7,150,000

April 24, 2007 - 10:00 AM by

That’s the number of residents in Israel this 59th Independence Day.
A few stats to ring in Israel’s birthday:

90% of Israelis live in cities; 2% on kibbutzim.

The country’s population grew by 1.8% or 124,000 over last year mostly due to natural causes i.e. births versus immigration.

Since the country’s formation in 1948, the population has grown 8.9 times; at statehood the population stood at 806,000. 1/3 of the “originals” still live here.

The country’s 5 largest cities are Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Rishon LeZion and Ashdod.

Tags: • Category: A New Reality, History and Culture, Holidays 

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One Comment on 7,150,000

  1. Darnell Clayton on Wed, Apr 25th 2007 3:09 AM

    2. It’s kinda weird that they say “natural causes” instead of births. It’s almost as if they were comparing that to kids grown in test tubes.

    First time that I’ve heard a government say that.

    Either way, congrats Israel!

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