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Babies and medical staff with Israeli flags at the Nahariya Medical Center, ahead of Independence Day, April 13, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
April 19, 2026, 4:50 pm
As Israel approaches 78th Independence Day, its population stands at 10.244 million
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
By ToI Staff
Portrait of Dov Landau, a 97-year-old Holocaust survivor, in his home in Tel Aviv, October 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 12, 2026, 4:36 pm
Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, 111,000 survivors living in Israel
Over a quarter are older than 90, two-thirds are women; world Jewish population has still not recovered to numbers it had in 1933, according to Central Bureau of Statistics
By Stuart Winer
People visit the site of the Supernova music festival massacre in Re'im, January 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 26, 2026, 5:33 pm
A nation under strain: Official data tracks rise of depression, stress in year after Oct 7
Government statistics highlight worsening mental health, declining trust and rising emigration among general population in months after Hamas’s attack
By Stav Levaton
Illustrative: People standing in line to go through passport control at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
December 31, 2025, 4:46 pm
More than 69,000 Israelis left Israel in 2025, as population reached 10.18 million
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
By Zev Stub
Illustrative: People standing in line to go through passport control at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
December 17, 2025, 9:01 pm
Brain drain: 12% of Israelis with PhDs lived abroad last year, state report finds
6% of those with degrees, 25% with math doctorates have left country, says Central Bureau of Statistics; exodus of educated professionals a threat to Israel, warn academic leaders
By Zev Stub
An Israeli reserve soldier kissing goodbye to his child in Jerusalem, May 5, 2025 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 28, 2025, 6:23 pm
Statistics show 50% of reservists’ spouses experience marital troubles in ongoing war
First state report on families of reservists finds 63% of spouses see a negative change in their children’s mental state if parents serve more than 200 days
By Diana Bletter
The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Tel Aviv, June 16, 2025. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
August 17, 2025, 9:33 pm
Israel’s economy slumps 3.5%, as Iran war squeezes consumer spending and business
Economy suffers first contraction since outbreak of war in Oct. 2023, as private consumption, investments, and exports fall, given massive reservist call-up and business closures
By Sharon Wrobel
An ultra Orthodox man looks on as teenagers train for the military in Jerusalem on July 26, 2019. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 27, 2025, 9:15 am
Study finds growing numbers leaving Haredi community, but many staying religious
According to Out for Change survey, two-thirds of former ultra-Orthodox identify as observant or traditional and high numbers report still having good relationships with family
By Rossella Tercatin
Illustrative: Children play with Israeli flags ahead of Israel's 77th Independence Day at a kindergarten in Moshav Yashresh in central Israel, April 29, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
April 29, 2025, 3:44 pm
Israel’s population tops 10 million for 1st time, on eve of 77th Independence Day
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
By ToI Staff
Construction in Ramat Gan, December 10, 2024 (Yossi Aloni FLASH90)
March 16, 2025, 2:51 pm
Israeli housing prices soar while pace of inflation slows, February data shows
Consumer Price Index remains unchanged but consumers feel the pinch as price of fresh fruit up by 10.5%, rent by 0.3%; however costs of vegetables dip by 7.1% and clothes by 3%
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israelis shop at the Dizengoff Center shopping mall on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv, March 20, 2024. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
February 17, 2025, 6:47 pm
Israeli economy grew 1% as spending on war effort rose, exports and investment fell
Growth in 2024 exceeded central bank and Finance Ministry forecasts as government expenditure on war needs soared 13.7% and consumer spending rose 3.9%
By Sharon Wrobel
Passengers at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on December 26, 2023. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
December 31, 2024, 6:58 pm
End-of-2024 stats show spike in Israelis leaving, as population growth slows
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
By ToI Staff
The Tel Aviv skyline at night. (Shai Pal on Unsplash)
December 27, 2024, 7:38 am
Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel in December 2024
The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in the local property market right now
By Zev Stub
A street in the Christian quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, usually lined with restaurants and shops, sits empty amid Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza and the halt to international tourism to the city, December 14, 2023. (Gianluca Pacchiani/Times of Israel)
October 15, 2024, 9:09 pm
Israel’s growth expands at slower pace as grueling war takes economic toll
GDP growth is revised down to an annualized 0.3 percent in the April to June period, as the year-long war with Hamas puts a strain on exports
By Reuters and ToI Staff
People walking outside the Jerusalem Central Bus Station, September 16, 2024.(Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 26, 2024, 2:28 pm
Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Israeli population expected to top 10 million within weeks
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
By Stuart Winer
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