Ahead of the new Hebrew year, the Central Bureau of Statistics published today (Tuesday) the summary data report of the statistical yearbook for Israel, which will be published in full in the coming months. The data showed that the population in Israel is estimated at almost 9.6 million, with 74% of the residents Jewish and 21% Arab.
According to the data, on the coming New Year’s Eve, the population of Israel is estimated at 9.593 million people. The population is expected to reach about 10 million inhabitants at the end of 2024, about 15 million inhabitants at the end of 2048 and about 20 million inhabitants at the end of 2065.
In Israel, as mentioned, there are about 7.069 million Jewish residents, about 2.026 million Arab residents and about 498 thousand other residents, which make up 5% of the total population.
Israel’s population has grown by 2% in recent years, which represents approximately 187 thousand people. This, when about 177 thousand babies were born in Israel, about 53 thousand people died, of which about 4,400 died from Corona. In addition, about 63 thousand people were added to the population in the immigration balance, of which about 59 thousand are new immigrants.