Page last updated on February 20, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Israeli(s)
adjective:
Israeli
Ethnic groups:
Jewish 76.4% (of which Israel-born 67.1%, Europe/America-born 22.6%, Africa-born 5.9%, Asia-born 4.2%), non-Jewish 23.6% (mostly Arab) (2004)
Languages:
Hebrew (official), Arabic (used officially for Arab minority), English (most commonly used foreign language)
Religions:
Jewish 75.6%, Muslim 16.9%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.7%, other 3.8% (2008)
Population:
7,590,758 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
note:
approximately 325,500 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2011); approximately 18,700 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2011); approximately 186,929 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2010)
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.5% (male 1,067,967/female 1,019,451)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
15.7% (male 610,759/female 581,978)
25-54 years:
37.7% (male 1,461,543/female 1,401,122)
55-64 years:
8.8% (male 323,696/female 343,784)
65 years and over:
10.3% (male 342,620/female 437,838) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 29.5 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
28.9 years
female:
30.3 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.541% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
18.97 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
5.5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 174
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
1.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 40
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 92% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
Tel Aviv-Yafo 3.219 million; Haifa 1.027 million; JERUSALEM (capital) 768,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.78 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
7 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 164
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.07 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 199
male:
4.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.07 years
country comparison to the world: 18
male:
78.88 years
female:
83.36 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.67 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
9.5% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
3.633 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
5.83 beds/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
