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“Jewish Population in the World and in Israel,” Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics Table 2.11. “Israel’s population tops 9 million as Jewish new year approaches,” Times of Israel, (September 26, 2019). “Israel’s population at 9,136,000 on the eve of 2020,” Jerusalem Post, (January 1, 2020).
73.2% (about 7,208,000 people) are Jews, including about 503,000 living outside the self-defined borders of the State of Israel in the West Bank.
(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).
Jerusalem is Israel’s largest city, with a population of 936,047, followed by Tel Aviv-Jaffa (461,352), Haifa (285,542), Rishon Le-Zion (254,238), and Petah Tikva (248,005). Today there are 14 cities in Israel with a population of over 100,000. Israel’s male-to-female population ratio is 982:1,000.
On the eve of Rosh Hashanah 2021, the population of Israel was estimated at approximately 9.391 million persons. The population is expected to reach 10 million residents at the end of 2024, 15 million residents at the end of 2048, and 20 million residents at the end of 2065.
The Jewish population numbers approximately 6.841 million residents (74.0% of the total population); the Arab population numbers approximately 1.946 million (21.0%), and the population of Others numbers approximately 459,000 (5.0%).
3 lip 2020 · Jewish population was highly concentrated in two countries: Israel (45% of the world total) and the US (39% of the world total). Nine percent lived in Europe, 5% in other North America and Latin America, and 2% in other continents.
