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