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(1948 - Present) Vital Statistics: Table of Contents | Immigration to Israel | World Jewish Population. *Updated January 1, 2024. Sources: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Moshe Cohen, “Jewish population at lowest percentage since founding of Israel,” Jerusalem Post, (April 12, 2021).
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“Israel’s population up to 9.25 million, though growth rate,...
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“Israel’s population up to 9.25 million, though growth rate, immigration down,” Times of Israel, (September 16, 2020). Moshe Cohen, “Jewish population at lowest percentage since founding of Israel,” Jerusalem Post , (April 12, 2021).
Israel’s core Jewish population reached 6,870,900 in 2021, out of Israel's total legal population of 9,293,300 (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics monthly). This core Jewish population figure does not include 464,800 people who were not recorded as Jews in the
In 2020, 78% of the Jewish population were “Sabras” - born in Israel - compared with just a 35% native-born population at Israel’s independence in 1948. Over half of the Jewish population are Israeli-born to at least one parent who was also Israeli-born.
As of 2021, over 85% of the global Jewish population resided in two countries: Israel and the United States. Additionally, 23 countries with Jewish populations exceeding 10,000 accounted for another 14%, while 77 countries, each with fewer than 10,000 Jews, comprised the remaining 1%.
In June 2013, the Central Bureau of Statistics released a demographic report, projecting that Israel's population would grow to 11.4 million by 2035, with the Jewish population numbering 8.3 million, or 73% of the population, and the Arab population at 2.6 million, or 23%.
Seven countries had a larger Jewish population in 2021 than in 1970. Quantitatively, the most remarkable finding is that Israel‘s Jewish population more than doubled from 2,581,000 in 1970 to 6,983,000 in 2022 (+170.6%). The greatest percentage growth occurred in Germany (+293.3%).
