	7.6%	1,483.60	88.9%	1,669.40
1954	18	1.0%	42	2.4%	131.8	7.7%	1,526.00	88.8%	1,717.80
1955	19	1.1%	43.3	2.4%	136.2	7.6%	1,590.50	88.9%	1,789.10
1956	19.8	1.1%	43.7	2.3%	141.3	7.5%	1,667.50	89.1%	1,872.40
1957	20.5	1.0%	45.8	2.3%	146.8	7.4%	1,762.80	89.2%	1,976.00
1958	21.4	1.1%	47.3	2.3%	152.8	7.5%	1,810.20	89.1%	2,031.70
1959	22.3	1.1%	48.3	2.3%	159.2	7.6%	1,858.80	89.0%	2,088.70
1960	23.3	1.1%	49.6	2.3%	166.3	7.7%	1,911.30	88.9%	2,150.40
1961	26.3	1.2%	51.3	2.3%	174.9	7.8%	1,981.70	88.7%	2,234.20
1962	27.3	1.2%	52.6	2.3%	183	7.8%	2,068.90	88.7%	2,331.80
1963	28.5	1.2%	53.9	2.2%	192.2	7.9%	2,155.60	88.7%	2,430.10
1964	28.6	1.1%	55.5	2.2%	202.3	8.0%	2,239.20	88.7%	2,525.60
1965	29.8	1.1%	57.1	2.2%	212.4	8.2%	2,299.10	88.5%	2,598.40
1966	31	1.2%	58.5	2.2%	223	8.4%	2,344.90	88.2%	2,657.40
1967	32.1	1.2%	71	2.6%	289.6	10.4%	2,383.60	85.9%	2,776.30
1968	33.3	1.2%	72.2	2.5%	300.8	10.6%	2,434.80	85.7%	2,841.10
1969	34.6	1.2%	73.5	2.5%	314.5	10.7%	2,506.80	85.6%	2,929.50
1970	35.9	1.2%	75.5	2.5%	328.6	10.9%	2,582.00	85.4%	3,022.10
1971	37.3	1.2%	77.3	2.5%	344	11.0%	2,662.00	85.3%	3,120.70
1972	37.8	1.2%	73.8	2.3%	360.6	11.2%	2,752.70	85.4%	3,225.00
1973	39.3	1.2%	76.7	2.3%	377.2	11.3%	2,845.00	85.2%	3,338.20
1974	40.8	1.2%	78.7	2.3%	395.2	11.6%	2,906.90	85.0%	3,421.60
1975	42.2	1.2%	80.1	2.3%	411.4	11.8%	2,959.40	84.7%	3,493.20
1976	43.9	1.2%	82	2.3%	429	12.0%	3,020.40	84.5%	3,575.40
1977	45.6	1.2%	83.8	2.3%	446.5	12.2%	3,077.30	84.2%	3,653.20
1978	47.3	1.3%	85.5	2.3%	463.5	12.4%	3,141.20	84.0%	3,737.60
1979	49	1.3%	87.6	2.3%	481.2	12.5%	3,218.40	83.9%	3,836.20
1980	50.7	1.3%	89.9	2.3%	498.3	12.7%	3,282.70	83.7%	3,921.70
1981	52.3	1.3%	91.5	2.3%	513.7	12.9%	3,320.30	83.5%	3,977.70
1982	65.6	1.6%	94	2.3%	530.8	13.1%	3,373.20	83.0%	4,063.60
1983	68	1.7%	95.9	2.3%	542.2	13.2%	3,412.50	82.9%	4,118.60
1984	70	1.7%	98.2	2.3%	559.7	13.3%	3,471.70	82.7%	4,199.70
1985	72	1.7%	99.4	2.3%	577.6	13.5%	3,517.20	82.4%	4,266.20
1986	74	1.7%	100.9	2.3%	595	13.7%	3,561.40	82.2%	4,331.30
1987	76.1	1.7%	103	2.3%	614.5	13.9%	3,612.90	82.0%	4,406.50
1988	78.1	1.7%	105	2.3%	634.6	14.2%	3,659.00	81.7%	4,476.80
1989	80.3	1.8%	107	2.3%	655.2	14.4%	3,717.10	81.5%	4,559.60
1990	82.6	1.7%	114.7	2.4%	677.7	14.1%	3,946.70	81.9%	4,821.70
1991	84.8	1.7%	128	2.5%	701.4	13.9%	4,144.60	81.9%	5,058.80
1992	87.1	1.7%	140.9	2.7%	725.4	14.0%	4,242.50	81.7%	5,195.90
1993	89.3	1.7%	151.8	2.8%	751.4	14.1%	4,335.20	81.4%	5,327.60
1994	91.7	1.7%	157.3	2.9%	781.5	14.3%	4,441.10	81.2%	5,471.50
1995	92.2	1.6%	120.6	2.1%	811.2	14.5%	4,522.30	80.6%	5,612.30
1996	94.5	1.6%	123.4	2.1%	839.9	14.6%	4,616.10	80.2%	5,757.90
1997	96.7	1.6%	126.1	2.1%	867.9	14.7%	4,701.60	79.7%	5,900.00
1998	99	1.6%	128.7	2.1%	899.8	14.9%	4,785.10	79.2%	6,041.40
1999	101.2	1.6%	131.8	2.1%	934.1	15.0%	4,872.80	78.5%	6,209.10
2000	103.8	1.6%	135.1	2.1%	970	15.2%	4,955.40	77.8%	6,369.30
2001	106.3	1.6%	138.5	2.1%	1,004.60	15.4%	5,025.00	77.2%	6,508.80
2002	108.5	1.6%	140.4	2.1%	1,038.30	15.7%	5,094.20	76.8%	6,631.10
2003	110.8	1.6%	142.4	2.1%	1,072.50	15.9%	5,165.40	76.5%	6,748.40
2004	113	1.6%	144.3	2.1%	1,107.40	16.1%	5,237.60	76.2%	6,869.50
2005	115.2	1.6%	146.4	2.1%	1,140.60	16.3%	5,313.80	76.0%	6,990.70
2006	117.5	1.7%	149.1	2.1%	1,173.10	16.5%	5,393.40	75.8%	7,116.70
2007	119.7	1.7%	151.6	2.1%	1,206.10	16.7%	5,478.20	75.6%	7,243.60
2008	123.2	1.7%	150.2	2.0%	1,254.10	16.9%	5,608.90	75.6%	7,419.10
2009	125.3	1.7%	151.9	2.0%	1,286.50	17.0%	5,701.90	75.5%	7,552.00
2010	127.5	1.7%	153.4	2.0%	1,320.50	17.2%	5,802.40	75.4%	7,695.10
2011	129.5	1.7%	155.8	2.0%	1,353.60	17.3%	5,898.40	75.3%	7,836.60
2012	131.5	1.6%	158.4	2.0%	1,387.50	17.4%	5,999.60	75.1%	7,984.50
2013	133.4	1.6%	160.9	2.0%	1,420.30	17.5%	6,104.50	75.0%	8,134.50
2014	135.4	1.6%	163.5	2.0%	1,453.80	17.5%	6,219.20	75.0%	8,296.90
2015	137.3	1.6%	165.9	2.0%	1,488.00	17.6%	6,334.50	74.8%	8,463.40
2016	139.3	1.6%	168.3	2.0%	1,524.00	17.7%	6,446.10	74.7%	8,628.60
2017	141.2	1.6%	171.9	2.0%	1,561.70	17.8%	6,554.50	74.5%	8,797.90
2018	143.2	1.6%	174.4	1.9%	1,598.4	17.8%	6,664.4	74.3%	8,967.60
2019	145.1	1.6%	177.2	1.9%	1,635.8	17.9%	6,773.20	74.1%	9,140.50
2020	146.8	1.6%	179.5	1.9%	1,671.3	18.0%	6,873.90	74.0%	9,289.80
2021	148.6	1.6%	183.2	1.9%	1,708.9	18.1%	6,982.6	73.9%	9,453.00
2022	150.2	1.6%	185.5	1.9%	1,747.30	18.1%	7,101.40	73.5%	9,662.00
2023*	151.3	1.6%	180.5	1.9%	1,763.9	18.2%	7,153.0	73.7%	9,669.20
2024**	152.0	1.5%	180.3	1.8%	2,095.00	21.0%	7,689.00	76.9%	10,000,000

Data based on: CBS, Population Census; Population and Immigration Authority, Population Register.
1. Until 1995, before the publication of the Census results, those not classified by religion were also included in the Population Register.
2. Date of population registration.
3. Based on the previous Census.
4. Based on the Census of that year.
5. Incl. those not classified by religion and Lebanese who were not classified by religion.
6. Incl. Arab Christians and non-Arab Christians.

*As of September 14, 2023.
**As of December 2024, non-Jewish numbers are approximate.

Sources: Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics.
“Israeli population rises to 9.795 million on Rosh Hashanah eve,” Times of Israel, (September 14, 2023).

Israel: Population by Religion