Some 177,000 babies were born in Israel and about 49,000 immigrants settled in the Jewish state in 2022

Israel's population is estimated at 9,593,000, according to Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) data released on Tuesday, just days before Rosh Hashanah

According to forecasts, the population of the Jewish state should reach approximately 10 million inhabitants by the end of 2024, 15 million by 2049, and 20 million at the end of 2065.

Israel’s CBS also indicated that 7,069,000 of the country's residents are Jewish – about 74 percent of the population – 2,026,000 are Arabs (21 percent), and the rest are Christians or members of other religions.... Read More: i24