Israel Demographics Profile 2013

Population

7,590,758 (July 2012 est.)
note: approximately 325,500 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2011); approximately 18,700 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2011); approximately 186,929 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2010)

Age structure

0-14 years: 27.5% (male 1,067,967/female 1,019,451)
15-24 years: 15.7% (male 610,759/female 581,978)
25-54 years: 37.7% (male 1,461,543/female 1,401,122)
55-64 years: 8.8% (male 323,696/female 343,784)
65 years and over: 10.3% (male 342,620/female 437,838) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 29.5 years
male: 28.9 years
female: 30.3 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

1.541% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

18.97 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

5.5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

1.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 92% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

Tel Aviv-Yafo 3.219 million; Haifa 1.027 million; JERUSALEM (capital) 768,000 (2009)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4.07 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 81.07 years
male: 78.88 years
female: 83.36 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.67 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

7,500 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2009 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population

Nationality

noun: Israeli(s)
adjective: Israeli

Ethnic groups

Jewish 76.4% (of which Israel-born 67.1%, Europe/America-born 22.6%, Africa-born 5.9%, Asia-born 4.2%), non-Jewish 23.6% (mostly Arab) (2004)

Religions

Jewish 75.6%, Muslim 16.9%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.7%, other 3.8% (2008)

Languages

Hebrew (official), Arabic (used officially for Arab minority), English (most commonly used foreign language)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1%
male: 98.5%
female: 95.9% (2004 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2008)

Education expenditures

5.9% of GDP (2007)

Maternal mortality rate

7 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Health expenditures

9.5% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

3.633 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Hospital bed density

5.83 beds/1,000 population (2007)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

22.9% (2001)