Israel’s population climbs toward 10 million
The population of Israel grew by around 187,000 people since Rosh Hashanah 2021, at a rate of 1.8 per cent, a slight increase on last year.
On the Jewish New Year, Israel’s population stands at just over 9.5 million residents, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) said in data released last Tuesday.
According to the statistics, 9.593 million people live in the country. Of those, 7.069 million (74 per cent) are Jewish, 2.026 million (21 per cent) are Arab and 498,000 (5 per cent) are neither.
The government agency said the population was expected to reach 10 million by the end of 2024, around 15 million by 2048, and 20 million by the end of 2065.
Among Jews aged 20 and over in Israel, 45.3 per cent define themselves as secular, 19.2 per cent traditional but not very observant, 13.9 per cent are traditional-religious, 10.7 per cent are religious and 10.5 per cent Charedi.
The population of Israel grew by around 187,000 people since Rosh Hashanah 2021, at a rate of 1.8 per cent, a slight increase on last year.
Throughout the year 177,000 babies were born in Israel.
Some 53,000 people died, around 4000 of them as a result of coronavirus. Almost a quarter of deaths were due to cancer, and a further 13.4 per cent died of heart disease.
The past year also saw the arrival of around 59,000 new immigrants to Israel – a jump compared to previous years, fuelled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Life expectancy for men in Israel stood at 80.5 years and for women 84.6 years.
In 1948, when the Jewish state was established, the population of Israel numbered 806,000 people. Since then, 3.3 million people have immigrated to the country, the CBS said.
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