Israel vs Palestinian Territories
Israel vs Palestinian Territories: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 1.1 per 1,000 people in Israel and -4.6 per 1,000 people in Palestinian Territories, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Israel, by 5.7 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Palestinian Territories.
- In 2023, Israel ranked 78 and Palestinian Territories ranked 198 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Israel at 0.6 per 1,000 people and Palestinian Territories at -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Israel | Palestinian Territories |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.1 | -4.6 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | -2.4 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | -2.4 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | -5 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | -5.2 |
| 2017 | 1.7 | -5.4 |
| 2016 | 3 | -4.9 |
| 2015 | 3.7 | -5.1 |
| 2014 | 3.2 | -6.1 |
| 2013 | 2.2 | -6.3 |
| 2012 | 2.2 | -6.4 |
| 2011 | 1.4 | -6.5 |
| 2010 | 1.8 | -6.6 |
| 2009 | 1 | -6.6 |
| 2008 | 1.1 | -6.3 |
| 2007 | 1.4 | -5.4 |
| 2006 | 1.7 | -6.4 |
| 2005 | 1.6 | -7.9 |
| 2004 | 1.3 | -9.5 |
| 2003 | 1 | -10.6 |
| 2002 | 2.7 | -10.6 |
| 2001 | 6.2 | -7.9 |
| 2000 | 10.4 | -3.6 |
| 1999 | 13.2 | -4.5 |
| 1998 | 9.1 | -4.4 |
| 1997 | 10.7 | 3.6 |
| 1996 | 12.2 | 3.6 |
| 1995 | 11.5 | 3.3 |
| 1994 | 11 | 2.9 |
| 1993 | 9.7 | 2.5 |
| 1992 | 11.6 | 1.9 |
| 1991 | 32 | 0.9 |
| 1990 | 39.3 | -0.2 |
| 1989 | 3.2 | -1.5 |
| 1988 | 0.4 | -1.5 |
| 1987 | 1.8 | 27 |
| 1986 | -0.9 | -11.8 |
| 1985 | -0.9 | -18.1 |
| 1984 | 2.7 | 5.4 |
| 1983 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 1982 | 4.3 | -6.3 |
| 1981 | 4.2 | -9.2 |
| 1980 | 4.4 | -10.3 |
| 1979 | 4.3 | -11.2 |
| 1978 | 4.4 | -12 |
| 1977 | 3.7 | -12.2 |
| 1976 | 3.1 | -11 |
| 1975 | 3.5 | -9.1 |
| 1974 | 3.7 | -7 |
| 1973 | 4.5 | -5.6 |
| 1972 | 8.9 | -6.7 |
| 1971 | 17.7 | -15.2 |
| 1970 | 19.6 | -28.1 |
| 1969 | 21.8 | -41 |
| 1968 | 23 | -49 |
| 1967 | 23.4 | -48.7 |
| 1966 | 23.6 | -41.7 |
| 1965 | 23.5 | -31.7 |
| 1964 | 24.2 | -27.3 |
| 1963 | 25.2 | -18.8 |
| 1962 | 25.6 | -17.1 |
| 1961 | 17.6 | -16.7 |
| 1960 | 5.8 | -16.5 |
| 1959 | 7.9 | -16.4 |
| 1958 | 9.5 | -16.4 |
| 1957 | 11.2 | -16.6 |
| 1956 | 12.5 | -16.8 |
| 1955 | 13.4 | -17 |
| 1954 | 15.4 | -17.3 |
| 1953 | 14 | -17.6 |
| 1952 | 14.6 | -18 |
| 1951 | 16.4 | -18.4 |
| 1950 | 17.4 | -18.9 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Israel | Palestinian Territories |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.1-9.8–11.6 | -4.2-18.5–9.6 |
| 2025 | 1.2-13.4–15.5 | -4.1-24.9–14.1 |
| 2026 | 1.4-15.7–17.6 | -3.5-26.7–16.9 |
| 2027 | 1.4-18.3–18.7 | -3.6-28.7–19.3 |
| 2028 | 1.4-19.9–20.1 | -3.5-29.8–20.2 |
| 2029 | 1.3-20.8–21.2 | -3.2-31.7–22.1 |
| 2030 | 1.6-21.6–22.4 | -2.9-34.3–24.2 |
| 2031 | 1.7-21.9–22.6 | -2.6-32.9–24.3 |
| 2032 | 1.1-22.8–22.5 | -2.5-33.9–26.2 |
| 2033 | 1.1-23.9–23.7 | -2-33.4–27.9 |
| 2034 | 1.2-22.5–24 | -2-34.7–29.2 |
| 2035 | 1.4-24.2–24.1 | -1.7-35.8–28.3 |
| 2036 | 1-25.8–24.8 | -2.1-36.3–29.8 |
| 2037 | 1.6-23.5–23.1 | -1.9-36.6–29 |
| 2038 | 1.6-24.5–24.9 | -2-35.6–28.7 |
| 2039 | 1.7-24.7–25.8 | -1.3-36.5–29.7 |
| 2040 | 1.4-25.4–25.2 | -1.5-35.6–29.9 |
| 2041 | 1.5-26.1–25.6 | -1.4-35.5–31.3 |
| 2042 | 1.7-25–25.6 | -1.4-36.3–32.5 |
| 2043 | 1.6-27.1–26.2 | -1.5-35–34 |
| 2044 | 1.7-25.2–26.7 | -1.4-34.9–33.5 |
| 2045 | 1.2-24.5–27.2 | -1.4-35–32.9 |
| 2046 | 1.3-26.2–27.6 | -1.7-34.3–33 |
| 2047 | 1.1-26.1–26.2 | -1.7-34.5–33.7 |
| 2048 | 1.1-26.8–26.7 | -1.8-35.5–33.5 |
| 2049 | 1.4-26.9–25.8 | -1.6-33.1–32.3 |
| 2050 | 1.5-26.6–27.4 | -1.4-35.7–32 |
| 2051 | 1.4-26.3–25.8 | -1.5-37.2–33.8 |
| 2052 | 1.5-28.1–26.3 | -1.4-35.4–30.9 |
| 2053 | 1.7-26.4–26.4 | -1.6-38.3–31.9 |
| 2054 | 2.1-25.1–27.1 | -1.9-36.3–31.7 |
| 2055 | 1.8-26.9–26 | -1.8-38.9–33.2 |
| 2056 | 1.5-26.1–25.1 | -1.3-36.1–32.2 |
| 2057 | 1.6-27.3–25.4 | -1.3-34.9–31.7 |
| 2058 | 1.5-26.6–25.2 | -1.6-34.7–30.9 |
| 2059 | 1.4-26.8–25.7 | -1.2-35.6–33.2 |
| 2060 | 1.8-24.7–26.4 | -0.8-33.9–32.7 |
| 2061 | 1.4-24.9–26.1 | -0.8-33.7–34.7 |
| 2062 | 1.3-26–28.5 | -1.3-36.9–32.7 |
| 2063 | 1.7-27–27.4 | -1-35.2–31.9 |
| 2064 | 1-27.1–26 | -1-37–30.8 |
| 2065 | 1.4-27.6–26.1 | -1-37.4–32.5 |
| 2066 | 1-29.6–27.6 | -1.4-35.3–31.4 |
| 2067 | 1.2-27.8–27.2 | -0.9-33.2–32.2 |
| 2068 | 1.2-24.8–27.4 | -1.3-33.4–31.8 |
| 2069 | 1.5-26.3–27.4 | -1-32.9–32.2 |
| 2070 | 1.4-24.8–27.5 | -0.9-34.1–30.7 |
| 2071 | 1.1-26.3–26.4 | -0.7-34.8–32.9 |
| 2072 | 0.3-28.8–26 | -1.1-34.9–33.8 |
| 2073 | 0.7-28.3–26 | -1.2-36.9–30.2 |
| 2074 | 0.9-28.3–27.5 | -1.1-36.2–30.7 |
| 2075 | 1.1-27.4–27.2 | -0.8-36.9–32.3 |
| 2076 | 1-26.4–26.6 | -0.9-37.8–33.5 |
| 2077 | 1.6-27.7–27.2 | -1-38.4–30.9 |
| 2078 | 1.5-26.1–28.3 | -1.2-36.5–32.2 |
| 2079 | 1.3-27.1–26.2 | -1.3-36.9–30.7 |
| 2080 | 1.6-29.3–26.5 | -0.9-34.7–31.8 |
| 2081 | 1.2-28.1–26.9 | -0.7-36.2–32.7 |
| 2082 | 1-28.6–26.8 | -1-38.5–30.4 |
| 2083 | 1.2-28.6–26.8 | -1.2-37.8–29.9 |
| 2084 | 1.4-27.1–27.5 | -1.1-35.3–31.7 |
| 2085 | 1.2-27.2–27.7 | -1.2-35.8–30 |
| 2086 | 1.1-26.7–27.3 | -1.2-37.1–30.9 |
| 2087 | 0.9-28.6–25 | -1.3-34.7–28.7 |
| 2088 | 0.8-28.7–26.6 | -1-35–29.4 |
| 2089 | 0.5-28.9–26.2 | -1.2-34.9–28.3 |
| 2090 | 1-29.1–27.5 | -1-35.8–30.8 |
| 2091 | 1.1-26.5–26.7 | -0.9-37.2–31.7 |
| 2092 | 1.1-28.2–27.2 | -0.8-34.8–31.8 |
| 2093 | 1.1-28.1–26.3 | -0.8-35.7–32 |
| 2094 | 0.8-28.8–25.7 | -0.9-35.5–28.5 |
| 2095 | 0.7-26.4–25.3 | -0.6-35.4–31.1 |
| 2096 | 0.8-26.1–27.8 | -0.7-32.9–32.2 |
| 2097 | 0.5-26.8–26.4 | -0.5-34.3–32.6 |
| 2098 | 0.5-26.2–24.2 | -0.6-32.8–32.5 |
| 2099 | 0.8-26.3–25.3 | -0.7-34.7–33.1 |
| 2100 | 0.6-27.3–25 | -0.8-32.4–32.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Israel vs Palestinian Territories
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 65.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Palestinian Territories: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Palestinian Territories: 14.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Palestinian Territories: 80.3% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Palestinian Territories: 4.67% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Palestinian Territories: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Palestinian Territories: 5.41 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Palestinian Territories: 1.52% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Palestinian Territories: 87.4% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 19.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.8% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Palestinian Territories: 2 million TIV in 2023