Israel’s population is 8,907,000 as the Jewish calendar year 5778, which ends Sunday, September 9, draws to a close.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, that’s about 162,000 more Israelis than at the last Jewish new year, the country’s official statistics body says in its traditional Rosh Hashanah statement.
Some 74.4% of the population is Jewish, and 20.9% is Arab.
Israel will have 10 million residents by 2024, 15 million by 2048 and a crowded 20 million by 2065.
The past year saw 175,000 births, 43,000 deaths and a net gain of 29,000 new citizens through migration.
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