Key demographics
- Population
- 10.1M
- Density
- 448.6/km²
- HDI
- 0.919 (Very High)
- Gini index (2016)
- 39.0
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.2 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.87
- Urban population (2025)
- 91.6%
- Labor force (2025)
- 74.4%
- Gender wage gap (2021)
- 18.8%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 66.3%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 91.6%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 18.6 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.3 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 49.3%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.87
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 2.7 /1000
- Tourism (2019)
- 4.9M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية |
| Hebrew | עברית |
- Demonym (male)
- Israeli
- Demonym (female)
- Israeli
- National anthem
- Hatikvah
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.2 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 70.8 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 7.1% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 2.7/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 85/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 3.1/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 3.80/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 5.90/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $3,928
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 20.5%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2022)
- 5.9% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 481
- Internet users (2024)
- 88.2%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 177.4/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 29.2/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 12,319/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 29.2
Geography and practical
- Area
- 21,937 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+02:00
- Calling codes
- +972
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .il
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Israel has a white field with a blue hexagram — the Magen David — centered between two equal horizontal blue bands situated near the top and bottom edges of the field.
- National anthem
- Hatikvah
- National holiday
- Yom HaShoah