Israel’s population stands at 10.244 million people, according to new data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics days ahead of the country’s 78th Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut). The figure marks an increase of about 146,000 people, or 1.4 percent, compared to last year.

The report shows that 7.790 million residents, or 76 percent of the population, are Jews, while 2.157 million, or 21.1 percent, are Arabs. Another 296,000 people, representing 2.9 percent, are classified as “other,” a category that includes non-Arab Christians, people without a listed religion, and individuals not registered as Jews under religious law.

Over the past year, approximately 177,000 babies were born in Israel, while around 21,000 people immigrated to the country. The data also shows that four out of five Israelis are native-born, pointing to a largely homegrown population.

The latest figures follow last year’s milestone, when Israel’s population crossed 10 million for the first time, reaching 10.094 million. A year earlier, the population stood at 9.9 million. While the country continues to grow steadily, the pace has slowed slightly from 1.9 percent growth in 2024 to 1.4 percent in each of the past two years. Since its establishment in 1948, Israel’s population has grown more than twelvefold, reflecting decades of sustained demographic expansion.