Population

Population booming three years after Oct. 7, Sderot looks to show visitors city's resiliency

The residents of Sderot spoke to the Post ahead of an August 11 event that is part of an initiative to bring more visitors to the city this summer.

Cafe Chico in Sderot, July 20, 2026
"Forest" Project.

An ultra-luxury Jerusalem icon

The Helvetia statue in front of a Swiss flag on the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus) ahead of a press conference on Swiss banks' capital requirements in Bern, Switzerland, April 22, 2026.

Poll shows Swiss evenly split on proposal to cap population at 10 million

As the CEO of jscreen.org, Dr. Matt Goldstein, MD, PhD, focuses on providing accessible genetic testing to empower individuals with critical, potentially life-saving health insights.

Understanding genetic testing and its importance to the Jewish community


How will Israel cope with an aging population?

Israel’s elderly population is steadily growing, currently standing at 1.2 million people in 2024, with 39,000 Israelis joining the 65-and-over age group.

 An illustrative image of elderly Israelis.

The Sabra of the future: Imagining life in Israel 77 years from now

“What we call the metropolitan of Tel Aviv stretches between Ashdod and Netanya today. When we hit the 40 million people mark, the entire coast will be built on, from Ashdod to Haifa.”

 A beach in Tel Aviv.

Israel has lost 79 civilians to terror since last Remembrance Day

Israel reports 79 new terror victims since last Remembrance Day; total war-related deaths reach 934 civilians.

 Bereaved families, friends and Israeli soldiers visit the graves of fallen Israeli soldier during Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on May 13, 2022.

Billions missing: Study exposes flaws in global population counts

Researchers caution that rural populations may be underestimated by up to 84%, impacting resource allocation.

 Billions missing: Study exposes flaws in global population counts. Illustration.

Computer model traces modern human lineage to two ancestral populations

Genes from the minority population, particularly those related to brain function, may have played a crucial role in human evolution, says Trevor Cousins.

 Humanity: where do we come from?

WATCH: Israeli government employee arrested for smuggling women into country

Israel Police arrested a government worker suspected of smuggling Georgian women into Israel using airport gate passes.

 Ben Gurion Airport

Caucasus-Lower Volga People Identified as Cradle of 400 Modern Languages

The DNA study was split into two papers since Russian and Ukrainian researchers couldn't co-author, Nature reported.

 Aerial panoramic landscape of the Volga river.

Study finds two-thirds of species losing genetic diversity

Researchers led by Grueber analyzed genetic data from 628 species, revealing declines even in non-threatened populations.

 Red Strawberry poison dart frog, Dendrobates pumilio, in nature habitat, Costa Rica.

Ski resort town overwhelmed with tourists after TikTok promotion goes viral

Italian ski resort Roccaraso braces for another tumultuous weekend after thousands of tourists descended upon the small town last Sunday.

 Ski resort town overwhelmed with tourists after TikTok promotion goes viral.

110 million people come together: World's largest human gathering captured from space

NASA astronaut Don Pettit shared a view of the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 from the vantage point of the International Space Station.

 World’s largest human gathering.