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Israel

Israel / IL

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Israel in numbers.

Area22,070 kmยฒWorld # 149 โ†’Population10.1MWorld # 95 โ†’Population density458.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 23 โ†’Life expectancy83.2 yearsWorld # 17 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 60,337World # 23 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Israel across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area22,070 kmยฒWorld # 149 / 2023 โ†’Population10.1MWorld # 95 / 2025 โ†’Population density458.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 23 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,948World # 107 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.2%World # 89 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.9World # 58 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate18.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 82 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 182 / 2024 โ†’Median age29.2 yearsWorld # 137 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+12.7%World # 78 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1427.2%World # 83 / 2025 โ†’Urban population91.6%World # 29 / 2025 โ†’Net migration11.5KWorld # 42 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate1.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 63 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share22.3%World # 40 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy83.2 yearsWorld # 17 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy70.8 yearsWorld # 10 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 36 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate21.2%World # 72 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 60,337World # 23 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 610.8BWorld # 26 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 59,717World # 39 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.9%World # 116 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3%World # 96 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.5%World # 130 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment6%World # 153 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,890 hours/yearWorld # 75 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)38.3World # 58 / 2022 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.9%World # 29 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)6.3%World # 1 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people157.3 per million peopleWorld # 19 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,754 kcal/dayWorld # 7 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person108.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 13 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production90.4K tWorld # 81 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area6.5%World # 176 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person7,186 kWh/personWorld # 22 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person5.6 tWorld # 57 / 2024 โ†’Internet use88.2%World # 73 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions177.4 per 100 peopleWorld # 13 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 115 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate3.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 172 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)8.8%World # 2 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament24.2%World # 105 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals4.9MWorld # 39 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 2.7BWorld # 46 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites9 sitesWorld # 36 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupJudaism2022 / 73.5%Main languageHebrewMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportBasketball5,160 facilities countedWriting directionRight to leftHebrewLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyNew Israeli SheqelILSDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsLand of Israel, Jacob