Demography of israel

There is no ethnic cleansing in Israel and the West Bank - this is why - opinion

Statistics show the opposite, with an Arab population boom prevalent in the West Bank.

|ByITAMAR MARCUS
Greek Orthodox clergymen walk in a procession in the Manger Square outside the Nativity Church complex in Bethlehem in January.
THE ZIONIST identity didn’t overcome the Jewish identity, nor did the opposite occur: An IDF soldier puts on tefillin.

National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds

National-Religious men were found to have increased in service substantially from the start of the war until 2025, while the participation of secular men decreased the most of any group.

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV
Israelis walk their dogs on haBima Square in Tel Aviv. September 17, 2025.

More Israelis emigrated than arrived over past year, CBS report reveals

On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, Israel’s population stands at approximately 10.148 million, after passing the 10 million mark in the last year.

|ByAVIHAI CHIIM
An Orthodox family in Jerusalem’s Sacher Park

Family size and structure are rapidly changing in Israeli society, Taub study finds

Although the marriage rate here is similar to that in other high-income countries, Israel is more similar to neighboring developing countries in terms of birthrate than to high-income ones.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Israel's soaring population: Promised Land running out of room?

Today's population of 8.4 million is forecast to reach 15.6 million by 2059 and 20.6 million in a high case scenario.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015ByREUTERS
Jewish Youths in Israel wave flags and stand atop a hill. The author recalls his own young days in Zionist youth groups.

‘Self-ghettoization’ in the State of Israel

In Israel, we are afraid of the other, of those that are different than us.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015ByALAN FELD
A Jewish youth wears a 3D printed kippa made by computer science Prof. Craig Kaplan of University of Waterloo in Ontario

Fight using aliya, not concessions, says Hotovely

The deputy foreign minister says “Israel has to return to its vision of ingathering of the exiles."

JUNE 9, 2015ByHERB KEINON
New immigrants from Ukraine make aliya, December 30, 2014

Some 38% of families in Tel Aviv don’t have children, report reveals

Some 1.91 million families living in Israel, 300,000 in Arab sector.

FEBRUARY 17, 2015ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
THE TEL AVIV skyline

Israel's elderly population to double by 2035, statistics bureau says

CBS report finds that 10.6% of the population is over the age of 65.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
An elderly woman. [illustrative]