Central Bureau of Statistics on Monday released its annual pre-Independence Day population data, showing that as it tern 74, the population of the Jewish state stands at 9,506,000.
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At just over 7 million, Jews make up 73.9% of Israel's population. Arabs account for 21.1% of the country's population, and 5% are members of other religious groups.
Since Independence Day 2021, 191,000 babies were born, 55,000 people died, and 38,000 people immigrated to Israel – a 20-year record, the data shows.
Overall, Israel's population increased by 1.9% or 176,000 people.
At the time of Israel's inception in 1948, the Jewish state numbered 806,000 people.
Israel's population is also young: 28% of the population is aged 0-14, and only 12% is aged 65 and over.
According to the data, about 45% of the total Jewish population in the world lives in Israel and about 79% of Israelis were born here.
In 2025, Israel's population is expected to grow to 10.2 million. The should number 11.2 million in 2030, 13.2 million by 2040, and by Israel's centennial Independence Day the population is expected to number 15.2 million, the CBS projected.
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