Demographic profile
Israel is the 98th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.12% of everyone alive. Within Middle East, it ranks 9 of 18.
Each day brings roughly 508 births and 137 deaths, adding about 135,504 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 1.4% annually, the population would double in roughly 50 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Literacy stands near 97.8% and adult smoking prevalence around 20.2%, with life expectancy at about 78.6 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Israel in 2026? Approximately 9,677,286 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Israel growing? About 1.4% per year — roughly 508 births and 137 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Israel? Around 0.12% — ranked 98 worldwide by population.