The State of Israel faces a promising Jewish future, according to statistics released Wednesday by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBC). The nation’s population now stands at 7,456,000, three-quarters of them Jewish.
Although the Arab-Muslim birth rate still is higher than that of Jews, the birthrate among Jews is growing while that of Arabs and Muslims is declining. The new generation representing those under the age of 14 comprises 28.4 percent of the total population, far higher than that of Western countries, where the rate is on average only 17 percent.
On the other side of the age spectrum, the average life expectancy is growing, with women adding seven months to their life span, which now is 83. Men can expect to live on average to the age of 79.1 years, five months more than last year.
Although the Arab-Muslim birth rate still is higher than that of Jews, the birthrate among Jews is growing while that of Arabs and Muslims is declining. The new generation representing those under the age of 14 comprises 28.4 percent of the total population, far higher than that of Western countries, where the rate is on average only 17 percent.
On the other side of the age spectrum, the average life expectancy is growing, with women adding seven months to their life span, which now is 83. Men can expect to live on average to the age of 79.1 years, five months more than last year.
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