The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israeli-population/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:28:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Israeli population | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israeli-population/ 32 32 As Israel approaches 78th Independence Day, its population stands at 10.244 million https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-israel-approaches-78th-independence-day-its-population-stands-at-10-244-million/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:50:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3805323 76% are Jews and 'others,' 21.1% Arabs; over past year, 177,000 Israelis were born, 48,000 died, 21,000 immigrated; population has grown over a dozen-fold since state's founding

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]]> More than 69,000 Israelis left Israel in 2025, as population reached 10.18 million https://www.timesofisrael.com/more-than-69000-israelis-left-israel-in-2025-as-population-reached-10-18-million/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:46:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3724067 According to government, the population grew just 1.1% in the shadow of war, an unusually low rate, as the country saw a net negative migration of 20,000 people

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]]> In first, Israeli population growth said to drop below 1%; life expectancy also down https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-israeli-population-growth-drops-below-1-percent-life-expectancy-also-down/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:45:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3723860 Citing 'very unusual figure,' Taub research institute blames negative migration, declining fertility for 'the start of a new era of demographic development in Israel'

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]]> Israel’s population tops 10 million for 1st time, on eve of 77th Independence Day https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-population-tops-10-million-for-1st-time/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:44:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3537727 Central Bureau of Statistics says nearly 10.1 million people live in Israel -- 12 times as many as in 1948 -- including about 45% of world's Jews

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]]> End-of-2024 stats show spike in Israelis leaving, as population growth slows https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-population-growth-slows-as-stats-show-spike-in-residents-moving-abroad/ Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:58:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3450316 82,700 Israelis registered as moving abroad, Central Bureau of Statistics says; population tops 10 million, but end-of-year figure boosted by inclusion for first time of foreigners on lengthy stays

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]]> Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Israeli population expected to top 10 million within weeks https://www.timesofisrael.com/ahead-of-rosh-hashanah-israeli-population-expected-to-top-10-million-within-weeks/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:28:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3383573 Figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics show there are 9,999,000 people in the country, of whom 7.6 million are Jews and 2 million are Muslim Arabs

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]]> Israel’s population ticks toward 10 million milestone as it marks 76 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-population-ticks-toward-10-million-milestone-as-it-marks-76-years/ Thu, 09 May 2024 13:56:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3286188 Immigration drops by about half as growth rate slows slightly, but country should still surpass big 1-0 by the time Independence Day 2025 rolls around, statistics bureau says

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]]> Immigration to Israel dropped sharply following Oct. 7 assault — statistics bureau https://www.timesofisrael.com/immigration-to-israel-dropped-sharply-following-oct-7-assault-statistics-bureau/ Thu, 28 Dec 2023 18:06:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3188369 Population at end of 2023 stands at 9.842 million people, with a lower growth rate than last year and spike in deaths seen in October due to Hamas massacres

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]]> Israeli population rises to 9.795 million on Rosh Hashanah eve https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-population-numbers-9-795-million-on-rosh-hashanah-eve/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 12:26:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3095287 73% of population is Jewish, of which over 44% classify themselves as secular; 21% are Arab and 6% belong to other minority communities

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]]> Israel’s population nears 10 million, a 12-fold increase since state’s 1948 founding https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-population-nears-10-million-a-12-fold-increase-since-states-1948-founding/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 11:56:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3001849 Central Bureau of Statistics releases figures ahead of nation's 75th anniversary; 183,000 babies born last year, and 28% of population is below age of 14

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]]> Israel’s population approaches 9.7 million as 2022 comes to an end https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-population-approaches-9-7-million-as-2022-comes-to-an-end/ Thu, 29 Dec 2022 18:00:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2912262 73.6% of residents Jewish, 21.1% Arab; population grows by 2.2% amid surge of immigrants from Russia and Ukraine

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]]> Israel’s population climbs toward 10 million mark, statistics bureau says https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-population-climbs-toward-10-million-mark-statistics-bureau-says/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:36:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2840073 9.6 million people live in country, 74% Jewish, 21% Arab; Central Bureau of Statistics predicts country will reach 20 million by 2065

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]]> Buoyed by aliya, Israeli population up to 9.5 million ahead of 74th Independence Day https://www.timesofisrael.com/ahead-of-its-74th-independence-day-israels-population-stands-at-9-5-million/ Sun, 01 May 2022 12:18:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2754520 Country sees biggest immigration wave in 20 years, with 38,000 arrivals; latest stats find 73.9% of Israelis are Jews, 21.1% are Arabs and 5% members of other religious groups

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]]> Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel home to 165,000 Holocaust survivors https://www.timesofisrael.com/ahead-of-holocaust-remembrance-day-israel-home-to-165000-holocaust-survivors/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 18:29:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2751209 Survivors' average age is 85, according to the Foundation for the Welfare of Holocaust Victims; about 7,500 survivors live alone and in poor conditions

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]]> Israel to begin classifying non-Arab gentile citizens as ‘extended Jewish’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-begin-classifying-non-arab-gentile-citizens-as-extended-jewish/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 17:25:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2680761 Change by statistics bureau to affect over 400,000 Israelis, most of them Russian-speakers not defined as Jewish and non-Arab Christians, who were previously categorized as 'other'

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