Overview
- Final CBS data show 2025 growth of 1.1% with a net migration loss of about 20,000, the second straight year more people left than arrived.
- Roughly 69,300 Israelis left, about 19,000 returned, 24,600 new immigrants arrived, and 5,500 entered via family reunification, according to the CBS.
- Natural increase sustained the total: about 182,000 births and roughly 50,000 deaths produced a gain of around 132,000 people.
- The Taub Center highlights declining fertility across most groups and projects a sharper migration deficit, estimating 2025 growth at 0.9%.
- Analysts link weaker immigration and rising departures to security pressures and political strains, while CBS notes emigrants are classified retroactively.