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Israel
Population in figures | Age of the population | Composition of the households
Population in figures
- Total Population:
- 7,353,985.00
- Urban population:
- 91.7%
- Rural population:
- 8.3%
- Men (in %)
- 49.5%
- Women (in %)
- 50.4%
- Annual growth rate of the population:
- 1.78%
- Density of population:
- 338 inhab./km²
- Ethnic origins of the population:
- 75.6% Jews and 24.4% non Jews (Mostly Arabs 20% and others 4.4 %).
Population of main cities including suburbs
| Name | Population |
| Tel Aviv | 3,200,000 |
| Haifa | 1,030,000 |
| Jerusalem | 730,000 |
| Tel Aviv (town) | 380,000 |
| Haifa (town) | 270,000 |
| Rishon LeZion | 220,000 |
Source: Citypopulation.de, 2009.
Age of the population
| Life expectancy in years | |
| Men: |
78.8
|
| Women: |
82.5
|
| Medium age: |
28.8
|
Source: United Nations, Population division, World Population Forecasts: The 2006 revision of population database., 2005.
| Distribution of the population by age bracket in % | |
| Under 5: |
10.1 %
|
| 5 to 14: |
17.9 %
|
| 15 to 24: |
16.1 %
|
| 25 to 59: |
42.7 %
|
| 60 to 79: |
10.7 %
|
| Over 80: |
2.5 %
|
Source: United Nations, Population division, World Population Forecasts: The 2006 revision of population database., 2006
Composition of the households
| Average age of the head of the household* | 46.7 years |
| Total number of households (in millions)** | - |
| Average size of the households** | 3.3 persons |
| Percent of households of 1 person** | 17.7% |
| Percent of households of 2 persons** | 23.5% |
| Percent of households of 3 or 4 persons** | 33.5% |
| Percent of households of 5 persons and more** | 25.4% |
Source: * Israeli Bureau of Statistics, 2006; ** Israeli Bureau of Statistics, 2006
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