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)
noun: Israeli(s)
adjective: Israeli
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.)
Hebrew (official), Arabic (special status under Israeli law), English (most commonly used foreign language)
printed major-language sample:
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Jewish 74.1%, Muslim 17.9%, Christian 1.9%, Druze 1.6%, other 4.5% (2019 est.)
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.)
total dependency ratio: 67.3
youth dependency ratio: 46.6
elderly dependency ratio: 20.8
potential support ratio: 4.8 (2020 est.)
total: 30.4 years
male: 29.8 years
female: 31 years (2020 est.)
1.45% (2021 est.)
17.52 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
5.06 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
2.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
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
urban population: 92.7% of total population (2021)
rate of urbanization: 1.51% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
4.264 million Tel Aviv-Yafo, 1.155 million Haifa, 944,000 JERUSALEM (capital) (2021)
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.)
27.7 years (2019 est.)
3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
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.)
total population: 83.15 years
male: 81.25 years
female: 85.15 years (2021 est.)
2.57 children born/woman (2021 est.)
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.)
7.5% (2018)
4.63 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
3 beds/1,000 population (2017)
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.)
0.2% (2018)
9,000 (2018)
26.1% (2016)
6.1% of GDP (2017)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8%
male: 98.7%
female: 96.8% (2011)
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2018)
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.
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