7.8 million Israelis eve of Rosh HaShana

On the eve of the Jewish new year 5772, Israel's population stands at 7,797,400 people, of whom 5,874,300 are Jewish, 1,600,100 are Arab and 323,000 are of other ethnicity (most of whom are immigrants from the former USSR who are not registered as being Jewish).

The statistics show a growth rate of 1.9% since 2010, like that of the past eight years. There was a similar growth rate in Israel in the 1980's, during which there was little immigration. In the 1990's, during the period of high immigration from the former USSR, there was an average yearly growth rate of 3%.

In 2010 the growth rate of the Jewish population was 1.7%, that of the Arabic community was 2.5% and the population of other ethnicities was 1.7%. The growth rate of the Muslim community was 2.7%, that of the Christian community was 0.9% and of the Druze community was 1.8%.

About 41% of Israel's population resides in the center of the country, with about 24% in the Central District, and about 17% in the Tel Aviv District. In the Northern District reside about 17% of the population, about 14% live in the Southern District and in each of the Haifa and Jerusalem Districts reside about 12%. An additional 4% live in the West Bank.