Demography of israel

More Israelis emigrated than arrived over past year, CBS report reveals

On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, Israel’s population stands at approximately 10.148 million, after passing the 10 million mark in the last year.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2025|ByAVIHAI CHIIM

Israelis walk their dogs on haBima Square in Tel Aviv. September 17, 2025.

An Orthodox family in Jerusalem’s Sacher Park

Family size and structure are rapidly changing in Israeli society, Taub study finds

Although the marriage rate here is similar to that in other high-income countries, Israel is more similar to neighboring developing countries in terms of birthrate than to high-income ones.

APRIL 18, 2024|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

THE GROOM breaks a glass, the traditional conclusion of a Jewish wedding ceremony. We have witnessed a narrowing of ethnic gaps and greater intermingling of Ashkenazim and Mizrahim, perhaps most significantly in ethnic intermarriage, says the writer.

The role of ethnicity in Israel after 75 years - opinion

Only about 5% of Israelis rate ethnic cleavage as the main source of tension in Israel - stronger by far are tensions between Arabs and Jews or Right and Left.

DECEMBER 4, 2022|ByUZI REBHUN

FRENCH JEWS arrive on aliyah at Ben-Gurion Airport, including a person who kisses the ground of Israel. Today, more than four out of every 10 Jews in the world live in Israel.

The demography of Israel after 75 years - opinion

Over time, the population of Israel has increased to just over two million in 1960, about four million in 1980, nearly six and a half million at the turn of the current century.

OCTOBER 9, 2022|ByUZI REBHUN

In first, Jewish population in Israel drops below 74%

The number of Jewish immigrants hit a record low of 33.8% of the total number of new immigrants.

JANUARY 3, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aliyah has been continuing throughout the pandemic

Fundamentally Freund: Demography and Jewish destiny

We are standing on the cusp of a tidal wave of return, one that will see countless Jewish descendants reconnect with Jewry. Let’s embrace this opportunity.

APRIL 4, 2018ByMICHAEL FREUND

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish pilgrim blows a shofar, near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah holiday, the Jewish New Year, in Uman, Ukraine, September 21, 2017.

Israel: Crying or laughing?

The general picture produced by the Democracy Index is of a manic-depressive society.

DECEMBER 19, 2017ByYEDIDIA Z. STERN

INTERNATIONAL INDEXES rank Israel as democratically stable compared to the rest of the world and find that it is slowly but steadily improving in certain areas.

Jerusalem affairs minister backs plan to counter demographic threat

Ze'ev Elkin is currently pushing for an amendment to be made to the Basic Law to change the capital's borders.

NOVEMBER 8, 2017ByUDI SHAHAM

SINCE IT was separated from central Jerusalem by the security barrier, numerous illegal highrise buildings have been constructed in the Kafr Akab neighborhood.

US is no model of democracy for Israel

There is a tendency to ignore the flaws and inequalities in American society and to prefer the US over Europe.

DECEMBER 19, 2016ByMOSE APELBLAT

An Israeli flag is seen in the background as a man casts his ballot for the parliamentary election

Israeli President Rivlin: Democracy is not to be taken for granted

“Israel is changing before our eyes,” he said. “There is no clear majority and there is no clear minority.”

DECEMBER 19, 2016ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Israeli MKs record multilingual videos for #DemocracyDay

The Democracy 2030 is a project of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, an international body for lawmakers, examining the past, present and future of democracy.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016ByLAHAV HARKOV

The Knesset building in Givat Ram, Jerusalem

Israeli demographics present economic challenges, study finds

Israel's life expectancy, it noted, is higher than the OECD average. Without increses in the retirement age, the report argued, people will be spending in retirement will increase 1.5 times by 2055.

AUGUST 8, 2016ByNIV ELIS