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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
On eve of Rosh Hashanah, Israel’s population at 8.6 million
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleOn the eve of the Jewish new year, the Central Bureau of Statistics says Israel’s population grew by 2 percent this year, bringing the number of citizens to 8.585 million.
The percentage of growth is similar to that of previous years.
The population divides as follows: 74.8% Jewish, 20.8% Arab, 4.4% Christian and other.
The number of Israeli babies born over the past year is 189,000. Meanwhile 46,000 people died. Around 30,000 people immigrated to the country.
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