Population

The Israel Public Health Association’s bet on what comes next

Chief executive, Yasmin Nahum, is trying to meet a surge in wartime trauma, youth substance use, and prescription-opioid dependence with programs the state has not yet absorbed.

Nahum with Adv. Michal Herzog, First Lady of the State of Israel.
Feeding baby from a bottle

What's in a name? Population Authority shares most popular baby names ahead of Rosh Hashanah

Cafe Chico in Sderot, July 20, 2026

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

"Forest" Project.

An ultra-luxury Jerusalem icon


Not just for some: Israel is, or soon will be, home to most Jews in the world - opinion

It is clear that Israel has already become, or is about to become, home to most of the world’s Jews.

 Among 66 new immigrants from the US and Canada who arrived on a Nefesh B’Nefesh flight on August 7 were eight young women volunteering in Israel’s National Civic Service who were welcomed by NBN’s Executive Director Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer.

Plan for Israel 2050: Country to be divided into 28 small regions

The core of the plan is a shift to regional-functional planning, focusing on individuals, their needs, and daily lives.

 Israel's population on Israel's 76th Independence Day 2024.

Muslim fertility rate in Israel continues 22-year fall as Eid al-Adha approaches

Jerusalem has the highest population of Muslims in the country - with around 380 thousand people, which makes up more than a third of city's residents.

 MUSLIMS, JEWS and Israeli security forces are present on the Temple Mount during Passover and Ramadan.

Jerusalem's population reaches one million residents in 2024

The data showed that the city had surpassed a population of one million residents information and broke down the different sectors of the population. 

 Jewish men hold Israeli flags as they dance at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day celebrations, June 5, 2024.

A break down of Israel's population on the country's 76th Independence Day

Israel's population currently stands at 9.9 million people. When broken down into sectors, there are 7.247 million Jews, who make up 73.2% of the population, while the Arab population stands at 2.089

 People watch the military airshow as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, in Saker Park, Jerusalem, April 26, 2023.

Israeli demography: Declining fertility, migration, and mortality

Although the increase in Israel’s population is on a downward trend, in 2022, it was still high relative to other high-income countries.

A young mother with a cigarette and a baby stroller

Israel's Christian population is growing, says Central Bureau of Statistics

Three-quarters (75.3%) of Israeli Christians are Arab Christians. They make up 6.9% of the total Arab population.

A Roman Catholic church cross is seen as the sun sets before Christians take part in a candlelight march and prayed for peace in Gaza, Jordan, and in the Arab region, in Al-Fuheis city, near Amman, August 11, 2014. Participants passed by three churches, the Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Latin C

Blessings and continued growth for Israel in 5784 - editorial

Over the past Jewish year, Israel's population has grown by 2%. May the blessings and growth follow into 5784.

Children prepare for Rosh Hashanah with pomgranates

Israeli population nearing 10 million ahead of Jewish New Year

By the end of 2048, Israel's population is expected to reach 15 million people.

 FLAG-ADORNED spectators watch the air show in the skies of Jerusalem on Independence Day.

Sisi’s plea to citizens: Cut Egypt’s birth rate - comment

Since 2000, Egypt’s population has grown by 40 million and now stands at 105 million. Its birth rate is currently two million per annum.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi