The Central Bureau of Statistics published this week its final demographic figures ahead of the upcoming Jewish new year.
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According to the report, Israel currently has 9,795,000 residents, with that number expected to cross 10 million at the end of 2024 and 15 million at the end of 2048. Israel's population will have essentially doubled by the end of 2065, the report says.
Video: President Isaac Herzog address ahead of Rosh Hashanahah / Credit: Twitter
A breakdown of the population according to ethnicities shows that 7,181,000 are Jews or roughly 73%. Some 2,065,000 are Arabs (comprising some 21%) while about 549,000 residents (some 6%) have a different ethnic background.
Some 172,000 new babies were born in the Jewish year 5783 (which ends Friday night), while 48,000 people passed away. Of those deceased, 22.8% died from cancer, 12.6% from heart disease, and 9.5% from the coronavirus.
Israel welcomed 66,000 new immigrants since Rosh Hashanah last year.
As for the worldwide Jewish population, the Jewish Agency said ahead of Rosh Hashanah that the number of Jews worldwide stands at approximately 15.7 million compared to 15.6 million last year.
Meanwhile, about 8.5 million live outside Israel, with approximately 6.3 million of them living in the United States.
Other major Jewish communities abroad include France (with a Jewish population of 440,000), Canada (398,000), the United Kingdom (312,000), and Argentina (171,000).
Chairman of the Jewish Agency Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog said in honor of the festivities, "The Jewish people gather at holiday tables around the world that may be geographically distant from one another, but the partnership and the deep connection between us bridge the distance. Our great challenge at this time is to connect all parts of the Jewish people, to bring our hearts closer together.
"My wish for the Jewish people around the world and the citizens of Israel is for a year of unity and of healing the rifts that will ensure the continued prosperity and security of the State of Israel and the Jewish people. The Jewish Agency will continue to work together with its partners at the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Federations and Keren Hayesod for the common future of the entire Jewish people, to fulfill its role as a unifying organization that works to continue aliyah, strengthen the relationship between Israel and the Jewish communities, and strengthen Israeli society," he said.
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