TABLE A.- A SUMMARY OF THE ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE THREE VARIANTS OF THE POPULATION'S PROJECTIONS


populationVariantTotal fertility
(births per woman)
Migration balance
(thousands)
Life expectancy
(years)
TrendFirst 5
year period
1996-2000
Last 5
year period
2016-2020
TrendFirst 5
year period
1996-2000
Last 5
year period
2016-2020
SexFirst
5 year
period
Last
5 year
period
        Identical assumptions
        for the three variants
JewishHighConstant2.52.5Decrease19045   
        Males75.979.9
 MediumDecrease2.52.3Decrease16636   
        Females79.883.9
 LowDecrease2.52.0Decrease14915   
MoslemHighConstant4.54.5---   
        Males73.877.9
 MediumDecrease4.73.3---   
        Females77.381.3
 LowDecrease4.72.0---   
DruzeHighConstant3.23.2---   
        Males73.877.9
 MediumDecrease3.52.6---   
        Females77.381.3
 LowDecrease3.52.0---   
Arab
Christian
HighConstant2.42.4---   
       Males73.877.9
 MediumDecrease2.42.4---   
        Females77.381.3
 LowDecrease2.42.0---   
Other
Christian
HighIncrease1.72.0Decrease3.30   
       Males75.979.9
 MediumConstant2.12.1Decrease2.80   
        Females79.883.9
 LowConstant2.12.1Decrease2.40   
Religion
unclassified
HighIncrease1.72.2Decrease1075   
       Males75.979.9
 MediumIncrease1.72.0Decrease91-1   
        Females79.883.9
 LowIncrease1.72.0Decrease99-10   
Immigrants
from USSR
(former)
HighIncrease1.72.2Decrease28015   
       Males75.979.9
MediumIncrease1.72.0Decrease2400   
        Females79.883.9
 LowIncrease1.72.0Decrease210-20   
Total
population
(average of
all the above)
HighConstant2.82.8Decrease30050   
       Males76.579.5
MediumDecrease2.82.6Decrease26035   
       Females80.383.4
 LowDecrease2.82.0Decrease230-25   



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