Jewish & Non-Jewish Population of Israel/Palestine
(1517 - Present)
| Year | Jews | Non-Jews | Total Population | % Jewish |
| 1517 | 5,000 | 295,000 | ~300,000 | 1.7% |
| 1533-39 | 5,000 | 151,000 | 157,000 | 3.2% |
| 1882 | 24,000 | 276,000 | 300,000 | 8.0% |
| 1914 | 94,000 | 595,000 | 689,000 | 13.6% |
| 1918 | 60,000 | 600,000 | 660,000 | 8.1% |
| 1922 | 83,794 | 673,388 | 757,182 | 17% |
| 1931 | 174,610 | 861,211 | 1,035,821 | 16.9% |
| 1936 | 384,078 | 982,614 | 1,366,692 | 28.1% |
| 1939 | 449,000 | |||
| 1946 | 543,000 | 1,267,037 | 1,810,037 | 30.0% |
| 1947 | 630,000 | 1,324,000 | 1,970,000 | 32.0% |
| 1948 | 716,700 | 156,000 | 872,700 | 82.1% |
| 1950 | 1,203,000 | 167,100 | 1,370,100 | 87.8% |
| 1955 | 1,590,500 | 198,600 | 1,789,100 | 88.9% |
| 1960 | 1,911,300 | 239,100 | 2,150,400 | 88.9% |
| 1965 | 2,299,100 | 299,300 | 2,598,400 | 88.5% |
| 1970 | 2,582,000 | 440,100 | 3,022,100 | 85.5% |
| 1975 | 2,959,400 | 533,800 | 3,493,200 | 84.7% |
| 1980 | 3,282,700 | 639,000 | 3,921,700 | 83.7% |
| 1985 | 3,517,200 | 749,000 | 4,266,200 | 82.5% |
| 1990 | 3,946,700 | 875,000 | 4,821,700 | 81.9% |
| 1995 | 4,522,300 | 1,090,000 | 5,612,300 | 80.6% |
| 2000 | 4,955,400 | 1,413,900 | 6,369,300 | 77.8% |
| 2005 | 5,313,800 | 1,676,900 | 6,990,700 | 76.0% |
| 2010 | 5,802,900 | 1,892,200 | 7,695,100 | 75.4% |
| 2015 | 6,217,400 | 2,078,000 | 8,295,400 | 75% |
| 2017 | 6,484,000 | 2,196,000 | 8,680,000 | 74.7% |
| 2018 | 6,668,000 | 2,304,000 | 8,972,000 | 74.3% |
| 2019 | 6,772,000 | 2,364,000 | 9,136,000 | 74.1% |
| 2020 | 6,870,000 | 2,421,000 | 9,291,000 | 73.9% |
| 2021* | 6,998,000 | 2,452,000 | 9,450,000 | 74.1% |
*As of January 1, 2022.
Sources: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.
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