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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Population reaches 8.4 million people
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe population of Israel ahead of Rosh Hashana, ushering in the Jewish year 5776, stands at 8,412,000 residents, according to data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
Since the same time last year, Israel’s population grew by 160,000 people, of which 28,000 are new immigrants – a rise of 35 percent over last year. During the past Jewish year, 170,000 babies were born.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, between 2025 and 2030 the number of people in the country will exceed 10 million.
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