The 2008 Population Census was concluded in July 2009. This was the first census in Israel that was conducted by the integrated census method, an innovative method that is based on the combined use of data from administrative sources and sample data from field surveys.
The main administrative source of the integrated census was the Population Registry; in addition, 2 field surveys complementary to the census were performed: a personal interview survey that was conducted between 28 December, 2008 and the end of February, 2009, which included approximately 400,000 households, and a information completion survey by telephone that was conducted between March and July, 2009, and which included approximately 250,000 people.
The initial data from the census were published as early as 1 September 2009, and they describe the growth in the country's population: at the end of 2008 the State of Israel had 7,406.9 thousand residents.
Full data will be available on website for the use of the general public as of June, 2010. These data summarize the population according to various geographic categories: national, district, locality, statistical area, etc. The data deal with a variety of subjects that were examined in the census; e.g., demographics, education, labour, housing, disability, etc.
Subsequently, additional data will be added to the website, maps and interactive tools that will make independent processing possible. In addition, summary files for statistical processing will be available for downloading from the site or purchasing from the CBS Information Unit.

The Central Bureau of Statistics wishes to thank the public for its cooperation with the enumerators.