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