Fertility Rates In Israel by Age & Religion

Fertility Rates for Women in Israel by Population Group, Religion, and Year

Year	Jewish Women	Arab Women
		Total	Muslims	Christians	Druze
1995	2.53	4.18	4.69	2.69	3.50
2005	2.69	3.72	4.03	2.19	2.59
2010	2.97	3.51	3.75	2.17	2.47
2015	3.13	3.13	3.32	2.04	2.19
2019	3.09	2.98	3.16	1.76	2.02
2020	3.0	2.90	2.99	1.85	1.94
2021	3.13	3.0	3.01	1.77	2.0
2022	3.03	2.89	2.91	1.68	1.85
2024	3.06	2.58	2.75	1.61	1.66

Among General Population

	1990-1999	2000-2004	2005-2009	2010-2014	2015-2019	2022
General Rate	86.0	87.0	87.9	90.9	89.6	82.3
Aged 15-19	18.5	16.1	14.0	11.5	8.7	6.1
20-24	126.0	114.0	106.3	107.7	103.6	89.9
25-29	191.4	179.5	171.5	174.8	176.9	163.2
30-34	152.0	161.5	167.1	177.2	182.9	174.9
35-39	78.8	88.5	96.0	105.3	109.5	108.4
40-44	18.5	21.8	24.4	28.2	31.2	31.8
45-49	1.6	1.8	2.5	3.1	3.6	4.0
Total Fertility	2.93	2.92	2.91	3.04	3.08	2.89

Among Jews

	1990-1999	2000-2004	2005-2009	2010-2014	2015-2019	2022
General Rate	74.3	77.2	84.2	91.5	92	85.4
Ages 15-19	9.4	6.8	6	5.2	4	3.4
20-24	96.9	84	82.6	88.1	87.9	81.9
25-29	178.2	167.6	163.5	169.3	174.4	162.3
30-34	146.1	162.7	176.4	190.1	198.7	193.6
35-39	74.8	88.9	103.7	117.1	122.8	122.6
40-44	16.9	21.6	26.2	31.9	35.8	37.0
45-49	1.4	1.8	2.8	3.7	4.4	5.0
Total Fertility	2.62	2.67	2.81	3.03	3.14	3.03

Among Muslims

	1990-1999	2000-2004	2005-2009	2010-2014	2015-2019	2022
General Rate	154.9	149.8	121.8	104.9	97.9	89.9
Aged 15-19	57.7	56	43.1	31.2	22.8	15.6
20-24	249.5	253.2	221.3	191.3	167.1	129.1
25-29	262.4	261.5	231.1	220.2	209.5	191.0
30-34	201.4	196.7	166	155.7	152.2	146.1
35-39	119.4	112.7	91	80.2	79.5	79.3
40-44	38.5	31.5	24.4	20.7	20.9	20.3
45-49	3.7	2.3	1.8	1.2	1.4	1.3
Total Fertility	4.67	4.57	3.89	3.5	3.27	2.91

Sources: Top table: Dr. Nasreen Haddad Haj Yahya, Dr. Muhammed Khalaily and Dr. Arik Rudnitzky and Ben Fargeon, “Statistical Report on Arab Society in Israel: 2021,” Israel Democracy Institute, (March 17, 2022).
Central Bureau of Statistics.