Israel People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

8,787,045 (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2021 est.)

note: approximately 22,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2018); approximately 215,900 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2017)

Nationality

noun: Israeli(s)

adjective: Israeli

Ethnic groups

Jewish 74.1% (of which Israel-born 78.1%, Europe/America/Oceania-born 15.2%, Africa-born 4.3%, Asia-born 2.4%), Arab 21%, other 4.9% (2019 est.)

Languages

Hebrew (official), Arabic (special status under Israeli law), English (most commonly used foreign language)

printed major-language sample:
ספר עובדות העולם, המקור החיוני למידע בסיסי (Hebrew)

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Religions

Jewish 74.1%, Muslim 17.9%, Christian 1.9%, Druze 1.6%, other 4.5% (2019 est.)

MENA religious affiliation

Age structure

0-14 years: 26.76% (male 1,187,819/female 1,133,365)

15-24 years: 15.67% (male 694,142/female 665,721)

25-54 years: 37.2% (male 1,648,262/female 1,579,399)

55-64 years: 8.4% (male 363,262/female 365,709)

65 years and over: 11.96% (male 467,980/female 569,816) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 67.3

youth dependency ratio: 46.6

elderly dependency ratio: 20.8

potential support ratio: 4.8 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 30.4 years

male: 29.8 years

female: 31 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

1.45% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

17.52 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

5.06 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

2.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

population concentrated in and around Tel-Aviv, as well as around the Sea of Galilee; the south remains sparsely populated with the exception of the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba

Urbanization

urban population: 92.7% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.51% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

4.264 million Tel Aviv-Yafo, 1.155 million Haifa, 944,000 JERUSALEM (capital) (2021)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female

total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

27.7 years (2019 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.62 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.88 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 83.15 years

male: 81.25 years

female: 85.15 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.57 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

7.5% (2018)

Physicians density

4.63 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Hospital bed density

3 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2018)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

9,000 (2018)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

26.1% (2016)

Education expenditures

6.1% of GDP (2017)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97.8%

male: 98.7%

female: 96.8% (2011)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2018)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 6.7%

male: 6.1%

female: 7.2% (2019 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Israel on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Israel 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Israel 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.