Israel's Population Grows 2% Over 2014 to 8.345 Million

Israel's population stands on the eve of Israel's 67th Independence Day at 8.345 million people, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) stated Tuesday - compared to just 806,000 in 1948.
Of the 8.345 million, 6.251 million are Jews (74.9% of the population); 1.73 million are Arabs (20.7%); and 364,000 (4.4%) are defined as "other" (non-Arab Christians, other religious sects, and atheists according to the population registry).
Since 2014, Israel's population grew by 162,000 - a 2% increase. During this period, 176,000 babies were born; 44,000 people died; and 32,000 people immigrated.
In 2014, about 75% of the Jews were "native" - born in Israel - compared to only 35% in 1948.
In 1948, Israel only had one city with more than 100,000 residents - Tel Aviv-Yafo. Today, 14 cities number more than 100,000 residents.
Six cities number more than 200,000 residents: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Haifa, Rishon LeZion, Ashdod and Petah Tikva.

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