Population density in Israel
Israel had 462.2 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Israel, 2024
462.2
Change from 2023
+1.6%
World, 2023
62.1 people per km²
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
105.2 people per km²
Position in 2024
26th of 214
Population density in Israel over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Israel | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 462.2 people per km² | – |
| 2023 | 455.1 people per km² | 62.1 people per km² |
| 2022 | 441.7 people per km² | 61.6 people per km² |
| 2021 | 433.1 people per km² | 61.0 people per km² |
| 2020 | 425.8 people per km² | 60.4 people per km² |
| 2019 | 418.4 people per km² | 59.8 people per km² |
| 2018 | 410.5 people per km² | 59.2 people per km² |
| 2017 | 402.6 people per km² | 58.6 people per km² |
| 2016 | 394.9 people per km² | 57.9 people per km² |
| 2015 | 387.3 people per km² | 57.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 379.7 people per km² | 56.6 people per km² |
| 2013 | 372.4 people per km² | 55.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 365.5 people per km² | 55.2 people per km² |
| 2011 | 358.9 people per km² | 55.6 people per km² |
| 2010 | 352.3 people per km² | 54.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 345.9 people per km² | 54.3 people per km² |
| 2008 | 337.7 people per km² | 53.6 people per km² |
| 2007 | 331.8 people per km² | 52.9 people per km² |
| 2006 | 326.0 people per km² | 52.3 people per km² |
| 2005 | 320.2 people per km² | 51.6 people per km² |
| 2004 | 314.6 people per km² | 51.0 people per km² |
| 2003 | 309.1 people per km² | 50.4 people per km² |
| 2002 | 303.6 people per km² | 49.7 people per km² |
| 2001 | 297.6 people per km² | 49.1 people per km² |
| 2000 | 290.6 people per km² | 48.4 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6% from 455.1 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 379.7 people per km², the figure has changed by +21.7%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Israel has the 26th highest value.
More for Israel
All statistics for Israel
Population
10,122,800 people
2025 · World Bank
Urban population share
91.6%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
9,256,314 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
29.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.83 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.42%
2023 · UN Population Division