Vital Statistics: Population of Israel
(1948 - Present)
| Year | Population | Year | Population | Year | Population |
| 1948 | 806,000 | 1972 | 3,225,000 | 1996 | 5,689,000 |
| 1949 | 1,174,000 | 1973 | 3,338,000 | 1997 | 5,987,000 |
| 1950 | 1,370,000 | 1974 | 3,422,000 | 1998 | 6,038,000 |
| 1951 | 1,578,000 | 1975 | 3,493,000 | 1999 | 6,200,000 |
| 1952 | 1,630,000 | 1976 | 3,575,000 | 2000 | 6,289,000 |
| 1953 | 1,669,000 | 1977 | 3,653,000 | 2001 | 6,460,000 |
| 1954 | 1,718,000 | 1978 | 3,738,000 | 2002 | 6,600,000 |
| 1955 | 1,789,000 | 1979 | 3,836,000 | 2003 | 6,600,000 |
| 1956 | 1,872,000 | 1980 | 3,922,000 | 2004 | 6,780,000 |
| 1957 | 1,976,000 | 1981 | 3,978,000 | 2005 | 6,930,000 |
| 1958 | 2,032,000 | 1982 | 4,064,000 | 2006 | 7,116,000 |
| 1959 | 2,089,000 | 1983 | 4,119,000 | 2007 | 7,244,000 |
| 1960 | 2,150,000 | 1984 | 4,200,000 | 2008 | 7,337,000 |
| 1961 | 2,234,000 | 1985 | 4,266,000 | 2009 | 7,552,000 |
| 1962 | 2,332,000 | 1986 | 4,331,000 | 2010 | 7,695,000 |
| 1963 | 2,430,000 | 1987 | 4,407,000 | 2011 | 7,746,000 |
| 1964 | 2,526,000 | 1988 | 4,477,000 | 2012 | 7,836,000 |
| 1965 | 2,598,000 | 1989 | 4,560,000 | 2013 | 8,081,000 |
| 1966 | 2,657,000 | 1990 | 4,822,000 | 2014 | 8,345,000 |
| 1967 | 2,776,000 | 1991 | 5,059,000 | 2015 | 8,462,000 |
| 1968 | 2,841,000 | 1992 | 5,196,000 | 2016 | 8,522,000 |
| 1969 | 2,930,000 | 1993 | 5,328,000 | 2017 | 8,630,000 |
| 1970 | 3,022,000 | 1994 | 5,472,000 | 2018 | 8,972,000 |
| 1971 | 3,121,000 | 1995 | 5,619,000 | 2019 | 9,092,000 |
| 2020 | 9,291,000 | ||||
| 2021* | 9,998,000 |
Sources: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.
Moshe Cohen, “Jewish population at lowest percentage since founding of Israel,” Jerusalem Post, (April 12, 2021).
Ofer Aderet, “On Jewish New Year’s Eve, Israel's Population Reaches 9.4 Million,” Haaretz, (September 5, 2021).
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