Israel’s population nears 9 million on eve of 2019 Jews make up 74.3% of society and Arabs 20.9%; over the past 12 months 185,000 babies were born and 40,000 people moved in Other than followers of the Syriac Orthodox Church, there are also followers of the Assyrian Church of the East and the Chaldean Catholic Church living in Israel. Members of this age group constituted nine percednt of the total population of the city, compared with 15% in Tel Aviv, 20% in Haifa and 12% in Israel. [104], Other forecasts project that Israel could have a population as high as 23 million, or even 36 million, by 2050.[105]. [80], During the 1990s, the Jewish population growth rate was about 3% per year, as a result of massive immigration to Israel, primarily from the republics of the former Soviet Union. The U.S. government estimates the total population at 8.4 million (July 2018 estimate), including residents and citizens. Published November 20, 2019 • 20 min read. Les travailleurs étrangers qui vivent en Israël ne sont pas … Gold maintains that calculation of Jewish emigration has been a contentious issue, explaining, "Since Zionism, the philosophy that underlies the existence of the Jewish state, calls for return home of the world's Jews, the opposite movement—Israelis leaving the Jewish state to reside elsewhere—clearly presents an ideological and demographic problem. Of this 33,568 were Jews (34,031 in 2005 & 33,421 in 2000). World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. Israel was admitted as a member of the UN in 1949 and saw rapid population growth, primarily due to migration from Europe and the Middle East, over the following years. CBS Site > Subjects > Population by Religion and Population Group Population by Religion and Population Group {{ 'Subject_Definitions_And_Explanations' | toResource }} Population of Israel: today, historical, and projected population, growth rate, immigration, median age. The most prominent ethnic and religious groups, who live in Israel at present and who are Israeli citizens or nationals, are as follows: According to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2008, of Israel's 7.3 million people, 75.6 percent were Jews of any background. A number of these immigrants also belong to various ethnic groups from the Former Soviet Union such as Armenians, Georgians, Azeris, Uzbeks, Moldovans, Tatars, among others. [101], In 2017, the Central Bureau of Statistics projected that Israel's population would rise to about 18 million by 2059, including 14.4 million Jews and 3.6 million Arabs. [35] All of the Druze living in what was then British Mandate Palestine became Israeli citizens after the declaration of the State of Israel. close Download our mobile app for on-the-go access to the Jewish Virtual Library Find out what statistics the population of the country, city, district on All-populations.com. [49][51] With a population of over 5,000, most members live in their own community in Dimona, Israel, with additional families in Arad, Mitzpe Ramon, and the Tiberias area. Cette statistique présente une prévision de l'évolution de la population totale d’Israël de 2014 à 2024, en millions d'habitants. The Vietnamese people living in Israel are Israeli citizens who also serve in the Israel Defense Forces. [5] With an average of three children per woman, Israel also has the highest fertility rate in the OECD by a considerable margin and much higher than the OECD average of 1.7. The paternal lineage of the Jewish population of Israel as of 2015 is as follows: Arab citizens of Israel are those Arab residents of Mandatory Palestine, who remained within Israel's borders following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and the establishment of the state of Israel. In an academic article, Jewish National Fund Board member Daniel Orenstein, argues that, as elsewhere, overpopulation is a stressor on the environment in Israel; he shows that environmentalists have conspicuously failed to consider the impact of population on the environment, and argues that overpopulation in Israel has not been appropriately addressed for ideological reasons. [26] About 44.9% percent of Israel's Jewish population identify as either Mizrahi or Sephardi, 44.2% identify as Ashkenazi, about 3% as Beta Israel and 7.9% as mixed or other.[27]. Parents are expected to participate in courses as well. "The Fourth Faith". About 4,000 Armenians reside in Israel mostly in Jerusalem (including in the Armenian Quarter), but also in Tel Aviv, Haifa and Jaffa. Go back to see more maps of Israel  Maps of Israel. In Israel, there are also a few thousand Circassians, living mostly in Kfar Kama (2,000) and Reyhaniye (1,000). The Circassians in Israel enjoy, like Druzes, a status aparte. This statistic shows the total population of Israel from 2015 to 2019, with projections up until 2025. Israel granted their requests. Some naturalized foreign workers and their children born in Israel, predominantly from the Philippines, Nepal, Nigeria, Senegal, Romania, China, Cyprus, Thailand, and South America (mainly Colombia). During the 1970s about 163,000 people of Jewish descent immigrated to Israel from the USSR. During his lifetime he instructed his followers not to teach and convert those living in the area, and the Baháʼís descending from those original immigrants were later asked to leave and teach elsewhere. "Peace to all nations – Baha'is Establish Israel's Second Holy Mountain". The demographics of Israel are monitored by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Israël a une population de 9 140 500 habitants au 31 décembre 2019, parmi lesquels 74,1 % de Juifs (6 773 200 habitants) et 21,0 % d’Arabes israéliens(1 919 000 habitants) (principalement musulmans, mais aussi une minorité chrétienne), auxquels il faut ajouter 448 300 nouveaux immigrants d'origine juive et membres de leurs familles, qui sont enregistrés au Ministère de l’Intérieur comme « non-Juifs » et qui constituent 4,9 % de la population israélienne. During the same time period, Arab TFR decreased by 20.5%. Very strong growth of the population. [30] The vast majority of Arab Bedouins of Israel practice Sunni Islam. Hebrew and English language are mandatory subjects in the Israeli school system, and most schools offer either Arabic, French, Spanish, German, Italian, or Russian. There were a total of 28,629 immigrants who made Aliyah to Israel in 2019 (jan-oct): 12,722 from Russia; 5,247 from Ukraine; 2,470 from the United States; 276 from Canada; 143 from Australia;  1,996 from France;  469 from the UK; 350 from Brazil; 321 from South Africa; 93 from Venezuela; 127 from Mexico; 143 from Turkey; 57 from Iran; 14 from Thailand and 5 from Japan. The territory of Israel can be defined in a number of ways as a result of a complex and unresolved political situation (see table below). Population Pyramids: Israel - 2019. Based on total area of 5,640km2 including East Jerusalem and excluding water. [25] Among them, 70.3 percent were Sabras (born in Israel), mostly second- or third-generation Israelis, and the rest are olim (Jewish immigrants to Israel)—20.5 percent from Europe and the Americas, and 9.2 percent from Asia and Africa, including the Arab countries. 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Later Ariel Sharon, in his capacity as Minister of Housing & Construction and member of the Ministerial Committee for Immigration & Absorption, launched an unprecedented large-scale construction effort to accommodate the new Russian population in Israel so as to facilitate their smooth integration and encourage further Jewish immigration as an ongoing means of increasing the Jewish population of Israel.