On 75th Independence Day, Israel’s Population Grew To 9.727 Million, 12 Times 1948 Census

The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) released data about Israel in honor of  Independence Day.

On the eve of Israel’s 75th Independence Day, the population of Israel was 9.727 million:

•  7.145 million Jews (73.5%)
•  2.048 million Arabs (21.0%)
•  534,000 Others (5.5%)
•  Since last year’s Independence Day, Israel’s population has grown by 216,000 (an increase of 2.3%). During this period, about 183,000 babies were born, about 79,000 immigrants arrived, and about 51,000 persons died.
•  At the time of the establishment of the State of Israel, the population of Israel was 806,000. It has increased by a factor of 12 since then.
•  Since the State’s founding, over 3.3 million immigrants have arrived in Israel, about 1.5
  million (43.7%) of them arrived since 1990. Since the establishment of Israel, about
  149,000 immigrating citizens (born to Israelis abroad) have also settled in the country.

• In 2030, the population of Israel is expected to reach 11.1 million, in 2040 – 13.2 million,
and on the 100th Independence Day of the State of Israel, in 2048, the population is
expected to reach 15.2 million.

• At the end of 2021, about 46% of the world’s total Jewish population lived in Israel. About 79% of the Jews in Israel are Sabras (born in Israel).

• The population of Israel is a young population: About 28% are children aged 0-14 and
about 12% are aged 65 or over.