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General Information

Region		Western Asia
Population (000, 2019)		8 519
Pop. density (per km2, 2019)		393.7
Capital city		Jerusalem^b
Capital city pop. (000, 2019)		919.4^c
UN membership date		11-May-49
Surface area (km2)		22 072^a
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		99
National currency		New Israeli Sheqel (ILS)
Exchange rate (per US$)		3.7^d

Economic indicators

	2005	2010	2019
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	142 411	233 733	353 268^a
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2010 prices)	4.1	5.5	3.5^a
GDP per capita (current US$)	21 567.8	31 475.1	42 452.1^a
Economy: Agriculture^e (% of Gross Value Added)	1.8	1.7	1.3^a
Economy: Industry^e (% of Gross Value Added)	24.1	23.6	21.7^a
Economy: Services and other activity^e (% of GVA)	74.1	74.7	76.9^a
Employment: Agriculture^f (% of employed)	2	1.6	1
Employment: Industry^f (% of employed)	21.6	20.2	17
Employment: Services^f (% employed)	76.4	78.2	82
Unemployment (% of labour force)	11.3	8.5	3.8^f
Labour force participation^f (female/male pop. %)	55.0 / 68.8	57.0 / 69.4	59.2 / 69.0
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	88	100	107^d
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	100	104	109^g
Index of industrial production^h (2005=100)	...	126	136ⁱ
International trade: Exports^j (million current US$)	42 771	58 413	61 906^d
International trade: Imports^j (million current US$)	45 032	59 194	76 584^d
International trade: Balance^j (million current US$)	- 2 262	-781	- 14 678^d
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	4 540	8 686	9 671^d

Social indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Population growth rate^k (average annual %)	1.9	2.4	1.7^l
Urban population (% of total population)	91.5	91.8	92.5
Urban population growth rate^k (average annual %)	1.9	2.4	1.7^l
Fertility rate, total^k (live births per woman)	2.9	2.9	3^l
Life expectancy at birth^k (females/males, years)	81.6 / 77.4	82.8 / 79.0	83.7 / 80.0^l
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	27.9 / 13.2	27.3 / 14.9	27.9 / 16.3
International migrant stock^m (000/% of total pop.)	1 889.5 / 28.6	1 950.6 / 26.3	1 962.1 / 23.6^a
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	1.5ⁿ	31.1ⁿ	53.9^d
Infant mortality rate^k (per 1 000 live births)	5	4	3.4^l
Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)	7.1	7.1	7.3^g
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	...	3.4	3.2^g
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	5.8	5.5	5.9^l
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	103.8 / 103.3	104.5 / 104.0	104.3 / 103.4^a
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	104.4 / 105.0	103.3 / 100.9	104.8 / 103.1^a
Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	66.4 / 50.1	70.7 / 54.5^o	73.6 / 52.2^a
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	2.5	2	1.4^l
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	15	19.2	29.2

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	25.2	67.5^p	81.6^a
Research & Development expenditure^q (% of GDP)	4.1	3.9	4.3^f,g
Threatened species (number)	57^r	131	196
Forested area (% of land area)	7.2	7.1	7.7^f,g
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	57.0 / 8.6	68.9 / 9.3	64.6 / 8.1ⁱ
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	87	162	346^g
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	116	130	116^g
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^s (000)	1 903	2 803	3 613^a
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	13.8	15.6	15.7^d
Net Official Development Assist. disbursed (% of GNI)	0.07	0.07	0.11^g

Footnotes

a		2017
b		Designation and data provided by Israel. The position of the UN on Jerusalem is stated in A/RES/181 (II) and subsequent General Assembly and Security Council resolutions.
c		Including East Jerusalem.
d		2018
e		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
f		Estimate.
g		2016
h		Data refers to mining and manufacturing.
i		2014
j		Imports and exports net of returned goods. The figures also exclude Judea and Samaria and the Gaza area.
k		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
l		2015
m		Including refugees.
n		Data as at the end of December.
o		2009
p		Population aged 20 years and over.
q		Do not correspond exactly to Frascati Manual recommendations.
r		2004
s		Excluding nationals residing abroad.