The country’s population increased by 1.6% over the past year, reports the Central Bureau of Statistics. Israel’s population increased by 1.6% over the past year to 9.391 million, reports the Central Bureau of Statistics. 6.943 million (74%) of Israel’s citizens are Jews, 1.982 million (21%) are Arabs and another 466,000 (5%) including non-Jewish Russian-speaking immigrants. 48,000 Israelis died in 5781 including 5,800 Israelis who died of Covid-19 in the past 11.5 months since Rosh Hashanah last year. Israel’s population increased by 146 thousand over the past year, including 22 thousand immigrants, while 172 thousand children were born. The Central Bureau of Statistics expects Israel’s population to reach 10 million by 2024, 15 million by 2048 and 20 million by 2065. Published by Globes, Israel business news – en.globes.co.il – September 5, 2021 Copyright by Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2021 israel flag
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