• On the eve of Rosh Hashana 5780, the population of Israel was estimated at approximately 092 million.[1] The population is expected to reach 10 million residents by the end of 2024, and 15 million residents by the end of 2048. By the end of the projection period, in 2065, the population of Israel is expected to grow to 20 million.
  • The Jewish population numbers approximately 744 million residents (74.2% of the total population); the Arab population numbers approximately 1.907 million (21.0%), and the population of Others[2] numbers approximately 441,000 (4.8%).
  • Since Rosh Hashana last year[3], the population of Israel has grown by approximately 184,000. The annual population growth rate in 5779 was 1%, similar to the rate in previous years.
  • During the year, approximately 196,000 babies were born and approximately 50,000 people died. Approximately 38,000 people were added to the population of Israel in the migration balance. Of those, approximately 35,000 were new immigrants.

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[1] The data on population are provisional. The estimate does not include the population of foreign residents, which was about 164,000 at the end of 2018.

[2] Others are non-Arab Christians, members of other religions, and those not classified by religion at the Ministry of Interior.

[3] Due to differences in the Hebrew calendar, the data relate to 13 months (approximately) that elapsed since Rosh Hashana last year.

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