Israel vs Switzerland
Israel vs Switzerland: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 91.6% in Israel and 85.7% in Switzerland, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 5.8 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in Switzerland.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Israel ranked 31 and Switzerland ranked 49 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Israel at 96.6% and Switzerland at 89% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Israel | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91.6 | 85.7 |
| 2024 | 91.5 | 85.5 |
| 2023 | 91.5 | 85.2 |
| 2022 | 91.5 | 84.9 |
| 2021 | 91.5 | 84.2 |
| 2020 | 91.6 | 82.3 |
| 2019 | 91.6 | 80.8 |
| 2018 | 91.7 | 79.3 |
| 2017 | 91.7 | 77.9 |
| 2016 | 91.7 | 76.7 |
| 2015 | 91.7 | 75.6 |
| 2014 | 91.7 | 74.7 |
| 2013 | 91.7 | 74.1 |
| 2012 | 91.7 | 73.8 |
| 2011 | 91.7 | 73.7 |
| 2010 | 91.7 | 73.6 |
| 2009 | 91.7 | 73.6 |
| 2008 | 91.7 | 73.6 |
| 2007 | 91.7 | 73.5 |
| 2006 | 91.7 | 73.5 |
| 2005 | 91.6 | 73.5 |
| 2004 | 91.6 | 73.5 |
| 2003 | 91.5 | 73.5 |
| 2002 | 91.4 | 73.4 |
| 2001 | 91.4 | 73.4 |
| 2000 | 91.3 | 73.3 |
| 1999 | 91.2 | 73.1 |
| 1998 | 91.1 | 72.9 |
| 1997 | 91 | 72.5 |
| 1996 | 90.9 | 72 |
| 1995 | 90.9 | 71.5 |
| 1994 | 90.8 | 71 |
| 1993 | 90.7 | 70.4 |
| 1992 | 90.6 | 69.8 |
| 1991 | 90.5 | 69.2 |
| 1990 | 90.4 | 68.7 |
| 1989 | 90.3 | 68 |
| 1988 | 90.2 | 67.3 |
| 1987 | 90.1 | 66.5 |
| 1986 | 90 | 65.6 |
| 1985 | 89.9 | 64.8 |
| 1984 | 89.7 | 64 |
| 1983 | 89.6 | 63.2 |
| 1982 | 89.4 | 62.4 |
| 1981 | 89.1 | 61.8 |
| 1980 | 88.8 | 61.3 |
| 1979 | 88.5 | 60.8 |
| 1978 | 88.1 | 60.4 |
| 1977 | 87.7 | 60.1 |
| 1976 | 87.3 | 59.7 |
| 1975 | 86.8 | 59.4 |
| 1974 | 86.3 | 59.1 |
| 1973 | 85.8 | 58.7 |
| 1972 | 85.3 | 58.3 |
| 1971 | 84.8 | 57.9 |
| 1970 | 84.3 | 57.4 |
| 1969 | 83.8 | 56.9 |
| 1968 | 83.2 | 56.3 |
| 1967 | 82.5 | 55.7 |
| 1966 | 81.9 | 55.1 |
| 1965 | 81.2 | 54.4 |
| 1964 | 80.4 | 53.7 |
| 1963 | 79.7 | 53 |
| 1962 | 78.9 | 52.4 |
| 1961 | 78 | 51.7 |
| 1960 | 76.9 | 51 |
| 1959 | 75.5 | 50.4 |
| 1958 | 73.9 | 49.7 |
| 1957 | 72.5 | 49 |
| 1956 | 71.4 | 48.3 |
| 1955 | 71 | 47.6 |
| 1954 | 71 | 46.9 |
| 1953 | 71 | 46.2 |
| 1952 | 71.4 | 45.6 |
| 1951 | 71.8 | 44.9 |
| 1950 | 71.9 | 44.3 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Israel | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 91.6 | 86 |
| 2027 | 91.7 | 86.2 |
| 2028 | 91.8 | 86.5 |
| 2029 | 91.9 | 86.7 |
| 2030 | 92 | 86.9 |
| 2031 | 92.1 | 87.1 |
| 2032 | 92.3 | 87.3 |
| 2033 | 92.4 | 87.5 |
| 2034 | 92.6 | 87.7 |
| 2035 | 92.8 | 87.8 |
| 2036 | 92.9 | 88 |
| 2037 | 93.1 | 88.1 |
| 2038 | 93.4 | 88.2 |
| 2039 | 93.6 | 88.4 |
| 2040 | 93.8 | 88.5 |
| 2041 | 94 | 88.6 |
| 2042 | 94.3 | 88.7 |
| 2043 | 94.5 | 88.7 |
| 2044 | 94.8 | 88.8 |
| 2045 | 95.1 | 88.9 |
| 2046 | 95.4 | 88.9 |
| 2047 | 95.7 | 89 |
| 2048 | 95.9 | 89 |
| 2049 | 96.3 | 89 |
| 2050 | 96.6 | 89 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Israel vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025