Latest Population Figures for Israel
(2008)
On the eve of Rosh Hashanah 5769 , the country?s population stands at 7,337,000, according to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Some 5,542,000 of the population (75.5 percent) are Jewish Israelis, 1,477,000 (20.1%) are Israeli Arabs and the remaining 318,000 (4.4%) are immigrants and their offspring who are not registered as Jews by the Interior Ministry, including some 200,000 foreign workers
According to the CBS statistics, since last Rosh Hashanah, the country?s population has risen by some 1.8%, with most of this increase being attributed to natural growth. 151,000 new babies have been born (up 2.5% since last year) and some 18,129 new immigrants have arrived.
Of the country?s Jewish and non-Arab population , 65 percent were born in Israel. |
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