On the eve of the 72nd Independence Day, the Israeli population numbers 9 million and 190,000, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports today.
Since the previous Independence Day, the country's population has increased by 171,000, or by 1.9%, which includes about 180,000 newborn babies during the year, and 32,000 new immigrants and, on the other, 44,000 who died during the year.
The CBS estimates that by 2030, Israel will number 11 million people and that on the 100th Independence Day, in 2048, 15.2 million people will live in Israel.
The Israeli population is young compared to developed countries: 28% of Israeli residents are children up to the age of 14, while the average in OECD countries is 18%. The proportion of people aged 65 and over in the population is 12% compared to 17%, average in OECD countries.