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Israeli Population Statistics
(1960-2008)
Year |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
1999 |
1996 |
1995 |
1990 |
1980 |
1970 |
1960 |
Population (% or 1000s) |
7,282 |
7,241 |
7,116.0 |
6,200.0 |
5,759.4 |
5,619.0 |
4,821.7 |
3,921.7 |
3,022.1 |
2,150.4 |
Jews |
75.5% |
75.6% |
76.0% |
79.0% |
80.5% |
81.0% |
81.9% |
83.7% |
85.4% |
88.9% |
Moslems |
|
|
16.3% |
15.1% |
14.6% |
14.5% |
14.1% |
12.7% |
10.9% |
7.7% |
Christians |
|
|
2.1% |
2.1% |
3.2% |
2.9% |
2.4% |
2.3% |
2.5% |
2.3% |
Arabs |
20.1% |
20% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Druze |
|
|
1.6% |
1.6% |
1.7% |
1.7% |
1.7% |
1.3% |
1.2% |
1.1% |
Others |
4.4% |
4.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jews - Total |
5,499 |
5,472 |
5,314.0 |
4,900.0 |
4,637.4 |
4,549.5 |
3,946.7 |
3,282.7 |
2,582.0 |
1,911.2 |
Israel born |
|
|
|
|
61.6% |
61.2% |
61.9% |
55.9% |
45.8% |
37.4% |
Born in AsiaAfrica |
|
|
|
|
12.5% |
12.8% |
15.0% |
19.5% |
26.3% |
27.6% |
EuropeAmerica |
|
|
|
|
25.9% |
26.0% |
23.1% |
20.0% |
27.9% |
35.0% |
Jews in Israel as % of World Jewry |
|
41% |
40.2% |
36% |
35.7% |
34.9% |
30.0% |
25.0% |
20.0% |
NA |
Selected age groups |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
014 |
|
|
28% |
|
29.4% |
29.4% |
31.0% |
33.2% |
32.9% |
36.0% |
65+ |
|
|
10% |
|
9.6% |
9.0% |
9.1% |
8.6% |
6.8% |
5.0% |
Jews: 014 |
|
|
|
|
26.9% |
27.0% |
28.7% |
30.4% |
30.1% |
35.1% |
65+ |
|
|
|
|
11.1% |
11.1% |
10.5% |
9.7% |
7.2% |
5.2% |
Arabs & others: 014 |
|
|
|
|
39.6% |
39.7% |
41.3% |
47.4% |
49.7% |
45.6% |
65+ |
|
|
|
|
3.1% |
3.1% |
3.1% |
3.1% |
3.9% |
4.5% |
Population by district - % or 1000s |
|
|
|
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Jerusalem District |
|
888.2
|
|
|
11.8% |
11.8% |
12.0% |
11.4% |
10.8% |
8.7% |
Northern District |
|
1,216.8 |
|
|
17.0% |
16.9% |
16.7% |
15.8% |
15.3% |
15.7% |
Haifa District |
|
869.9 |
|
|
13.2% |
13.2% |
13.6% |
14.4% |
15.4% |
17.1% |
Central District |
|
1,719.5 |
|
|
21.8% |
21.6% |
21.4% |
20.1% |
17.9% |
18.9% |
Tel Aviv District |
|
1,213.9 |
|
|
19.8% |
20.3% |
22.7% |
25.6% |
29.4% |
31.8% |
Southern District |
|
1,020.9 |
|
|
13.9% |
13.7% |
11.9% |
12.1% |
11.1% |
7.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
2006 |
2004 |
1996 |
1995 |
1990 |
1983 |
1972 |
1961 |
Population in urban localities (1000s) |
|
6,610.9 |
6,533.1 |
|
5,246.9 |
5,115.5 |
4,363.7 |
3,616.0 |
2,789.1 |
1,837.6 |
Jerusalem |
|
742.8 |
733.3 |
692,000 |
602.1 |
591.4 |
524.5 |
428.7 |
313.9 |
167.4 |
Jews |
|
|
|
464,000 |
70.0% |
70.5% |
72.1% |
71.4% |
73.4% |
98.4% |
Arabs and others |
|
|
|
228,000 |
30.0% |
29.5% |
27.9% |
28.6% |
26.6% |
1.6% |
Tel Aviv - Yafo |
|
388.7 |
384.4 |
364,300 |
1,951.4 |
1,930.8 |
781.6 |
1,555.8 |
1,273.2 |
939.6 |
Thereof: Tel AvivYafo |
|
|
|
|
353.1 |
355.9 |
339.4 |
327.3 |
363.8 |
386.1 |
Bene Beraq |
|
150.1 |
147.9 |
139,700 |
130.5 |
128.6 |
116.7 |
96.1 |
75.7 |
47.0 |
Bat Yam |
|
129.7 |
129.4 |
133,900 |
140.8 |
142.3 |
141.3 |
128.7 |
100.1 |
31.7 |
Holon |
|
168.5 |
167.1 |
165,800 |
163.9 |
163.9 |
156.7 |
133.5 |
98.8 |
49.0 |
Petah Tikva |
|
187.6 |
184.2 |
174,300 |
154.5 |
153.1 |
144.0 |
123.9 |
93.0 |
54.0 |
Rishon Lezion |
|
224.2 |
222.0 |
214,900 |
171.1 |
165.3 |
139.5 |
102.2 |
53.0 |
27.9 |
Ramat Gan |
|
129.7 |
129.7 |
126,800 |
121.5 |
121.7 |
119.5 |
117.1 |
118.0 |
90.8 |
Haifa |
|
265.7 |
266.3 |
270,500 |
470.7 |
463.3 |
432.9 |
387.5 |
339.8 |
263.4 |
Thereof: Haifa |
|
|
|
|
255.3 |
252.3 |
245.9 |
225.8 |
219.6 |
183.0 |
Ashdod |
|
206.5 |
204.2 |
192,000 |
137.1 |
128.4 |
83.9 |
65.7 |
40.3 |
4.6 |
Beersheva |
|
185.9 |
185.4 |
183,200 |
156.5 |
152.6 |
122.0 |
110.8 |
85.3 |
43.5 |
Netanya |
|
175.5 |
173.8 |
164,800 |
151.7 |
148.4 |
132.2 |
102.3 |
71.1 |
41.3 |
Population in rural localities - Total |
|
596.5 |
581.3 |
|
512.5 |
503.5 |
458.0 |
421.6 |
358.5 |
341.9 |
Moshavim and collective moshavim |
|
247.9 |
241.1 |
|
179.9 |
176.4 |
160.4 |
149.9 |
130.6 |
124.6 |
Kibbutzim |
|
122.2 |
119.8 |
|
122.5 |
123.8 |
125.1 |
115.5 |
89.7 |
77.1 |
Source: Israeli
Central Bureau of Statistics (2004) (2007) |
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