Number of births per year in Israel

Israel: Number of births per year was 172,312 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
172,312
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
90th
of 229 countries
All-time high
177,692
in 2021
All-time low
47,508
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of births per year in Israel, 1950–2023

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of births per year in Israel is 172,312, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of births per year in Israel peaked at 177,692 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47,508, in 1950.

That places Israel 90th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 51,417 47,508 54,701 10
1960s 60,043 54,069 68,181 10
1970s 87,180 75,025 94,278 10
1980s 92,375 89,760 94,704 10
1990s 110,041 92,622 125,526 10
2000s 141,419 131,441 154,212 10
2010s 169,253 159,952 177,004 10
2020s 174,005 171,034 177,692 4

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 87 Romania 183,623 compare
  2. 88 Chile 176,196 compare
  3. 89 Mauritania 172,885 compare
  4. 91 Liberia 170,065 compare
  5. 92 Netherlands 167,842 compare
  6. 93 Tunisia 167,729 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of births per year in Israel?
Number of births per year in Israel was 172,312 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of births per year recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 177,692 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of births per year recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 47,508 in 1950.
How does Israel rank for number of births per year?
Israel ranks 90th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of births per year rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of births per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of births per year
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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