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Demographics Of Israel
This article provides various statistics on the demographics of Israel.
Israel is a country in the Middle East located on the east coast of the Mediterranean. Since its inception in 1948 , it is defined as the state of the Jewish people , heir to the Israel Bible.
Summary |
Population trends
Population Structure
Births
| Births in Israel | |
| Crude birth rate | 17.97 |
| TFR | 2.41 Child (s) / female |
| Source: | |
The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics publishes an annual survey on fertility in Israel. The study for 2006 was published in November 2007. Regarding the number of children per woman, it indicates the following rates:
| Population | Number of children per woman |
|---|---|
| Jews | 2,8 |
| Arab | 3,7 |
| Average | 2,88 |
This figure is higher than that indicated by the CIA.
Within the Arab population, the rates are actually very different communities.
| Population | Number of Israeli Arab children per woman |
|---|---|
| Christian | 2,1 |
| Druze | 2,6 |
| Muslims | 4,0 |
| including: Bedouins of the Negev | 7,6 |
| Average | 3,7 |
Source: Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics .
Mortality
| Mortality in Israel | |
| Crude mortality rate | 6.18 |
| Infant mortality rate - Males - Females | 6.89 7.61 6.14 |
| Life expectancy at birth - Males - Females | 79.46 years 77.33 years 81.70 years |
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Migration and cultural composition
| Migration and composition culture in Israel | |
| Net migration rate | 0.00 |
| Ethnic composition - Jews - Non-Jews (mostly Arabs ) | 80.1% 19.9% |
| Religions - Judaism - Islam - Christian Arabs - Other Christians - Druze - Unspecified | 76.5% 15.9% 1.7% 0.4% 1.6% 3.9% |
| Language Composition - Hebrew (official) - Arabic (official) - English | |
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Other social indicators
| Other social indicators Israel | |
| Literacy - Males - Females | 95.4% 97.3% 93.6% |
| Average number of years spent in school | 16 years |
| Seropositivity rates to HIV / AIDS (Adults) | 0.1% |
| Access rate to drinking water | N / A% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3% |
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See also
References
- a , b , c , d and e (in) The World Factbook, CIA (2006)
- (en) United Nations (2004)
- (en) United Nations (2001/2002)
- http://www.cbs.gov.il
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