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Total Immigration to Israel by Continent and Year

(1948 - Present)

Unknown

America & Oceania

Europe

Africa

Asia(2)

 

TOTAL

Years of Immigration

BEFORE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STATE
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     20,000-30,000
1882-1903
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     35,000-40,000
1904-1914
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1915-1918
52,786 (3)
7,754
377,381
4,041
40,895
482,857
14 V 1919-1948
5,222
678
27,872
230
1,181
35,183
1919-1923
2,652
2,241
66,917
621
9,182
81,613
1924-1931
3,989
4,589
171,173
1,212
16,272
197,235
1932-1938
4,544
108
62,968
1,072
13,116
81,808
1939-1945
5,828
138
48,451
906
1,144
56,467
 14 V 1948-1946
AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STATE
31,552 (4)
226,938
1,766,603
482,663
419,905
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,927,661
15 V 1948-2002
24,395
5,140
326,786
93,951
237,352
687,624
15 V 1948-1951
11,865
478
76,554
8,192
4,739
101,828
15 V-31 XII 1948
5,702
1,422
121,963
39,215
71,652
239,954
1949
3,687
1,954
81,195
26,162
57,565
170,563
1950
3,141
1,286
47,074
20,382
103,396
175,279
1951
822
2,971
9,748
27,897
13,238
54,676
1952-1954
275
950
6,232
10,286
6,867
24,610
1952
382
930
2,147
5,102
3,014
11,575
1953
165
1,091
1,369
12,509
3,357
18,491
1954
1,597
3,632
48,616
103,846
8,801
166,492
1955-1957
61
1,155
2,065
32,815
1,432
37,528
1955
101
1,067
6,739
45,284
3,139
56,330
1956
1,435
1,410
39,812
25,747
4,230
72,634
1957
582
3,625
44,595
13,921
13,247
75,970
1958-1960
241
1,320
13,695
4,113
7,921
27,290
1958
137
1,147
14,731
4,429
3,544
23,988
1959
204
1,158
16,169
5,379
1,782
24,692
1960
1,014
14,841
77,537
115,876
19,525
228,793
1961-1964
194
1,969
23,375
18,048
4,149
47,735
1961
350
2,187
11,825
41,816
5,355
61,533
1962
143
6,497
14,213
38,672
4,964
64,489
1963
327
4,188
28,124
17,340
5,057
55,036
1964
920    
9,274    
31,638    
25,394    
15,018    
82,244    
1965-1968
382    
3,096    
13,879    
8,535    
5,223    
31,115    
1965
229    
2,132    
7,435    
3,024    
3,137    
15,957    
1966
148    
1,771    
4,295    
6,268    
1,987    
14,469    
1967
161    
2,275    
6,029    
7,567    
4,671    
20,703    
1968
577    
33,891    
50,558    
12,065    
19,700    
116,791    
1969-1971
330    
9,601    
15,236    
5,926    
7,018    
38,111    
1969
222    
11,405    
14,434    
3,785    
6,904    
36,750    
1970
25    
12,885    
20,888    
2,354    
5,778    
41,930    
1971
49    
26,775    
102,763    
6,821    
6,345    
142,753    
1972-1974
20    
10,814    
39,145    
2,766    
3,143    
55,888    
1972
8    
9,522    
40,492    
2,839    
2,025    
54,886    
1973
21    
6,439    
23,126    
1,216    
1,177    
31,979    
1974
545    
29,293    
77,167    
6,029    
11,793    
124,827    
1975-1979
6    
4,989    
13,417    
689    
927    
20,028    
1975
11    
5,774    
12,137    
697    
1,135    
19,754    
1976
40    
6,201    
12,660    
1,620    
908    
21,429    
1977
121    
6,305    
16,549    
1,683    
1,736    
26,394    
1978
367    
6,024    
22,404    
1,340    
7,087    
37,222    
1979
276    
25,230    
35,508    
15,711    
6,912    
83,637    
1980-1984
77    
4,350    
11,792    
1,007    
3,202    
20,428    
1980
62    
4,243    
5,909    
1,170    
1,215    
12,599    
1981
46    
5,003    
6,168    
1,555    
951    
13,723    
1982
56    
6,758    
6,154    
3,094    
844    
16,906    
1983
35    
4,876    
5,485    
8,885    
700    
19,981    
1984
171    
19,301    
36,461    
7,700    
6,563    
70,196    
1985-1989
14    
3,739    
3,964    
2,318    
607    
10,642    
1985
31    
3,634    
3,675    
982    
1,183    
9,505    
1986
16    
3,812    
6,044    
1,205    
1,888    
12,965    
1987
19    
3,969    
6,012    
1,334    
1,700    
13,034    
1988
91    
4,147    
16,766    
1,861    
1,185    
24,050    
1989
423    
17,220    
553,622    
32,157    
5,900    
609,322    
1990-1994
139    
4,315    
189,650    
4,472    
940    
199,516    
1990
62    
3,023    
152,142    
20,251    
622    
176,100    
1991
123    
3,006    
68,962    
4,075    
891    
77,057    
1992
48    
3,283    
70,315    
1,431    
1,728    
76,805    
1993
51    
3,593    
72,553    
1,928    
1,719    
79,844    
1994
178
20,061
275,667
12,248
38,843
346,9977
1995-1999
25
4,330
68,987
1,772
1,247
76,361
1995
68
4,587
52,475
1,998
11,791
70,919
1996
18
4,248
49,903
2,283
9,769
66,221
1997
33
3,316
42,155
3,514
7,712
56,730
1998
34
3,580
62,147
2,681
8,324
76,766
1999
12
23,558
119,544
16,251
22,051
181,416
2000-2004
2
3,357
46,950
2,507
7,376 
60,192
2000
4
3,623
30,848
3,57
5,527 
43,580
2001
4
8,737
18,018
2,949
3,859
33,567 
2002
3
4,428
12,623
3,342
2,872
23,268
2003
1
3,427
11,147
3,880
2,443
20,898
2004
28
19,065
45,675
13,815
8,277
86,860
2005-2009
3
4,064
11,278  
3,766
2,069
21,180
2005
6
3,813
9,872
3,801
1,777
19,269
2006
19
3,894
8,848
3,795
1,575
18,131
2007
0
3,361
7,109
1,892
1,338
13,701
2008
0
3,932
8,565
561
1,516
14,575
2009
7
18,435
57,721
9,472
5,502
91,137
2010-2014
0
4,154
9,127
1,937
1,415
16,635
2010
0
3,566
9,286
2,932
1,104
16,893
2011
0
3,414
9,362
2,642
1,137
16,560
2012
2
3,484
10,816
1,562
1,020
16,929
2013
0
3,807
19,094
394
817
24,120
2014
-
4,062
22,600
394
852
 
27,908
2015
471
4,410
19,635
348
1,113
 
25,977
2016
432
4,365
19,862
425
1,273
 
26,357
2017

Unknown

America & Oceania

Europe

Africa

Asia(2)

 

TOTAL

Years of Immigration

2. Until 1995 the Asiatic republics of the former USSR were included in Europe; as of 1996 they are included in Asia.
3. Incl. about 11,000 illegal immigrants and about 19,500 tourists who remained in the country, and whose continent of residence and period of immigration are not known.


Source: Central Bureau of Statistics