Mazal tov! Israel was blessed with 160,000 new babies in 2009, which were part of bringing Israel’s population numbers up to 7.5 million.
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) released population data and statistics for the year, showing the population grew 1.8%, as it did last year, and the five years before that. There are now 7,509,000 Israelis.
Israel’s population has grown by 1.8% every year since 2003, with Jews making up 75%. In addition to births, the increase includes immigration. During 2009, more than 16,000 Jews arrived on aliyah from countries all over the world — the highest number in a decade.
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