Population

The Israel Public Health Association’s bet on what comes next

Chief executive, Yasmin Nahum, is trying to meet a surge in wartime trauma, youth substance use, and prescription-opioid dependence with programs the state has not yet absorbed.

Nahum with Adv. Michal Herzog, First Lady of the State of Israel.
Feeding baby from a bottle

What's in a name? Population Authority shares most popular baby names ahead of Rosh Hashanah

Cafe Chico in Sderot, July 20, 2026

Population booming three years after Oct. 7, Sderot looks to show visitors city's resiliency

"Forest" Project.

An ultra-luxury Jerusalem icon


Chinese county offers 'cash reward' for couples if bride is 25 or younger

China's legal age limit for marriage is 22 for males and 20 for females, but the number of couples getting married has been falling.

 A newly wed couple pose for pictures on Valentine's Day at a marriage registration office in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China February 14, 2023.

Iran faces battle to boost birth rate to stop demographic 'black hole' - analysis

Iran may not have a new generation of the kind of men that led it in the 1980s-2000s. The birthrate issue is only one part of the larger battle.

 An Iranian soldier stands guard near Iranian Navy helicopter carrier Kharg at Port Sudan at the Red Sea State, October 31, 2012.

Jerusalem Day: The statistics of Israel's capital

The capital’s total population reached a grand total of 966,200, doubling that of Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, metropolitan Jerusalem continued to grow, with more than 1.4 million residents.

 NEW ‘OLIM’ still choose Jerusalem.

Jerusalem remains Israel's biggest city with nearly 1m. residents

89% of those aged 20-years-old or older are satisfied with their lives in the city, similar to the national average.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks next to an Israeli female soldier on Jaffa Road, August 30, 2022 in Jerusalem

Israel Post prepares to deliver thousands of renewed passports

The amount of issued passports is expected to rise to 300,000 per month with the post office preparing to increase its passport delivery capacity accordingly.

 Israel Post postal worker delivers packages on his motorized scooter.

India's population to overtake China, with 2.9 mln more people by mid-2023, UN estimates

Although both nations will account for more than a third of the estimated global population of 8.045 billion, population growth in both has been slowing, albeit much faster in China than India.

 Commuters walk on a platform after disembarking from a suburban train at a railway station in Mumbai, India, January 21, 2023.

Holocaust Remembrance Day: How many survivors are living in Israel?

Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, take a look at how many Holocaust survivors currently live in Israel, how old they are and where they came from:

 AN IDF soldier holds the flame for a Holocaust survivor to light a torch at Yad Vashem on Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day, in 2021.

Where in Israel are the cancer rates higher or lower?

Researchers examined differences in cancer morbidity and mortality in Israel from three different angles.

 Growing cancer cells (in purple) are surrounded by healthy cells (in pink), illustrating a primary tumor spreading to other parts of the body.

China’s population decline could shake the world - analysis

The demographic long-term crisis in China could lead the ruling party to take more risks.

 People walk and ride vehicles along a street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China May 31, 2021

China’s population drops for first time since 1961, highlights demographic crisis

UN experts see China's population shrinking by 109 million by 2050, more than triple the decline of their previous forecast in 2019.

 People walk and ride vehicles along a street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China May 31, 2021