Israel: cities by population
Israel has a population of 8,883,800, with Jerusalem as its capital. The 50 largest of its 713 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerusalem | Jerusalem | 971,800 |
| 2 | Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | 432,892 |
| 3 | Haifa | Haifa | 285,316 |
| 4 | Rishon LeTsiyyon | Central District | 258,535 |
| 5 | Petaẖ Tiqva | Central District | 253,529 |
| 6 | Netanya | Central District | 228,204 |
| 7 | Ashdod | Southern District | 226,838 |
| 8 | Bnei Brak | Tel Aviv | 214,444 |
| 9 | H̱olon | Tel Aviv | 196,282 |
| 10 | Beersheba | Southern District | 186,600 |
| 11 | Ramat Gan | Tel Aviv | 170,822 |
| 12 | Reẖovot | Central District | 149,392 |
| 13 | Ashkelon | Southern District | 144,073 |
| 14 | Bat Yam | Tel Aviv | 129,012 |
| 15 | Bet Shemesh | Jerusalem | 124,957 |
| 16 | Kfar Saba | Central District | 110,456 |
| 17 | Herzliya | Tel Aviv | 97,470 |
| 18 | Hadera | Haifa | 97,335 |
| 19 | Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut | Central District | 93,277 |
| 20 | Nazareth | Northern District | 77,445 |
| 21 | Lod | Central District | 77,223 |
| 22 | Modiin Ilit | Jerusalem | 76,374 |
| 23 | Ramla | Central District | 76,246 |
| 24 | Ra'anana | Central District | 75,421 |
| 25 | Rosh Ha‘Ayin | Central District | 72,881 |
| 26 | Hod HaSharon | Central District | 63,175 |
| 27 | Kiryat Gat | Southern District | 61,817 |
| 28 | Givatayim | Tel Aviv | 60,644 |
| 29 | Qiryat Ata | Haifa | 59,030 |
| 30 | Nahariyya | Northern District | 58,096 |
| 31 | Umm el Faḥm | Haifa | 56,109 |
| 32 | Eilat | Southern District | 52,299 |
| 33 | Acre | Northern District | 51,420 |
| 34 | Ness Ziona | Central District | 50,351 |
| 35 | El‘ad | Central District | 48,763 |
| 36 | Yavné | Central District | 47,585 |
| 37 | Ramat HaSharon | Tel Aviv | 47,245 |
| 38 | Karmi’el | Northern District | 46,252 |
| 39 | Afula | Northern District | 44,930 |
| 40 | Pardés H̱anna Karkur | Haifa | 44,840 |
| 41 | Tiberias | Northern District | 44,779 |
| 42 | Eṭ Ṭaiyiba | Central District | 43,957 |
| 43 | Qiryat Bialik | Haifa | 43,955 |
| 44 | Netivot | Southern District | 43,732 |
| 45 | Naẕerat ‘Illit | Northern District | 43,556 |
| 46 | Qiryat Motsqin | Haifa | 43,303 |
| 47 | Shefar‘am | Northern District | 42,137 |
| 48 | Kiryat Ono | Tel Aviv | 39,986 |
| 49 | Qiryat Yam | Haifa | 39,897 |
| 50 | Or Yehuda | Tel Aviv | 36,813 |
Twenty years earlier: Israel in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 6,986,639.