Israel's population crosses 8 million mark
On the eve of the Day of Remembrance for fallen Israeli
soldiers and victims of terrorism, Israel's population numbers some 8,018,000
people, stated the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) on Sunday.
Israel's population increased almost 10-fold since the
founding of the State in 1948, when it stood at only 806,000.
According to the new data, the Jewish population stands
at about 6,042,000 (75.3% of the total population), the Arab at 1,658,000
(20.7%) and the "others" – non-Arab Christians, other religions and
non-specified – stand at 318,000 (4.0%).
Since the last Independence Day, Israel's population has
grown by 137,000. In this time, 163,000 babies were born and 41,000 people
died. About 19,500 olim immigrated to Israel.
The CBS data also showed that in 2010 more than 70% of
the Jewish population was born in Israel (and more than half were at least
second generation), compared to only 35% in 1948.
When the State was declared in 1948, Tel Aviv was the
only city with more than 100,000 residents. Today, 14 cities have a population
of more than 100,000; six cities have more than 200,000 residents: Jerusalem,
Tel Aviv, Haifa, Rishon Lezion, Ashdod and Petah Tikva.
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