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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
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
People on a street in Tel Aviv, December 30, 2025. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
December 31, 2025, 11:45 am
In first, Israeli population growth said to drop below 1%; life expectancy also down
Citing ‘very unusual figure,’ Taub research institute blames negative migration, declining fertility for ‘the start of a new era of demographic development in Israel’
By ToI Staff
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
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
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
Demonstrators protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, May 8, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 9, 2024, 4:56 pm
Israel’s population ticks toward 10 million milestone as it marks 76 years
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
By ToI Staff
New immigrants to Israel arrive at Ben Gurion Airport on October 19, 2023, amid the ongoing war. (Yonit Schiller)
December 28, 2023, 8:06 pm
Immigration to Israel dropped sharply following Oct. 7 assault — statistics bureau
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
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox men at a Pidyon Ha'ben ceremony in Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, September 2, 2023 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 13, 2023, 3:26 pm
Israeli population rises to 9.795 million on Rosh Hashanah eve
73% of population is Jewish, of which over 44% classify themselves as secular; 21% are Arab and 6% belong to other minority communities
By ToI Staff
Children play with Israeli flags ahead of Israel's 75th Independence Day in Moshav Yashresh, on April 19, 2023 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
April 24, 2023, 2:56 pm
Israel’s population nears 10 million, a 12-fold increase since state’s 1948 founding
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
By ToI Staff
Ukrainian immigrants to Israel who fled fighting in Ukraine arrive on a rescue flight at Ben Gurion Airport, on March 17, 2022. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
December 29, 2022, 8:00 pm
Israel’s population approaches 9.7 million as 2022 comes to an end
73.6% of residents Jewish, 21.1% Arab; population grows by 2.2% amid surge of immigrants from Russia and Ukraine
By ToI Staff
ILLUSTRATIVE — New immigrants from North America arrive on a special aliyah flight arranged by the Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion International Airport on August 14, 2019. (Flash90)
September 20, 2022, 4:36 pm
Israel’s population climbs toward 10 million mark, statistics bureau says
9.6 million people live in country, 74% Jewish, 21% Arab; Central Bureau of Statistics predicts country will reach 20 million by 2065
By ToI Staff
Ukrainian immigrants to Israel who fled fighting in Ukraine arrive on a rescue flight at Ben Gurion Airport, on March 17, 2022. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
May 1, 2022, 3:18 pm
Buoyed by aliya, Israeli population up to 9.5 million ahead of 74th Independence Day
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
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
Relatives and friends of Holocaust survivors place flowers on names of concentration camps seen on the floor of the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum, on Holocaust Remembrance Day April 8, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 25, 2022, 9:29 pm
Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel home to 165,000 Holocaust survivors
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
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a man dressed as Santa Claus with a Christmas tree, outside of Jaffa Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
January 10, 2022, 7:25 pm
Israel to begin classifying non-Arab gentile citizens as ‘extended Jewish’
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’
By Tal Schneider
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