Overview
- The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics reported this week, ahead of Rosh Hashanah, that the country’s population is about 10.305 million based on strong birth cohorts and standard residency accounting.
- Births remain exceptionally high with 183,678 babies born in 2025 and rolling 12‑month births above 185,000, and the total fertility rate near 2.9 children per woman.
- Recorded emigration rose sharply after the October 2023 war and produced multi‑year negative migration balances, with roughly 69,542 Israelis classified as emigrants in 2025 and only about 20,900 new immigrants recorded under CBS methodology that year.
- Key social measures show roughly 3 million households averaging 3.17 people, 64.1% home ownership, notable income inequality, and life expectancy near 81.4 years for men and 85.9 for women while analysts note CBS methodological changes for some income figures and strict residency rules for counting emigrants.
- The demographic mix—high fertility concentrated in Haredi and religious communities together with rising emigration—means a younger population overall but also creates likely pressures on housing, education and labor markets and leaves migration policy and return flows as items to watch next.