Christian Message Boards: A Look At Israel Ahead of Rosh Hashanah 5763

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(IsraelNN.com) The Central Bureau of Statistics has released its annual report ahead of the Rosh Hashanah New Year holiday. Following some facts and figures reflecting on Israel today.

POPULATION NUMBERS
There are 6,592,000 citizens living in Israel today.
** 77.2% are Jews (41% Ashkenazim & 16% Sephardim)(29% are third generation Israelis)
** 19% are Arabs (15.4% Muslims, 2.1% Christian, & 1.6% Druze)

MALE/FEMALE
For every 1,000 females in Israel, there are 964 males.
Average life span for women is 80.9 years.
For men, 76.7 years.

FAMILY LIFE
** 29,676 Jewish couples were wed in 2000.
** 9,693 Jewish couples were divorced in 2000.
** Of the Jewish women above 15, 43% are single.
** Of the Jewish men above 15, 40% are single.
** Over the age of 65, 60% of women are single compared to 22% of the men.
** 136,638 babies were born, 91,230 Jews. Average Jewish birthrate is 2.71 children compared to average Arab birthrate of 4.6 children.

EDUCATION
** 117,525 students were registered in the nation's universities during 2001 compared to 113,750 in 2000. 57% of the student body is females.

** 58.6% of the elementary school pupils are registered in public schools.
** 18.9% are registered in state religious schools.
** 22.5% are registered in the hareidi (ultra-Orthodox) system.

EMPLOYMENT
** 45% of the nation's workforce is employed outside of the area where they reside.

JERUSALEM
** Jerusalem's population is holding at 670,000. 12,400 new residents moved into the capital last year, with 50% of that number being Arabs.

YESHA
2,600 new residents moved into Yesha (Judea, Samaria, & Gaza) communities in 2001, as compared to 7,100 in 2000. Beit El Meir Yisrael Rosenberg explains the numbers do not seem accurate, adding it is possible that not every person who moved to a Yesha community bothered to update his/her address with the Ministry of the Interior.

EMIGRATION
7,000 Israelis living abroad returned home in 2001. 20,000 Israelis decided to leave the country, with the most favorite locations being Australia and Europe. (Many Israelis explain it is too difficult to obtain a green card since 9/11 to consider moving to America).