Netanyahu honors torch-lighters ahead of Independence Day

Israel marks Independence Day with 10 million citizens and a strikingly young population

The population is also 12 times larger than when the state was founded in 1948 with just 806,000 residents. By Pesach Benson, TPS On the eve of Israel’s 77th Independence Day, the country’s population stands at 10.094 million and strikingly young, according to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) on Tuesday. The population includes 7.73 million Jews and others (77.6%), 2.11 million Arabs (20.9%), and 248,000 foreigners (2.5…

Netanyahu honors torch-lighters ahead of Independence Day

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The Silence, the Siren, the Song: From Yom HaShoah to Yom HaAtzmaut

From Grief to Hope: The Unbroken Thread of Jewish Sovereignty As Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day) approaches, Jews in Israel and around the world prepare to celebrate 77 years since the founding of the modern State of Israel. Streets are filled with flags, families gather for barbecues, and fireworks light up the night sky. But […]

Israel Marks Independence Day with 10 Million Citizens and a Strikingly Young Population

The population is also 12 times larger than when the state was founded in 1948 with just 806,000 residents.

Israel's population reaches 10.1m on Independence Day eve

The population has grown by 1.4% or 135,000 since last Independence Day.

The country's population passed the 10 million mark a few months ago. The number of citizens has been growing at a rate of about 1.5 percent per year, one of the highest increases in the Western world. For comparison, the world has seen a smaller increase of 0.9 percent.