Demographics of Israel: Israeli Jews, by Region of Origin
(Updated August 2013)
2003 | 2012 | |
Asia | 14% | 12% |
Africa | 16% | 15% |
Europe | 15% | 13% |
Americas | 4% | 5% |
Former USSR | 22% | 15% |
Israel (Native) | 29% | 40% |
Total Population | 5,165,400 | 5,855,200 |
Sources: Israel: Fast Facts for the Busy Reader, (Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 2003); Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
*Region of origin may include persons fathers country of origin.
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