The Central Bureau of Statistics published the annual data file, according to which in the past year there has been a 1.5% increase in population • Number of Jews: 6.89 million • Percentage of Arab population: 21% • About 16,000 immigrants came to Israel in the past year • And what percentage of all Jews live in Israel?
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On the eve of the 73rd Independence Day, the population of Israel numbers 9.327 million people:
6.894 million Jews, who constitute 73.9% of the population, 1.966 million Arabs, who are 21.1% of the population and 467,000 others (5%) - the Central Bureau of Statistics announced today (Monday) .
Rehearsals for the Independence Day plane in the skies of Tel Aviv // Photo: Eden Barel
In 2030, the population of Israel is expected to number 11.1 million, in 2040 13.2 million, and on Israel's 100th Independence Day (2048), the population is expected to number 15.2 million.
The data also show that since the last Independence Day, the population of Israel has increased by 137,000, an increase of 1.5%.
During this period, about 167,000 babies were born, about 16.3 thousand immigrants arrived, and about 50,000 people died.
In addition, the population of Israel is young: about 28.1% children aged 14-0 and only about 12% aged 65 and over.
At the end of 2019, 46% of the total Jewish population in the world lived in Israel.
Meanwhile, about 78% of the Jews in Israel are "Sabras" - natives of Israel.
At the establishment of the state, the population of Israel numbered 806,000, the percentage of Jews was 82.1% and the percentage of Arabs was 17.9%.
According to the data, 3.3 million immigrants came to Israel instead of the state, about 1.5 million (ie 44.7%) of them have arrived since 1990.
