Overview
- Central Bureau of Statistics estimates the population at 10.178 million at year’s end, up 112,000 for a 1.1% annual rise.
- Natural increase drove growth with about 182,000 births and roughly 50,000 deaths, producing a net gain of around 132,000 people.
- Net migration turned negative by roughly 20,000 in 2025, including about 69,300 departures, 19,000 returns, 24,600 new immigrants, and 5,500 family reunifications, marking a second consecutive year of loss.
- The Taub Center estimates 2025 growth at 0.9%, the lowest since Israel’s founding, citing falling fertility and increased emigration led by remigration of former immigrants.
- Researchers project a steep rise in annual deaths by 2040 due to population aging, despite life expectancy of about 83.7 years in 2023.