Israel’s population Stands at 8.68 Million
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics released its annual report on the population Thursday, saying that as Israel prepares to celebrate the 69th anniversary of Independence Day next week there are 8.68 million citizens, including approximately 6.484 million Jews (74.7% of the total population) and 1.808 million Arabs (20.8%) with another 388,000 (4.5%) belonging to various minority groups. The population enjoyed a net growth of 159,000, making a 1.9% increase.
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