Population density in Israel

Israel: Population density was 912.52 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
912.52 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 235 countries
All-time high
912.52 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
9.7 people per km²
in 1800
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Israel, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Israel stood at 912.52 people per km². That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Israel peaked at 912.52 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 9.7 people per km², in 1800.

That places Israel 18th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Israel, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 15.12 people per km²
1100 15.38 people per km² +1.7%
1200 15.64 people per km² +1.7%
1300 15.9 people per km² +1.7%
1400 12.63 people per km² -20.6%
1500 14.66 people per km² +16.1%
1600 14.58 people per km² -0.6%
1700 12.37 people per km² -15.2%
1710 13.56 people per km² +9.6%
1720 14.8 people per km² +9.1%
1730 16.09 people per km² +8.7%
1740 17.44 people per km² +8.4%
1750 18.85 people per km² +8.1%
1760 20.34 people per km² +7.9%
1770 21.91 people per km² +7.7%
1780 23.56 people per km² +7.6%
1790 25.32 people per km² +7.5%
1800 9.7 people per km² -61.7%
1801 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1802 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1803 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1804 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1805 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1806 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1807 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1808 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1809 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1810 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1811 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1812 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1813 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1814 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1815 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1816 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1817 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1818 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1819 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1820 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1821 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1822 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1823 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1824 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1825 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1826 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1827 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1828 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1829 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1830 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1831 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1832 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1833 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1834 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1835 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1836 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1837 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1838 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1839 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1840 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1841 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1842 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1843 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1844 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1845 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1846 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1847 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1848 9.7 people per km² +0.0%
1849 9.72 people per km² +0.2%
1850 9.75 people per km² +0.3%
1851 9.8 people per km² +0.5%
1852 9.86 people per km² +0.6%
1853 9.94 people per km² +0.8%
1854 10.02 people per km² +0.8%
1855 10.1 people per km² +0.8%
1856 10.18 people per km² +0.8%
1857 10.26 people per km² +0.8%
1858 10.34 people per km² +0.8%
1859 10.45 people per km² +1.0%
1860 10.57 people per km² +1.2%
1861 10.72 people per km² +1.4%
1862 10.89 people per km² +1.6%
1863 11.08 people per km² +1.8%
1864 11.28 people per km² +1.8%
1865 11.48 people per km² +1.8%
1866 11.69 people per km² +1.8%
1867 11.89 people per km² +1.8%
1868 12.11 people per km² +1.8%
1869 12.28 people per km² +1.5%
1870 12.43 people per km² +1.2%
1871 12.54 people per km² +0.9%
1872 12.62 people per km² +0.6%
1873 12.66 people per km² +0.3%
1874 12.71 people per km² +0.3%
1875 12.75 people per km² +0.3%
1876 12.79 people per km² +0.3%
1877 12.84 people per km² +0.3%
1878 12.88 people per km² +0.3%
1879 12.95 people per km² +0.5%
1880 13.04 people per km² +0.7%
1881 13.15 people per km² +0.9%
1882 13.29 people per km² +1.0%
1883 13.45 people per km² +1.2%
1884 13.61 people per km² +1.2%
1885 13.77 people per km² +1.2%
1886 13.94 people per km² +1.2%
1887 14.11 people per km² +1.2%
1888 14.28 people per km² +1.2%
1889 14.45 people per km² +1.2%
1890 14.63 people per km² +1.2%
1891 14.81 people per km² +1.2%
1892 15 people per km² +1.3%
1893 15.19 people per km² +1.3%
1894 15.38 people per km² +1.3%
1895 15.58 people per km² +1.3%
1896 15.78 people per km² +1.3%
1897 15.98 people per km² +1.3%
1898 16.18 people per km² +1.3%
1899 16.39 people per km² +1.3%
1900 16.6 people per km² +1.3%
1901 16.82 people per km² +1.3%
1902 17.05 people per km² +1.4%
1903 17.28 people per km² +1.4%
1904 17.52 people per km² +1.4%
1905 17.76 people per km² +1.4%
1906 18 people per km² +1.4%
1907 18.25 people per km² +1.4%
1908 18.5 people per km² +1.4%
1909 18.74 people per km² +1.3%
1910 18.96 people per km² +1.2%
1911 19.16 people per km² +1.1%
1912 19.35 people per km² +1.0%
1913 19.53 people per km² +0.9%
1914 19.71 people per km² +0.9%
1915 19.89 people per km² +0.9%
1916 20.07 people per km² +0.9%
1917 20.25 people per km² +0.9%
1918 20.44 people per km² +0.9%
1919 20.69 people per km² +1.3%
1920 21.03 people per km² +1.6%
1921 21.43 people per km² +1.9%
1922 21.92 people per km² +2.3%
1923 22.49 people per km² +2.6%
1924 23.07 people per km² +2.6%
1925 23.67 people per km² +2.6%
1926 24.28 people per km² +2.6%
1927 24.91 people per km² +2.6%
1928 25.56 people per km² +2.6%
1929 26.31 people per km² +2.9%
1930 27.17 people per km² +3.3%
1931 28.15 people per km² +3.6%
1932 29.25 people per km² +3.9%
1933 30.48 people per km² +4.2%
1934 31.77 people per km² +4.2%
1935 33.11 people per km² +4.2%
1936 34.5 people per km² +4.2%
1937 35.96 people per km² +4.2%
1938 37.47 people per km² +4.2%
1939 39.02 people per km² +4.1%
1940 40.58 people per km² +4.0%
1941 42.18 people per km² +3.9%
1942 43.8 people per km² +3.8%
1943 45.44 people per km² +3.8%
1944 47.15 people per km² +3.8%
1945 48.91 people per km² +3.8%
1946 50.75 people per km² +3.8%
1947 52.65 people per km² +3.8%
1948 54.63 people per km² +3.8%
1949 56.85 people per km² +4.1%
1950 59.58 people per km² +4.8%
1951 62.47 people per km² +4.9%
1952 65.35 people per km² +4.6%
1953 68.22 people per km² +4.4%
1954 71.07 people per km² +4.2%
1955 73.91 people per km² +4.0%
1956 76.74 people per km² +3.8%
1957 79.51 people per km² +3.6%
1958 82.21 people per km² +3.4%
1959 84.86 people per km² +3.2%
1960 87.43 people per km² +3.0%
1961 90.43 people per km² +3.4%
1962 94.31 people per km² +4.3%
1963 98.66 people per km² +4.6%
1964 103.14 people per km² +4.5%
1965 107.74 people per km² +4.5%
1966 112.47 people per km² +4.4%
1967 117.31 people per km² +4.3%
1968 122.25 people per km² +4.2%
1969 127.27 people per km² +4.1%
1970 132.38 people per km² +4.0%
1971 137.58 people per km² +3.9%
1972 142.3 people per km² +3.4%
1973 146.17 people per km² +2.7%
1974 149.72 people per km² +2.4%
1975 153.33 people per km² +2.4%
1976 157.04 people per km² +2.4%
1977 160.8 people per km² +2.4%
1978 164.53 people per km² +2.3%
1979 168.25 people per km² +2.3%
1980 171.98 people per km² +2.2%
1981 175.7 people per km² +2.2%
1982 179.47 people per km² +2.1%
1983 182.98 people per km² +2.0%
1984 186.4 people per km² +1.9%
1985 189.71 people per km² +1.8%
1986 192.65 people per km² +1.5%
1987 195.79 people per km² +1.6%
1988 199.04 people per km² +1.7%
1989 202.47 people per km² +1.7%
1990 210.03 people per km² +3.7%
1991 220.88 people per km² +5.2%
1992 229.08 people per km² +3.7%
1993 235.03 people per km² +2.6%
1994 241.07 people per km² +2.6%
1995 247.45 people per km² +2.6%
1996 254.14 people per km² +2.7%
1997 260.93 people per km² +2.7%
1998 267.57 people per km² +2.5%
1999 274.77 people per km² +2.7%
2000 282.4 people per km² +2.8%
2001 289.28 people per km² +2.4%
2002 295.18 people per km² +2.0%
2003 300.5 people per km² +1.8%
2004 305.69 people per km² +1.7%
2005 310.92 people per km² +1.7%
2006 316.27 people per km² +1.7%
2007 321.74 people per km² +1.7%
2008 327.29 people per km² +1.7%
2009 333 people per km² +1.7%
2010 339.04 people per km² +1.8%
2011 345.24 people per km² +1.8%
2012 351.56 people per km² +1.8%
2013 358.1 people per km² +1.9%
2014 364.93 people per km² +1.9%
2015 372.13 people per km² +2.0%
2016 379.39 people per km² +2.0%
2017 386.4 people per km² +1.8%
2018 393.26 people per km² +1.8%
2019 400.07 people per km² +1.7%
2020 406.67 people per km² +1.7%
2021 413.26 people per km² +1.6%
2022 420.66 people per km² +1.8%
2023 427.74 people per km² +1.7%
2024 433.78 people per km² +1.4%
2025 439.8 people per km² +1.4%
2026 445.83 people per km² +1.4%
2027 451.89 people per km² +1.4%
2028 457.98 people per km² +1.3%
2029 464.07 people per km² +1.3%
2030 470.24 people per km² +1.3%
2031 476.57 people per km² +1.3%
2032 482.86 people per km² +1.3%
2033 489.07 people per km² +1.3%
2034 495.35 people per km² +1.3%
2035 501.76 people per km² +1.3%
2036 508.2 people per km² +1.3%
2037 514.73 people per km² +1.3%
2038 521.46 people per km² +1.3%
2039 528.31 people per km² +1.3%
2040 535.19 people per km² +1.3%
2041 542.08 people per km² +1.3%
2042 549.1 people per km² +1.3%
2043 556.18 people per km² +1.3%
2044 563.3 people per km² +1.3%
2045 570.34 people per km² +1.2%
2046 577.29 people per km² +1.2%
2047 584.22 people per km² +1.2%
2048 591.06 people per km² +1.2%
2049 597.99 people per km² +1.2%
2050 605.02 people per km² +1.2%
2051 612.03 people per km² +1.2%
2052 619.03 people per km² +1.1%
2053 626.07 people per km² +1.1%
2054 633.23 people per km² +1.1%
2055 640.41 people per km² +1.1%
2056 647.39 people per km² +1.1%
2057 654.24 people per km² +1.1%
2058 661.01 people per km² +1.0%
2059 667.69 people per km² +1.0%
2060 674.43 people per km² +1.0%
2061 681.14 people per km² +1.0%
2062 687.65 people per km² +1.0%
2063 694.23 people per km² +1.0%
2064 700.72 people per km² +0.9%
2065 707.1 people per km² +0.9%
2066 713.49 people per km² +0.9%
2067 719.85 people per km² +0.9%
2068 726.26 people per km² +0.9%
2069 732.75 people per km² +0.9%
2070 739.34 people per km² +0.9%
2071 745.82 people per km² +0.9%
2072 751.92 people per km² +0.8%
2073 757.86 people per km² +0.8%
2074 763.99 people per km² +0.8%
2075 770.25 people per km² +0.8%
2076 776.56 people per km² +0.8%
2077 783.04 people per km² +0.8%
2078 789.7 people per km² +0.9%
2079 796.26 people per km² +0.8%
2080 802.85 people per km² +0.8%
2081 809.35 people per km² +0.8%
2082 815.57 people per km² +0.8%
2083 821.75 people per km² +0.8%
2084 828.04 people per km² +0.8%
2085 834.28 people per km² +0.8%
2086 840.34 people per km² +0.7%
2087 846.21 people per km² +0.7%
2088 851.85 people per km² +0.7%
2089 857.24 people per km² +0.6%
2090 862.64 people per km² +0.6%
2091 868.19 people per km² +0.6%
2092 873.71 people per km² +0.6%
2093 879.17 people per km² +0.6%
2094 884.43 people per km² +0.6%
2095 889.41 people per km² +0.6%
2096 894.32 people per km² +0.6%
2097 899.03 people per km² +0.5%
2098 903.5 people per km² +0.5%
2099 908.03 people per km² +0.5%
2100 912.52 people per km² +0.5%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 912.52 people per km² is above the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 8.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 912.52 people per km² is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 231.84 people per km², 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 -61.7% 25.32 people per km² 9.7 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 15.12 people per km² 15.12 people per km² 15.12 people per km² 1
1100s 15.38 people per km² 15.38 people per km² 15.38 people per km² 1
1200s 15.64 people per km² 15.64 people per km² 15.64 people per km² 1
1300s 15.9 people per km² 15.9 people per km² 15.9 people per km² 1
1400s 12.63 people per km² 12.63 people per km² 12.63 people per km² 1
1500s 14.66 people per km² 14.66 people per km² 14.66 people per km² 1
1600s 14.58 people per km² 14.58 people per km² 14.58 people per km² 1
1700s 12.37 people per km² 12.37 people per km² 12.37 people per km² 1
1710s 13.56 people per km² 13.56 people per km² 13.56 people per km² 1
1720s 14.8 people per km² 14.8 people per km² 14.8 people per km² 1
1730s 16.09 people per km² 16.09 people per km² 16.09 people per km² 1
1740s 17.44 people per km² 17.44 people per km² 17.44 people per km² 1
1750s 18.85 people per km² 18.85 people per km² 18.85 people per km² 1
1760s 20.34 people per km² 20.34 people per km² 20.34 people per km² 1
1770s 21.91 people per km² 21.91 people per km² 21.91 people per km² 1
1780s 23.56 people per km² 23.56 people per km² 23.56 people per km² 1
1790s 25.32 people per km² 25.32 people per km² 25.32 people per km² 1
1800s 9.7 people per km² 9.7 people per km² 9.7 people per km² 10
1810s 9.7 people per km² 9.7 people per km² 9.7 people per km² 10
1820s 9.7 people per km² 9.7 people per km² 9.7 people per km² 10
1830s 9.7 people per km² 9.7 people per km² 9.7 people per km² 10
1840s 9.7 people per km² 9.7 people per km² 9.72 people per km² 10
1850s 10.07 people per km² 9.75 people per km² 10.45 people per km² 10
1860s 11.4 people per km² 10.57 people per km² 12.28 people per km² 10
1870s 12.72 people per km² 12.43 people per km² 12.95 people per km² 10
1880s 13.71 people per km² 13.04 people per km² 14.45 people per km² 10
1890s 15.49 people per km² 14.63 people per km² 16.39 people per km² 10
1900s 17.65 people per km² 16.6 people per km² 18.74 people per km² 10
1910s 19.8 people per km² 18.96 people per km² 20.69 people per km² 10
1920s 23.47 people per km² 21.03 people per km² 26.31 people per km² 10
1930s 32.69 people per km² 27.17 people per km² 39.02 people per km² 10
1940s 48.29 people per km² 40.58 people per km² 56.85 people per km² 10
1950s 72.39 people per km² 59.58 people per km² 84.86 people per km² 10
1960s 106.1 people per km² 87.43 people per km² 127.27 people per km² 10
1970s 151.21 people per km² 132.38 people per km² 168.25 people per km² 10
1980s 187.62 people per km² 171.98 people per km² 202.47 people per km² 10
1990s 244.09 people per km² 210.03 people per km² 274.77 people per km² 10
2000s 308.23 people per km² 282.4 people per km² 333 people per km² 10
2010s 369.01 people per km² 339.04 people per km² 400.07 people per km² 10
2020s 436.17 people per km² 406.67 people per km² 464.07 people per km² 10
2030s 498.85 people per km² 470.24 people per km² 528.31 people per km² 10
2040s 566.67 people per km² 535.19 people per km² 597.99 people per km² 10
2050s 636.61 people per km² 605.02 people per km² 667.69 people per km² 10
2060s 703.76 people per km² 674.43 people per km² 732.75 people per km² 10
2070s 767.47 people per km² 739.34 people per km² 796.26 people per km² 10
2080s 830.75 people per km² 802.85 people per km² 857.24 people per km² 10
2090s 886.24 people per km² 862.64 people per km² 908.03 people per km² 10
2100s 912.52 people per km² 912.52 people per km² 912.52 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 15 Malta 1,125 people per km² compare
  2. 16 Nauru 1,034 people per km² compare
  3. 17 Comoros 1,027 people per km² compare
  4. 19 Lebanon 703.09 people per km² compare
  5. 20 Pakistan 662.88 people per km² compare
  6. 21 Bermuda 660.94 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Israel?
Population density in Israel was 912.52 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 912.52 people per km² in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 9.7 people per km² in 1800.
How does Israel rank for population density?
Israel ranks 18th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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