Demographics of israel

National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds

National-Religious men were found to have increased in service substantially from the start of the war until 2025, while the participation of secular men decreased the most of any group.

AUGUST 23, 2026|ByJONAH DAVIDOV

THE ZIONIST identity didn’t overcome the Jewish identity, nor did the opposite occur: An IDF soldier puts on tefillin.

A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

How Israel's migration figures are liable to affect the next election results - opinion

The figures show that the number of Israelis who left Israel for in excess of nine months in the years 2023-2025 is around 211,000.

JANUARY 4, 2026|BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF

Israelis enjoy Rosh Hashanah fair at a social complex in Jerusalem, September 19, 2025

Rosh Hashanah 2025: Israeli population crosses 10 million ahead of Jewish New Year

Jews and others account for roughly 7.76 million residents, or 78.5% of the total population, while Arabs number approximately 2.13 million, representing 21.5%.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS

MUSLIMS, JEWS and Israeli security forces are present on the Temple Mount during Passover and Ramadan.

Muslim fertility rate in Israel continues 22-year fall as Eid al-Adha approaches

Jerusalem has the highest population of Muslims in the country - with around 380 thousand people, which makes up more than a third of city's residents.

JUNE 14, 2024|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli President Rivlin: Democracy is not to be taken for granted

“Israel is changing before our eyes,” he said. “There is no clear majority and there is no clear minority.”

DECEMBER 19, 2016ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Israeli demographics present economic challenges, study finds

Israel's life expectancy, it noted, is higher than the OECD average. Without increses in the retirement age, the report argued, people will be spending in retirement will increase 1.5 times by 2055.

AUGUST 8, 2016ByNIV ELIS

Dozens of rabbis, yeshiva deans, and leaders from the haredi community, including Rabbi Shimon Baadani, a member of the Shas Council of Torah Sages, travelled to Radun and prayed first at the building which formerly housed the yeshiva of the Hafetz Haim, and then by his gravesite itself.

Lies, damn lies and demographics: Are Jews now a minority between the river and the sea?

Israeli statisticians bemoan "inflated" Palestinian figures, which suggest Arabs outnumber Jews across Israel and the Palestinian territories.

JULY 12, 2016ByZACK PYZER

Jewish youth gather outside Damascus gate on 'Jerusalem Day,' May 17, 2015.

Netanyahu's Peace Summit

JUNE 9, 2016ByBARUCH STEIN

When somebody begins a sentence, ‘I’m not a racist, but...’

For 2,000 years, Jews have lived as a minority – we should know better how to treat others.

APRIL 10, 2016ByJEFF BARAK

A Plea For Reason: An Open Letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu

FEBRUARY 23, 2016ByDR. ALON BEN-MEIR

CBS: In 35 years, Israeli life expectancy has risen by nine years

Ramat Gan has highest longevity among cities

OCTOBER 30, 2015ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

In rebuke to Taub, spin-off Shoresh publishes competing report

Shoresh, Ben-David says, does not accept money from persons or organizations “that can paint us in any way, either right wing or left wing, and certainly not the government."

OCTOBER 14, 2015ByNIV ELIS