People [1]

People

Population 9,550,600 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 1.966 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 66.984 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 92.763 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 2.7 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 82.5 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 73.08 billion kWh (2021) #44
Consumption 63.36 billion kWh (2021) #45
Exports 6.52 billion kWh (2021) #29
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 5.01 billion kWh (2021) #89

Oil

Ranking
Production 5.8 thousand bbl/day (2021) #98
Consumption 219.47 thousand bbl/day (2021) #51
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 285.6 thousand bbl/day (2013) #28
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.013 billion bbl (2021) #87

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #97
Consumption (Dry) 412.02 billion cu ft (2021) #49
Exports (Dry) 212.13 billion cu ft (2021) #26
Imports (Dry) 5.37 billion cu ft (2021) #77
Proved Reserves 6.216 trillion cu ft (2021) #44

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 42 (2020)
Cellular Telephones 10,700,000 (2018 est.)
Highways 19,555 km (2017)
Internet Users 6,740,287 (2017 est.)
Railways 1,384 km (2014)
Telephones 3,200,000 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationMiddle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
Total Area21,937 sq. km
Land Area21,497 sq. km
Water Area440 sq. km
Coastline273 km
Climatetemperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
TerrainNegev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley
Lowest PointDead Sea -431 m
Highest Point unnamed dome slightly to the west of Mitspe Shlagim 2,236 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020