JERUSALEM (WJC)–Israel’s population now stands at more than 8.2 million, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Monday, releasing its new figures on the eve of Rosh Hashana.
They show that Israel has 8,252,500 inhabitants, three quarters of which (6,186,100) are Jews (75 percent of the total), 1,709,900 Arabs (20.7 percent) and 356,500 others (4.3 percent). The numbers include Palestinian residents of east Jerusalem, which Israel captured in the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed.
The population figures do not include around 190,000 foreign workers who were registered as living in Israel in 2013. Throughout 2013, the overall population grew by 1.9 percent. The Jewish population saw a 1.7-percent growth rate, while the Arab sector’s growth rate was 2.2 percent.
The report indicates that in 2013, more than a quarter of the population — 28.2 percent — was aged 14 and under.
The average life expectancy for women was 80.3 years, and for men 79.9, by far the highest in the Middle East.
In a recent study by the World Health Organization, it was found that Israeli men have the fourth-highest life expectancy world-wide.
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