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Israel Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 6,171   Population 2000 (UN '000) 6,040
Area (km2) 21,878   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 38
Number of Administrative Units 15   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 411
Number of Urban Extents 8   Number of Settlement Points 91

Israel Details

Names
ISO3-Code ISR
Continent Asia
Country Name Israel
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 2.0
Leve1 Type District
Level2 Type Subdistrict
Number of Units 15
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 411
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 2001
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 5,046
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 5,572
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 6,171
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 4,514
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 5,349
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 6,040
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 21,878
Average Input Resolution (km) 38
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 91
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 686,627
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 3,291
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 57,825
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 8
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 5,675
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 54
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 800
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 6,404
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 5,039,530
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 10,160
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 669,368
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 5,354,948
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 29%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 88%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 92%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 9
Regression-estimated Extents 0
Digital Chart of the World 1
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
2001 Israeli Census: Localities and Population by District, Sub-District, Area, Population Group and Religion (sheet 2.7).
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
World Boundary Databank II and Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
Statistical Abstract of Israel 2002, Online Israelistat: www.cbs.gov.il/shnaton53/shnatone53.htm
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
ASCities, NIMA, UNSD, World Gazetteer
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
All settlements with more than 2,000 inhabitants except those where at least one third of the households participating in the civilian labour force earn their living from agriculture.
Administrative Population Edits and Notes:
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Administrative Spatial Edits and Notes:
Digitally added administrative level 2 subdistrict boundaries from the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics 2002 map.