ATLAS · NATIONAL CAPITALS · ISRAEL
Capital of Israel
The capital of Israel is Jerusalem. The largest, Jerusalem, has around 936,425 residents in the city proper — a mid-size capital. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.
CAPITALJerusalem
POPULATION936,425
NUMBER OF CAPITALS1
The capital
Jerusalem936,425 people
In context
Where Jerusalemsits on the world’s scale of capital sizes — from the micro-capitals of a few hundred to the mega-capitals of over ten million.
10M+
5–10M
1–5M
250k–1MJerusalem is here
50–250k
<50k
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