Israel's population at nearly 9.5 million as it enters 2022
About 25,000 new immigrants (olim) arrived in Israel in 2021, 5,000 more than last year.
Thousands of Israelis walk on the beach boardwalk in Tel Aviv on Israel's 73d Independence Day, April 15, 2021.(photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated: