Israel's Population Reaches 10 Million as Nation Celebrates 75th Independence Day Amidst Turmoil and Divisions.

Israel's population has grown twelve-fold since its founding in 1948, with 9.7 million people currently living in the country. Over a quarter of Israelis are children aged 14 or under, while 12% are over the age of 65. The population is expected to reach 11.1 million by 2030 and 15.2 million by Israel's centenary year in 2048. Nearly half of the 3.3 million new immigrants arrived since 1990, and 46% of the world's total Jewish population was living in Israel at the end of 2021.