Thursday, September 26, 2019

Population of Israel Rises 21% Since Last Year; Report Shows 9M Citizens Live in Israel Today

A report released this week by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics shows the population of the state of Israel increased 2.1% since last year, the Jerusalem Post website reports today (September 26, 2019).

Today, there are 9.1 million citizens in Israel, of which some 6.7million (74%) are Jewish, the report states.

The country's citizens also include 1.9 million Arabs (21%) and 0.4 of "others," including Christians and other minority groups.

Israel's population includes 3.3 million immigrants. Twenty-eight thousand people immigrated to Israel in 2018.

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