Education Ministry statistics revealed on Sunday show a sharp rise in the number of married men registered as yeshiva students.
The rise began when the haredi parties joined the current coalition immediately following the 2015 elections.
According to Haaretz, the number of married yeshiva students rose approximately 8% in 2015 and approximately 7% in 2016, for a total rise of 16%.
This rise is larger than the haredi community's natural growth rate, and contrasts with the previous two years' significant drops.
In 2012, there were 71,000 married yeshiva students. This number dropped to 67,000 in 2013 and further to 65,000 in 2014. However, in 2015 the number rose to 70,000, and in 2016, the number of married yeshiva students rose again to 75,000.
In addition, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, the number of haredi women who work has come to a standstill at 73%, and the number of haredi men who work has risen less than one percentage point: from 51.2% in 2015, to 51.7% in 2016.
Before 2012, the number of married yeshiva students rose at a steady rate of approximately 4% per year. This rate dropped by 8% per year during 2012-2013, when the government began cutting yeshiva stipends.
Previously, the number of haredi women who work had been slowly rising, but in 2016, the number dropped from 73.1% to 72.8%.
According to the Central Bureau of statistics, 45.9% of haredi men and 65% of haredi women worked in 2012. These numbers rose to 44.5% and 69.2% in 2013, and further to 45.5% and 70.8% in 2014. In 2015, 51.2% of haredi men and 73.1% of haredi women worked, but in 2016 the respective numbers were 51.7% and 72.8%.