Density
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ISRAEL RANKINGS
Density
People per Square Kilometer
Israel Iran Arab League and Iran combined Other country
1,200 1,600
Bangladesh 1,175
South Korea
Lebanon
India
Netherlands
Israel
Belgium
Japan
United Kingdom
Germany
Italy
Jordan
Egypt
Iran
Arab League and Iran
People per square kilometer of total area, 2024 to 2025 estimates. Israel in blue, Iran in brown, the Arab League and Iran combined in slate.
Israel has about 429 people per square kilometer, the same as the Netherlands and denser than Belgium, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. The Arab League and Iran together have about 38, because most of their land is desert.
Density is total population divided by total area, so it is lower than the density of the inhabited land in desert countries such as Egypt, where most people live along the Nile.
Source. CIA World Factbook, last edition before its retirement in February 2026, from the public factbook.json archive. Population and total area. Israel is the Factbook entry for Israel, without Judea and Samaria. Bangladesh and South Korea are shown as reference points.
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