Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Israel

Israel: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 9,797 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9,797 Persons
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
22nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
9,797 Persons
in 2025
All-time low
4,568 Persons
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Israel, 1991–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1991200820251991: 4.6k Persons1992: 4.8k Persons1993: 5.1k Persons1994: 5.2k Persons1995: 5.6k Persons1996: 5.8k Persons1997: 5.9k Persons1998: 6.1k Persons1999: 6.3k Persons2000: 6.5k Persons2001: 6.6k Persons2002: 6.7k Persons2003: 6.8k Persons2004: 6.9k Persons2005: 7.0k Persons2006: 7.1k Persons2007: 7.3k Persons2008: 7.4k Persons2009: 7.5k Persons2010: 7.6k Persons2011: 7.8k Persons2012: 7.9k Persons2013: 8.0k Persons2014: 8.2k Persons2015: 8.3k Persons2016: 8.5k Persons2017: 8.6k Persons2018: 8.8k Persons2019: 8.9k Persons2020: 9.1k Persons2021: 9.2k Persons2022: 9.4k Persons2023: 9.6k Persons2024: 9.7k Persons2025: 9.8k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

In 2025, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Israel stood at 9,797 Persons. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Israel peaked at 9,797 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,568 Persons, in 1991.

Israel ranks 22nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Israel, 1991 to 2025.
Year Persons Change
1991 4,568 Persons
1992 4,780 Persons +4.6%
1993 5,077 Persons +6.2%
1994 5,209 Persons +2.6%
1995 5,573 Persons +7.0%
1996 5,773 Persons +3.6%
1997 5,941 Persons +2.9%
1998 6,110 Persons +2.8%
1999 6,282 Persons +2.8%
2000 6,458 Persons +2.8%
2001 6,600 Persons +2.2%
2002 6,721 Persons +1.8%
2003 6,813 Persons +1.4%
2004 6,918 Persons +1.5%
2005 7,018 Persons +1.4%
2006 7,134 Persons +1.7%
2007 7,252 Persons +1.7%
2008 7,378 Persons +1.7%
2009 7,506 Persons +1.7%
2010 7,630 Persons +1.6%
2011 7,757 Persons +1.7%
2012 7,901 Persons +1.9%
2013 8,045 Persons +1.8%
2014 8,202 Persons +2.0%
2015 8,325 Persons +1.5%
2016 8,472 Persons +1.8%
2017 8,625 Persons +1.8%
2018 8,782 Persons +1.8%
2019 8,937 Persons +1.8%
2020 9,078 Persons +1.6%
2021 9,228 Persons +1.7%
2022 9,415 Persons +2.0%
2023 9,566 Persons +1.6%
2024 9,680 Persons +1.2%
2025 9,797 Persons +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,479 Persons 4,568 Persons 6,282 Persons 9
2000s 6,980 Persons 6,458 Persons 7,506 Persons 10
2010s 8,268 Persons 7,630 Persons 8,937 Persons 10
2020s 9,461 Persons 9,078 Persons 9,797 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 19 Portugal 10,750 Persons compare
  2. 20 Sweden 10,588 Persons compare
  3. 21 Greece 10,372 Persons compare
  4. 23 Austria 9,169 Persons compare
  5. 24 Hungary 9,142 Persons compare
  6. 25 Switzerland 9,005 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Israel?
Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Israel was 9,797 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 9,797 Persons in 2025.
What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 4,568 Persons in 1991.
How does Israel rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
Israel ranks 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 1,853 data points, 1960–2025
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The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.