Israel population

New Karnei Shomron roof plan to add 6,000 homes, public infrastructure

Officials said the agreement could triple Karnei Shomron’s population, marking the first roof plan of its kind in the West Bank.

(left to right) Sagi Hadaril, Yehuda Eliyahu, Yonatan Kuznitz, Bezalel Smotrich, and Haim Katz. June 14, 2026.
The art market on Nachalat Binyamin street in Tel Aviv, December 30, 2025.

Israel enters new demographic era as population growth dips under 1% - study

YITZHAK RABIN and Yasser Arafat, under the gaze of then-US president Bill Clinton, sign a peace protocol on the White House lawn in 1993.

Half of Israelis fear add'l political assassinations, 30 years after Rabin's murder

 People watch the military airshow as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, in Saker Park, Jerusalem, April 26, 2023.

Multi-front war caused emigration from Israel, Knesset report says


Employment population ratios

Employment-population ratio in Israel and in large cities, 2015

It’s time for millennials to migrate

It has been assumed that millennials are fond of the city, but an analysis of Israel’s migration data may prove otherwise.

Israel net migration 2012-2014

Celebration of Zionism in Sha’arei Hessed

Could one of Jerusalem’s flagship haredi neighborhoods turn into a poster child of modern-day Zionism?

Sha’arei Hessed neighborhood

Comings, goings

Jerusalem is Israel’s most populous city, yet in terms of incoming as well as outgoing residents it is second to Tel Aviv.

Migrants to and from large cities in Israel (150k+), and migration balance, as percentage of city population

People over 80 exempt from waiting in line

Bill to cover post offices, banks, supermarkets and more.

Elderly couple (illustrative)

A look at households

Of Israel’s 2.3 million households, 210,100 are found in Jerusalem.

Households in Jerusalem, by population group, and religious identity, end of 2014

Overpopulation is pushing Israel over the edge, expert says

Dr. Alon Tal, founder of Adam Teva V'Din – Israel Union for Environmental Defense, says that the most pressing issue facing Israel today is overpopulation.

Israeli Supermarket

Jerusalem in figures

Numbers providing a glimpse into the realities of our city.

Palestinian protesters wave Palestinian flags as Israelis carrying Israeli flags walk past in front of the Damascus Gate outside Jerusalem's Old City

A Schizophrenic Welcome Sign

The Jerusalem Post

'Israel's population multiplied by 10 since founding of the state'

The Jewish population in the country represents about 6.337 million residents -74.8 percent of the total population

A baby sits in front of an Israeli flag