The country’s population will reach 10 million by late 2024 and 16 million by 2048, the CBS said.
The population had grown by 1.8% over the past 12 months.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
A report projects that Jewish residents in Judea and Samaria will grow to more than 1 million by 2046.
Decades-long study provides basis for close monitoring of people who have experienced trauma early in life and the impact it can have on long-term health.
By JNi.Media
The growth rate would have been even higher were it not for the construction freeze in Judea and Samaria.
By JNi.Media
About 189 thousand babies were born in Israel in 5776, and an estimated 46 thousand passed away.
Israel approves birth certificates listing both mothers in cases where a family has two mommies.
By JNi.Media
Only 22 countries around the globe have reached an average life expectancy greater than 80 years, so if one is planning to retire abroad, one should consider those countries most seriously.
By JNi.Media
During the year an estimated 176,700 babies were born, 74% Jewish, 23% Arab and 4.4% “other.”
The population of Israel two days before the end of the calendar year stands at 8.3 million, 170,000 more than at the end of last year, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. The 6.2 million Jews in the country make up 74.9 percent of the total, and the 1.7 million Arabs comprise 20.4 percent […]
Israel welcomed 24,801 new immigrants this past year. Another 6-8 million did not make it - yet.
By Bernard Beck
Jewish identity has been an issue in the Jewish community at least since the beginning of the Common Era, and perhaps even before.
Shamir’s blunder was even greater than Golda Meir’s in the Yom Kippur War.
On the eve of Rosh Hashana 5774, the population of the State of Israel stands at 8.081 million people.
Fr. Peter Vasko, President of the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land (FFHL), heralded Pope Francis’ announcement that he may visit the Holy Land next year as an opportunity for the “whole world to see the plight of Christians in the area. Vasko said the pontiff’s presence would also “shine a light on the dwindling […]
By Soeren Kern
"If we deal with him one time, with violence, and show him what time it is, he will never disrespect our religion again ... For Muslims, you'd say it's good, but for non-Muslims, it's very, very bad."
By Barry Rubin
A new paper at a Muslim Brotherhood-associated think tank has admitted that Israel is not the primary "threat" to Arab culture fingering Iran instead.
The average life expectancy in Israel is 81.7 years, fifth highest among OECD countries, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. The annual report on the eve of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, also reported that 10 percent of Israelis live in Jerusalem Tel Aviv is the second most popular city, where 5 percent of […]
When a civilization destroys its families, then it destroys itself.