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This article discusses the demographics of Israel.
(end of 2002)
Total: 6,631,100
note: includes about 207,800 Israeli settlers in the West Bank (excluding East Jerusalem), and about 7,300 in the Gaza Strip.
0-14 years: 28% (male 825,443; female 787,159)
15-64 years: 63% (male 1,831,142; female 1,820,424)
65 years and over: 9% (male 248,695; female 329,591) (2000 est.)
(2001-2002 annual averages)
overall: 2.0%
Jewish population: 1.8% (of which 32.8% are due to immigration balance)
Arab population: 3.1% (almost entirely due to natural increase)
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. There is also a high population growth rate among certain Jewish groups, especially ultra-Orthodox Jews.
19.32 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
6.22 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
3.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
total population: 78.57 years
male: 76.57 years
female: 80.67 years (2000 est.)
2.6 children born/woman (2000 est.)
noun: Israeli(s)
adjective: Israeli
Jewish: 80.9%, Arab: 19.1% (end of 2002).
Note: The figure for "Jewish" includes people which are not classified as "Jewish" by religion. These are mainly immigrants from the former USSR which are either Christian or of unclassified religion.
Among Jews, 63% are Israeli-born. 27% are immigrants from the West, and 10% are immigrants from developing countries in Asia and Africa, including Arab countries and the African nation of Ethiopia: see Ethiopian Jews.
Traditionally, Jews are grouped into:
However, this grouping is becoming less and less accurate due to cultural assimilation and intermarriage.
Jewish 76.8%, Muslim 15.7% (mostly Sunni), Christian 2.1%, Druze 1.6%, other 3.7% (end of 2002).
Official figures do not exist as to the number of atheists or otherwise non-affiliated individuals, who may comprise up to a quarter of the population referred to as Jewish. According to one study, 6% of Israeli Jews define themselves as haredim (Ultra Orthodox Jews); an additional 9% are "religious" (orthodox); 34% consider themselves "traditionalists" (not strictly adhering to Jewish halacha); and 51% are "secular". Among the seculars, 53% say they believe in God.
Hebrew and Arabic (official), English most commonly used foreign language
(1992 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 97%
female: 93%
Education between ages 5 and 16 is free and compulsory. The school system is organized into kindergartens, 6-year primary schools, 3-year junior secondary schools, and 3-year senior secondary schools, after which a comprehensive examination is offered for university admissions. There are seven university-level institutions in Israel.
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