Fertility Rate: Israel
Israel's fertility rate is currently 2.87 births per woman as of 2024. # Israel Fertility Rate Israel's fertility rate stands at 2.
Current (2024)
2.87 births per woman
+0.7% y/y
Peak (1960)
3.866 births per woman
Low (1992)
2.7 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Israel
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Israel
Analysis# Israel Fertility Rate
Israel's fertility rate stands at 2.87 births per woman in 2024, reflecting a significant decline from its 1960 peak of 3.866. The country has experienced a 25.8% decrease over this 64-year span, though the current rate remains substantially higher than the historical low of 2.7 recorded in 1992. This places Israel among the higher fertility rates in developed nations, driven partly by larger family sizes within religious communities.
The most dramatic shift occurred between 1960 and 1992, when fertility dropped nearly a full birth per woman. Since bottoming out in the early 1990s, the rate has stabilized in the 2.8–3.1 range. Recent data from 2015 to 2024 shows minor fluctuations with a slight dip during 2020, followed by modest recovery. The trajectory suggests Israel's fertility rate has plateaued around current levels rather than continuing its historical downward trend.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.87 births per woman | +0.70% |
| 2023 | 2.85 births per woman | -1.38% |
| 2022 | 2.89 births per woman | -3.67% |
| 2021 | 3 births per woman | +3.45% |
| 2020 | 2.9 births per woman | -3.65% |
| 2019 | 3.01 births per woman | -2.59% |
| 2018 | 3.09 births per woman | -0.64% |
| 2017 | 3.11 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2016 | 3.11 births per woman | +0.65% |
| 2015 | 3.09 births per woman | +0.32% |
| 2014 | 3.08 births per woman | +1.65% |
| 2013 | 3.03 births per woman | -0.66% |
| 2012 | 3.05 births per woman | +2.35% |
| 2011 | 2.98 births per woman | -1.65% |
| 2010 | 3.03 births per woman | +2.36% |
| 2009 | 2.96 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2008 | 2.96 births per woman | +2.07% |
| 2007 | 2.9 births per woman | +0.69% |
| 2006 | 2.88 births per woman | +1.41% |
| 2005 | 2.84 births per woman | -2.07% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.9 births per woman | -1.69% |
| 2003 | 2.95 births per woman | +2.08% |
| 2002 | 2.89 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 2001 | 2.92 births per woman | -1.02% |
| 2000 | 2.95 births per woman | -0.51% |
| 1999 | 2.965 births per woman | -0.50% |
| 1998 | 2.98 births per woman | +1.36% |
| 1997 | 2.94 births per woman | +1.38% |
| 1996 | 2.9 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1995 | 2.9 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1994 | 2.9 births per woman | +3.57% |
| 1993 | 2.8 births per woman | +3.70% |
| 1992 | 2.7 births per woman | -2.24% |
| 1991 | 2.762 births per woman | -2.20% |
| 1990 | 2.824 births per woman | -2.15% |
| 1989 | 2.886 births per woman | -2.10% |
| 1988 | 2.948 births per woman | -2.06% |
| 1987 | 3.01 births per woman | -0.79% |
| 1986 | 3.034 births per woman | -0.78% |
| 1985 | 3.058 births per woman | -0.78% |
| 1984 | 3.082 births per woman | -0.77% |
| 1983 | 3.106 births per woman | -0.77% |
| 1982 | 3.13 births per woman | -1.76% |
| 1981 | 3.186 births per woman | -1.73% |
| 1980 | 3.242 births per woman | -1.70% |
| 1979 | 3.298 births per woman | -1.67% |
| 1978 | 3.354 births per woman | -1.64% |
| 1977 | 3.41 births per woman | -2.07% |
| 1976 | 3.482 births per woman | -2.03% |
| 1975 | 3.554 births per woman | -1.99% |
| 1974 | 3.626 births per woman | -1.95% |
| 1973 | 3.698 births per woman | -1.91% |
| 1972 | 3.77 births per woman | -0.11% |
| 1971 | 3.774 births per woman | -0.11% |
| 1970 | 3.778 births per woman | -0.11% |
| 1969 | 3.782 births per woman | -0.11% |
| 1968 | 3.786 births per woman | -0.11% |
| 1967 | 3.79 births per woman | -0.32% |
| 1966 | 3.802 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 1965 | 3.814 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 1964 | 3.826 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 1963 | 3.838 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 1962 | 3.85 births per woman | -0.21% |
| 1961 | 3.858 births per woman | -0.21% |
| 1960 | 3.866 births per woman | — |
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