Israel Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Israel rural population for 2023 was 697,214, a 0.8% increase from 2022.
  • Israel rural population for 2022 was 691,676, a 0.75% increase from 2021.
  • Israel rural population for 2021 was 686,549, a 0.5% increase from 2020.
  • Israel rural population for 2020 was 683,115, a 0.61% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
United States 55,937,486
Germany 18,784,632
Italy 16,468,986
Poland 14,594,364
France 12,422,661
United Kingdom 10,497,193
Japan 9,907,790
South Korea 9,589,588
Spain 8,923,913
Canada 7,272,932
Saudi Arabia 5,560,527
Austria 3,695,875
Australia 3,565,036
Argentina 3,516,356
Portugal 3,378,005
Czech Republic 2,767,136
Hungary 2,602,308
Slovak Republic 2,494,835
Chile 2,353,195
Switzerland 2,283,085
Greece 2,002,527
Ireland 1,869,935
Croatia 1,596,188
Panama 1,362,230
Netherlands 1,219,560
Sweden 1,186,635
UAE 1,163,057
Slovenia 931,346
Lithuania 899,076
Norway 883,411
Finland 794,473
Trinidad and Tobago 714,682
Israel 697,214
Denmark 684,197
New Zealand 679,786
Latvia 589,533
Oman 538,749
Cyprus 416,009
Estonia 412,452
Belgium 214,107
Puerto Rico 204,074
Barbados 193,378
Bahrain 150,497
Uruguay 144,763
Channel Islands 120,710
French Polynesia 116,482
Brunei 94,356
New Caledonia 73,097
Antigua and Barbuda 71,353
Bahamas 67,567
Aruba 59,245
Luxembourg 52,967
Seychelles 49,323
Isle of Man 39,405
Liechtenstein 33,798
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,905
Faroe Islands 30,371
Malta 27,987
Iceland 23,451
Qatar 17,548
Curacao 16,231
British Virgin Islands 15,848
Andorra 9,792
Guam 8,360
Greenland 6,858
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 3,959
Northern Mariana Islands 3,946
Palau 3,177
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,650
San Marino 728
Israel Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 697,214 7.15 0.80%
2022 691,676 7.24 0.74%
2021 686,549 7.33 0.50%
2020 683,115 7.41 0.61%
2019 678,959 7.50 0.81%
2018 673,494 7.58 0.85%
2017 667,787 7.66 0.90%
2016 661,802 7.74 0.97%
2015 655,408 7.82 1.03%
2014 648,712 7.90 1.00%
2013 642,262 7.97 0.98%
2012 636,004 8.04 1.00%
2011 629,651 8.11 1.04%
2010 623,153 8.17 1.06%
2009 616,589 8.24 1.65%
2008 606,484 8.30 1.04%
2007 600,185 8.36 1.05%
2006 593,922 8.42 1.03%
2005 587,811 8.48 1.03%
2004 581,761 8.54 1.03%
2003 575,782 8.61 1.08%
2002 569,619 8.67 1.29%
2001 562,318 8.73 1.63%
2000 553,243 8.80 1.92%
1999 542,736 8.86 1.82%
1998 532,971 8.93 1.56%
1997 524,715 8.99 1.77%
1996 515,524 9.06 1.77%
1995 506,480 9.13 1.59%
1994 498,490 9.23 1.50%
1993 491,062 9.33 1.58%
1992 483,355 9.44 2.38%
1991 471,986 9.54 4.93%
1990 449,271 9.64 2.02%
1989 440,279 9.75 0.62%
1988 437,537 9.85 0.59%
1987 434,978 9.96 0.54%
1986 432,651 10.06 0.48%
1985 430,581 10.17 0.70%
1984 427,587 10.28 0.23%
1983 426,592 10.39 -1.22%
1982 431,841 10.71 -1.31%
1981 437,534 11.06 -1.19%
1980 442,751 11.42 -0.77%
1979 446,180 11.79 -0.58%
1978 448,778 12.16 -1.03%
1977 453,431 12.55 -0.88%
1976 457,418 12.95 -0.89%
1975 461,484 13.36 -0.81%
1974 465,216 13.78 -0.11%
1973 465,705 14.21 0.98%
1972 461,151 14.65 -1.22%
1971 466,826 15.21 -0.69%
1970 470,041 15.81 -0.49%
1969 472,346 16.42 -1.16%
1968 477,855 17.05 -1.66%
1967 485,865 17.70 0.60%
1966 482,947 18.37 -1.14%
1965 488,508 19.06 -0.15%
1964 489,258 19.77 0.33%
1963 487,647 20.50 0.10%
1962 487,171 21.25 1.27%
1961 481,028 22.02 -1.73%
1960 489,438 23.15 %