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Fertility Rates In Israel by Age & Religion

(1990 - Present)

Fertility Rates for Women in Israel by Population Group, Religion, and Year

Year

Jewish Women

Arab Women

 

 

Total

Muslims

Christians

Druze

1995

2.53

4.18

4.69

2.69

3.50

2005

2.69

3.72

4.03

2.19

2.59

2010

2.97

3.51

3.75

2.17

2.47

2015

3.13

3.13

3.32

2.04

2.19

2019

3.09

2.98

3.16

1.76

2.02
2020 3.0 2.90 2.99 1.85 1.94
2021 3.13 3.0 3.01 1.77 2.0
2022 3.03 2.89 2.91 1.68 1.85
2024 3.06 2.58 2.75 1.61 1.66

Among General Population

 
1990-1999
2000-2004
2005-2009
2010-2014
2015-2019
 2022
General Rate
86.0
87.0
87.9
90.9
89.6
 82.3
      Aged 15-19
18.5
16.1
14.0
11.5
8.7
 6.1
      20-24
126.0
114.0
106.3
107.7
103.6
 89.9
      25-29
191.4
179.5
171.5
174.8
176.9
 163.2
      30-34
152.0
161.5
167.1
177.2
182.9
 174.9
      35-39
78.8
88.5
96.0
105.3
109.5
 108.4
      40-44
18.5
21.8
24.4
28.2
31.2
 31.8
      45-49
1.6
1.8
2.5
3.1
3.6
 4.0
Total Fertility
2.93
2.92
2.91
3.04
3.08
 2.89


Among Jews

  1990-1999 2000-2004 2005-2009 2010-2014 2015-2019 2022
General Rate 74.3 77.2 84.2 91.5 92 85.4
 Ages 15-19 9.4 6.8 6 5.2 4 3.4
      20-24 96.9 84 82.6 88.1 87.9 81.9
      25-29 178.2 167.6 163.5 169.3 174.4 162.3
      30-34 146.1 162.7 176.4 190.1 198.7 193.6
      35-39 74.8 88.9 103.7 117.1 122.8 122.6
      40-44 16.9 21.6 26.2 31.9 35.8 37.0
      45-49 1.4 1.8 2.8 3.7 4.4 5.0
Total Fertility 2.62 2.67 2.81 3.03 3.14 3.03


Among Muslims

  1990-1999 2000-2004 2005-2009 2010-2014 2015-2019 2022
General Rate
154.9
149.8
121.8
104.9
97.9
89.9
      Aged 15-19
57.7
56
43.1
31.2
22.8
15.6
      20-24
249.5
253.2
221.3
191.3
167.1
129.1
      25-29
262.4
261.5
231.1
220.2
209.5
191.0
      30-34
201.4
196.7
166
155.7
152.2
146.1
      35-39
119.4
112.7
91
80.2
79.5
79.3
      40-44
38.5
31.5
24.4
20.7
20.9
20.3
      45-49
3.7
2.3
1.8
1.2
1.4
1.3
Total Fertility 4.67 4.57 3.89 3.5 3.27 2.91

Sources: Top table: Dr. Nasreen Haddad Haj Yahya, Dr. Muhammed Khalaily and Dr. Arik Rudnitzky and Ben Fargeon, “Statistical Report on Arab Society in Israel: 2021,” Israel Democracy Institute, (March 17, 2022).
Central Bureau of Statistics.

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