7 836 600 Israelis in Israel


On January 14, 2013, the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics published its report on the Israeli population for the year 2011.

According to an annual report published by the CBS, there are 7 836 600 Israelis in Israel. 75.4 percent of the population is made up of Jews, 20.6 percent are Arabs and 4 percent of the population is made up of those who are not registered as Jews but live among the Jewish population (predominantly immigrants from the ex-Soviet Union).

Other interesting aspects of the report include:

- about 4 percent of Israelis live in the territories beyond the Green Line.

- by the end of 2035, estimations put the population at between 10 million and 12.8 million with the Jews making up between 7.4 million and 9.3 million, while Arabs will number between 2.3 million and 2.9 million.

- 166,296 babies were born in 2010, 73 percent of them Jews and 21 percent of them Muslims. There were 40 800 deaths. 16 900 people immigrated to Israel.

First estimates for 2012 already exist with a population of 7 981 000. Of these, 6 015 000 are Jews (75.4 percent), 1 648 000 are Arabs (20.6 percent) and 319 000 are identified as other (4 percent).

Read the details of the report in Hebrew here

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