Israel: Population and Key Statistics

AsiaCapital: Jerusalem#48 by population

With income per capita above $56,000, Israel ranks among the world's wealthiest countries. Known as the "start-up nation," it leads the world in technology start-ups per capita and ranks first in R&D spending as a share of GDP.

A small but highly urbanized (93%) country with a population of roughly 9.4 million, Israel has one of the youngest age structures among developed economies (median age 29.7). The status of Jerusalem, which it has declared its capital, is disputed internationally.

Population (2025)
10.1 million
10,122,800 people
GDP (2025)
$611bn
nominal, current US dollars
GDP per capita
$60,337
Life expectancy
83.2
years
Area
22,070
km²
Population density
459
people/km²
Median age
29.7
Internet usage
88.2%

Military Strength

Military expenditure (2024)
$46.5bn
46,505 million dollars
Share of GDP
8.78%
NATO guideline: 2%
Share of government spending
19.99%
Spending per capita
$4,594
per year, per person
Armed forces (2020)
178 thousand
178,000 active personnel
Armed forces per 1,000 people
17.6
4.23% of the labor force

Expenditure figures come from SIPRI and personnel counts from the IISS, both distributed through the World Bank. Source years differ by indicator, so each figure is shown with its own year.

How Israel compares

Israel and China — core indicators
020 b40 b60 b80 bGDP per capita ($)Life expectancy (years)Internet usage (%)GDP per capita ($) — Israel: 60.337Life expectancy (years) — Israel: 83,2Internet usage (%) — Israel: 88,2GDP per capita ($) — China: 13.862Life expectancy (years) — China: 78Internet usage (%) — China: 91,6
IsraelChina

The indicators use different scales, so the chart is a rough visual comparison only. For exact figures see the full side-by-side comparison.

Data sourcesPopulation and social indicators: UN World Population Prospects, World BankEconomy: IMF World Economic Outlook, World BankMilitary: SIPRI and IISS, distributed through the World BankLast refreshed: 2026-08-26