Israel: People & Society#
Population | 8,174,527 (includes populations of the Golan Heights of Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2016 est.) note: approximately 21,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2015); approximately 201,000 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2014) |
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Nationality | noun: Israeli(s) adjective: Israeli |
Ethnic groups | Jewish 74.8% (of which Israel-born 75.6%, Europe/America/Oceania-born 16.6%, Africa-born 4.9%, Asia-born 2.9%), non-Jewish 25.2% (mostly Arab) (2015 est.) |
Languages | Hebrew (official), Arabic (used officially for Arab minority), English (most commonly used foreign language) |
Religions | Jewish 74.8%, Muslim 17.6%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.6%, other 4% (2015 est.) |
Age structure | 0-14 years: 27.73% (male 1,159,980/female 1,106,946) 15-24 years: 15.52% (male 648,199/female 620,218) 25-54 years: 37.15% (male 1,552,754/female 1,484,059) 55-64 years: 8.51% (male 340,601/female 355,382) 65 years and over: 11.09% (male 405,511/female 500,877) (2016 est.) |
Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 64.1% youth dependency ratio: 45.7% elderly dependency ratio: 18.4% potential support ratio: 5.4% (2015 est.) |
Median age | total: 29.7 years male: 29.1 years female: 30.4 years (2016 est.) |
Population growth rate | 1.53% (2016 est.) |
Birth rate | 18.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Death rate | 5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Net migration rate | 2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Population distribution | 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 |
Urbanization | urban population: 92.1% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 1.37% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major urban areas - population | Tel Aviv-Yafo 3.608 million; Haifa 1.097 million; JERUSALEM (proclaimed capital) 839,000 (2015) |
Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
Mother's mean age at first birth | 27.3 (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate | 5 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | total: 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth | total population: 82.4 years male: 80.6 years female: 84.4 years (2016 est.) |
Total fertility rate | 2.66 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
Health expenditures | 7.8% of GDP (2014) |
Physicians density | 3.34 physicians/1,000 population (2012) |
Hospital bed density | 3.3 beds/1,000 population (2012) |
Drinking water source | 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 (2015 est.) |
Sanitation facility access | 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 (2015 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 25.8% (2014) |
Education expenditures | 5.9% of GDP (2013) |
Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% male: 98.7% female: 96.8% (2011 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 16 years (2014) |
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 10.6% male: 10.1% female: 11.1% (2014 est.) |