Israel - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Israel was 8,531,985 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,531,985 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,624,582 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,624,582
1961 1,703,972
1962 1,805,829
1963 1,891,353
1964 1,985,742
1965 2,074,492
1966 2,146,053
1967 2,259,135
1968 2,325,145
1969 2,404,654
1970 2,503,959
1971 2,602,174
1972 2,686,849
1973 2,812,295
1974 2,911,784
1975 2,993,516
1976 3,075,582
1977 3,159,569
1978 3,241,222
1979 3,339,820
1980 3,435,249
1981 3,518,466
1982 3,599,159
1983 3,678,408
1984 3,731,413
1985 3,802,419
1986 3,866,349
1987 3,934,022
1988 4,004,463
1989 4,077,721
1990 4,210,729
1991 4,477,014
1992 4,639,645
1993 4,769,938
1994 4,900,510
1995 5,038,520
1996 5,176,476
1997 5,311,285
1998 5,438,029
1999 5,582,264
2000 5,735,757
2001 5,876,682
2002 6,000,381
2003 6,113,918
2004 6,227,239
2005 6,342,289
2006 6,459,778
2007 6,579,915
2008 6,702,316
2009 6,869,011
2010 7,000,447
2011 7,136,149
2012 7,274,496
2013 7,417,238
2014 7,566,988
2015 7,724,692
2016 7,884,198
2017 8,045,513
2018 8,209,306
2019 8,375,041
2020 8,531,985

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Israel was 92.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 92.59 in 2020, while its lowest value was 76.85 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 76.85
1961 77.99
1962 78.75
1963 79.50
1964 80.23
1965 80.94
1966 81.63
1967 82.30
1968 82.95
1969 83.58
1970 84.20
1971 84.79
1972 85.35
1973 85.79
1974 86.22
1975 86.64
1976 87.05
1977 87.45
1978 87.84
1979 88.22
1980 88.58
1981 88.94
1982 89.29
1983 89.61
1984 89.72
1985 89.83
1986 89.94
1987 90.04
1988 90.15
1989 90.26
1990 90.36
1991 90.46
1992 90.57
1993 90.67
1994 90.77
1995 90.87
1996 90.94
1997 91.01
1998 91.07
1999 91.14
2000 91.20
2001 91.27
2002 91.33
2003 91.39
2004 91.46
2005 91.52
2006 91.58
2007 91.64
2008 91.70
2009 91.76
2010 91.83
2011 91.89
2012 91.96
2013 92.03
2014 92.10
2015 92.18
2016 92.26
2017 92.34
2018 92.42
2019 92.50
2020 92.59

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization