Country profile
Israel
State of Israel · Western Asia
👥 Population
10,122,800
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Jerusalem
🗺 Area
20,770 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$610.78B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.919
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
487 /km²
💱 Currency
ILS
Israeli new shekel
🗣 Languages
Arabic, Hebrew
About Israel
Israel (officially State of Israel) is a country in Western Asia, with Jerusalem as its capital. It is home to roughly 10.12 million people, giving a population density of about 487 people per square kilometre. The country covers 20,770 km² of land and shares land borders with 5 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $610.78B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.919. The official currency is the Israeli new shekel (ILS), and the main languages are Arabic, Hebrew.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$570.89B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$57,236
GDP growth
2.9%
Inflation
3.0%
Unemployment
3.5%
👥 People
Life expectancy
83.2 yrs
Fertility rate
2.87
Pop. growth
1.2%
Urban population
91.6%
Infant mortality /1k
2.7
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
88.2%
Literacy rate
91.8%
Physicians /1k
3.8
Renewable energy
6.2%
Travel & practical
Capital
Jerusalem
Currency
ILS
Dialing code
+972
Internet TLD
.il
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Fun facts about Israel
- Israel is the 95th most populous country in the world, with about 10.12 million people.
- By land area it is the 149th-largest country in the world, covering 20,770 km².
- It has the world's 26th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($610.78B).
- Israel shares land borders with 5 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.919.
- Israel has a population density of about 487 people per square kilometre.
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