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General Information

Region		Western Asia
Population (000, 2020)		8 656
Pop. density (per km2, 2020)		400
Capital city		Jerusalem^b
Capital city pop. (000, 2020)		7-Jul-02^c,d
UN membership date		11-May-49
Surface area (km2)		22 072^a
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		99.1
National currency		New Israeli Sheqel (ILS)
Exchange rate (per US$)		3.5^d

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2020
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	233 996	299 813	370 588^e
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	5.6	2.3	3.4^e
GDP per capita (current US$)	31 851.5	37 577.7	44 214.9^e
Economy: Agriculture^f (% of Gross Value Added)	1.7	1.3	1.3^e
Economy: Industry^f,g (% of Gross Value Added)	23.6	22.5	21.5^e
Economy: Services and other activity^f,h,i (% of GVA)	77.1	76.5	78.2^e
Employment in agriculture (% of employed)	1.3^j	1	0.9^j
Employment in industry (% of employed)	19.1^j	17.6	16.8^j
Employment in services (% employed)	79.6^j	81.4	82.3^j
Unemployment^j (% of labour force)	8.5	5.2	3.8
Labour force participation rate^j (female/male pop. %)	57.0 / 69.4	59.0 / 69.5	59.7 / 68.5
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	100	107	108^d
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	104	106	109^k
International trade: exports (million current US$)	58 413	64 062	58 488^d
International trade: imports (million current US$)	59 194	62 068	76 579^d
International trade: balance (million current US$)	-781	1 994	- 18 090^d
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	8 091	15 429	14 051^d

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2020
Population growth rate^l (average annual %)	2.4	1.7	1.6
Urban population (% of total population)	91.8	92.2	92.5^d
Urban population growth rate^l (average annual %)	2.4	1.7	...
Fertility rate, total^l (live births per woman)	2.9	3	3
Life expectancy at birth^l (females/males, years)	82.8 / 79.0	83.7 / 80.0	84.3 / 81.0
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	27.3 / 14.9	27.9 / 15.8	27.8 / 16.5
International migrant stock^m (000/% of total pop.)	1 950.6 / 26.6	2 011.7 / 25.2	1 956.3 / 23.0^d
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	31.1ⁿ	45.2	55.1^d
Infant mortality rate^l (per 1 000 live births)	4	3.4	2.7
Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)	7	7.1	7.4^a
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	3.5	3.5	4.6^e
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	5.5	5.9	5.8^k
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	105.7 / 105.2	106.0 / 105.3	105.4 / 104.4^a
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	104.5 / 102.0	104.2 / 103.2	106.0 / 104.2^a
Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	74.6 / 57.6	76.3 / 55.2	74.5 / 52.8^a
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	2	1.4	1.5^a
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	19.2	22.5	23.3^o

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2020
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	67.5^p	77.4^p	83.7^e
Research & Development expenditure^q (% of GDP)	3.9	4.3	5^j,e
Threatened species (number)	131	152	207
Forested area (% of land area)	7.1	7.6	7.6^j,a
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	68.4 / 9.0	63.9 / 7.6	63.8 / 7.3^a
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	162	308	375^a
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	131	118	116^a
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^r (000)	2 803	2 799	4 121^e
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	20.3	20.3	20.3^d
Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)	99.8 / 99.7	99.5 / 99.4	99.4 / 99.2^a
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)	87.9 / 86.1	92.1 / 90.2	93.8 / 91.8^a
Net Official Development Assist. disbursed (% of GNI)	0.07	0.08	0.12^a

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		2019
e		2018
f		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
g		Excludes publishing activities. Includes irrigation and canals.
h		Excludes repair of personal and household goods.
i		Excludes computer and related activities and radio/TV activities.
j		Estimate.
k		2016
l		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
m		Including refugees.
n		Data as at the end of December.
o		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.
p		Population aged 20 years and over.
q		Do not correspond exactly to Frascati Manual recommendations.
r		Excluding nationals residing abroad.