Israel’s population stood at 10.2 million this month, according to data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics, up from 10.1m last year.
Of the total population, 7.97 million (76 per cent) are Jews or classified as “others” – a category that includes non-Arab Christians and those without a listed religion. Some 2.16 million residents (21 per cent) are Arabs, and about 296,000 (2.9 per cent) are foreign workers, according to the figures.
Israel’s population has grown by 146,000 since its last Independence Day, the Bureau noted.
During this period, about 177,000 babies were born, some 21,000 immigrants arrived, roughly 48,000 people died and the net balance of Israelis living abroad was around 45,000. Some 5,000 people entered the country through family reunification programmes.
At the time of the state’s founding in 1948, Israel’s population was 806,000. Today, it is more than 12.5 times larger, according to the CBS data.
More than 3.5 million immigrants have arrived in Israel since the establishment of the state, about 1.68 million (48 per cent) of them since 1990.
Israeli demographics remain young among Western countries, with more than a quarter (27% per cent) of its population 14 or under, and 13 per cent aged 65 and older.
Globally, the Jewish population is estimated at 15.8 million, with more than 7 million – about 45% – living in Israel at the end of 2024.
More than four fifths of Jews in Israel are “sabras”, meaning native-born Israelis, according to the latest figures.
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