Nations by Numbers

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Israel in numbers

Israel is in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its population was 10.12 million in 2025, ranking 95 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$60,337 in 2025.

Population10.12 million2025
GDPUS$610.8 billion2025
GDP per personUS$60,3372025
Life expectancy83.22024
Area22,0702024
Urban share91.6%2025

People

Population

10.12 million
2025 · +61% since 2000 · Rank 95 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

1.20%
2025 · 2.64% in 2000 · Rank 89 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

462.2
2024 · +59% since 2000 · Rank 27 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

91.6%
2025 · 91.3% in 2000 · Rank 29 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

27.2%
2025 · 28.3% in 2000 · Rank 83 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

12.7%
2025 · 9.7% in 2000 · Rank 79 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

2.87
2024 · -3% since 2000 · Rank 58 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

83.2
2024 · +5% since 2000 · Rank 17 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

3.3
2024 · -52% since 2000 · Rank 174 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$3,928
2023 · +167% since 2000 · Rank 21 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 70 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

88.2%
2024 · 20.9% in 2000 · Rank 69 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

97.4%
2024 · 99.4% in 2001 · Rank 122 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$610.8 billion
2025 · +348% since 2000 · Rank 26 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$60,337
2025 · +178% since 2000 · Rank 24 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$59,717
2025 · +132% since 2000 · Rank 39 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

2.93%
2025 · 8.59% in 2000 · Rank 117 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

3.04%
2025 · 1.03% in 2000 · Rank 92 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

3.5%
2025 · 11.1% in 2000 · Rank 131 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

27.6%
2025 · 33.8% in 2000 · Rank 118 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

0.2%
2025 · 0.1% in 2000 · Rank 152 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

22,070
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 149 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

6.8%
2024 · 7.1% in 2000 · Rank 174 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

5.77
2024 · -39% since 2000 · Rank 44 of 203

Elsewhere in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

AfghanistanUnited Arab EmiratesBahrainDjiboutiAlgeriaEgypt, Arab Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.IraqJordanKuwaitLebanonLibya

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Israel. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.