Israel's population on eve of 5777: 8.6 million

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The country's population has grown 2% over the past year, the Central Bureau of statistics reports.

Israel's population on the eve of the Jewish New Year 5777 has grown to 8,585,000, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports. The population has grown by 2% or 172,000 over the past year. 189,000 babies were born in Israel over the past few years, 46,000 people died and 30 people received Israeli citizenship including 25,000 new immigrants.

6,419,000 Israelis are Jewish (74.8%), 1,786,000 Israelis are Arabs (20.8%), and 380,000 Israelis are non-Arab Christians or fall into other religious categories.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on September 28, 2016

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