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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 563

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Illustrative photo of a newborn baby girl holding her mother's finger, Jerusalem, December 30, 2020. (Shir Torem/Flash90)
January 22, 2024, 7:21 am
Israeli population growth slowing as fertility rates continue to fall – report
Group comprising mainly immigrants from ex-Soviet Union whom Israel does not regard as Jews have highest employment rate, contributed nearly 20% to population growth last year
By Sue Surkes
People eat street food as shoppers crowd a market in New Delhi, India, Nov. 12, 2022 (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
April 19, 2023, 4:05 pm
India to overtake China, become most populous nation by mid-2023, UN says
According to projections, India will have estimated 1.4286 billion people compared to China’s 1.4257 billion; combined they make up more than a third of the world’s population
By AP
People move through a market in Mumbai, India, November 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
November 15, 2022, 2:49 pm
World population slated to surpass 8 billion Tuesday amid mounting global challenges
UN report says populations of many sub-Saharan countries projected to double between 2022 and 2050, ‘putting additional pressure on already strained resources’
By DAN IKPOYI and Chinedu Asadu
A man holds a child for photos near a cherry blossom tree in Beijing on March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
July 11, 2022, 8:45 pm
UN: World’s 8 billionth person expected to be born on November 15
World body also predicts that India will overtake China as most populous country by next year, says global population growing at slowest rate since 1950
By AP
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
A father holds the legs of his baby girl in Jerusalem, December 30, 2020. (Shir Torem/Flash90)
December 30, 2021, 3:14 pm
Israel approaches 9.5 million residents on eve of 2022
This year, 184,000 babies were born and 25,000 new immigrants arrived, with most coming from Russia, France, the US and Ukraine, official statistics show
By Amy Spiro
An elderly man plays with children near a commercial office building in Beijing on May 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
May 31, 2021, 2:29 pm
In bid to cope with aging population, China raises birth limit to 3 children
Communist Party also agrees to lift retirement age to keep more people in workforce and improve pension and health services for elderly
By Joe McDonald
Israelis watch a fireworks show during Independence Day celebrations in Tel Aviv on April 14, 2021, after more than a year of coronavirus restrictions. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
April 15, 2021, 11:23 am
Israel at 73 by the numbers: 12th-happiest in world, over 10% work in high-tech
Figures show those with average salaries must save up for 11.5 years to afford an apartment; economic recovery from COVID is sped up by vaccination drive
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Newborn babies at the English Mission Hospital, in Nazareth, October 31, 2012. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
September 26, 2019, 9:44 pm
Israel’s population tops 9 million as Jewish new year approaches
Population expected to reach 10 million by 2024; Jewish Agency says 14.8 million Jews worldwide, a slight increase from last year
By ToI Staff
A new housing project in the West Bank settlement of Naale, January 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
February 6, 2019, 8:53 am
West Bank settlers report surge in population growth
Settlement group says Trump administration policies clearing the way for an upswing in construction in coming years
By Josef Federman
Illustrative: A woman takes her children on a walk in the Jewish settlement of Sde Boaz in Gush Etzion, West Bank, on August 28, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
January 8, 2019, 7:44 pm
Settler growth rate down for 7th year, but still higher than national average
Yesha Council blames slump on stalled building, although Jewish population of West Bank increasing at faster pace than among Israelis within Green Line
By Jacob Magid
Israelis enjoy the hot weather on the beach in Tel Aviv, August 27, 2018. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
December 31, 2018, 4:59 pm
Israel’s population nears 9 million on eve of 2019
Jews make up 74.3% of society and Arabs 20.9%; over the past 12 months 185,000 babies were born and 40,000 people moved in
By Stuart Winer
Palestinian workers wait to cross a checkpoint to work in Israel at the security barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on August 23, 2010. (Najeh Hashlamoun/Flash 90)
October 15, 2018, 10:17 am
TV report highlights exploitative illegal trade in work permits for Palestinians
Employers said to use inflated manpower quotas to obtain surplus documents, which they then rent out to West Bank laborers desperate to earn a living
By Stuart Winer
Yaakov Katz (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
February 20, 2018, 1:12 am
Settler leader says settlement population grew rapidly in 2017
Ya’akov Katz believes growth will surge under Trump, who he claims has given a ‘green light’ to build
By Josef Federman
New prefabricated homes are seen under construction in the West Bank between the Israeli outpost of Amona and the settlement of Ofra (background), north of Ramallah, on January 31, 2017. (AFP/Thomas Coex)
January 21, 2018, 5:13 pm
Settler growth rate declines for sixth straight year
But Jewish population in West Bank still increasing at faster pace than among other Israelis
By Jacob Magid
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