Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Israel
Israel: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.861 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Israel, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Israel stood at 0.861 people per person.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Israel peaked at 0.8897 people per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6883 people per person, in 1960.
That places Israel 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Israel, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6883 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6986 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.7018 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7149 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7253 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7383 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7578 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7632 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.7848 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.8017 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8121 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.823 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8348 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8282 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8282 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8336 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8393 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8446 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8501 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.851 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8525 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8566 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8611 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.864 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8703 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8717 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8729 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.874 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.875 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8761 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.882 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8743 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8768 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8768 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8771 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8773 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8786 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8806 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8835 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8853 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.887 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8882 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8891 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8896 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8897 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8897 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8896 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8893 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8889 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8831 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8828 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8825 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8822 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8819 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8816 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8812 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8808 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8797 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.878 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.876 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8746 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8735 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8715 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.86 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8591 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.861 people per person | +0.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.861 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.861 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7375 people per person | 0.6883 people per person | 0.8017 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8345 people per person | 0.8121 people per person | 0.851 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8674 people per person | 0.8525 people per person | 0.8761 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8792 people per person | 0.8743 people per person | 0.8853 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8884 people per person | 0.8831 people per person | 0.8897 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8807 people per person | 0.876 people per person | 0.8828 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8666 people per person | 0.8591 people per person | 0.8746 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More population data for Israel
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -7.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.3735 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 12,992 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.38 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0847 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Population density 912.52 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.14 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Israel?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Israel was 0.861 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8897 people per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6883 people per person in 1960.
- How does Israel rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Israel ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.