Last Produced for Monthly Bulletin of Statistics No. 10/2008
B. POPULATION
TABLE B/1.- POPULATION, BY POPULATION GROUP
THOUSANDS
 Population de jure(1) 
 At end of periodAverage 
 TotalJews and others(2)ArabsTotalJews and others(2)Arabs 
 TotalThereof: JewsTotalThereof: Jews 
    
1997 5,900.0 4,830.5 4,701.6 1,069.4 5,828.9 4,775.4 4,658.8 1,053.5  1997
1998 6,041.4 4,936.0 4,785.1 1,105.4 5,970.7 4,883.3 4,743.4 1,087.4  1998
1999 6,209.1 5,065.2 4,872.8 1,143.9 6,125.3 5,000.6 4,829.0 1,124.7  1999
2000 6,369.3 5,180.6 4,955.4 1,188.7 6,289.2 5,122.9 4,914.1 1,166.3  2000
2001 6,508.8 5,281.3 5,025.0 1,227.5 6,439.0 5,231.0 4,990.2 1,208.1  2001
2002 6,631.1 5,367.2 5,094.2 1,263.9 6,570.0 5,324.2 5,059.6 1,245.7  2002
2003 6,748.4 5,446.8 5,165.4 1,301.6 6,689.7 5,407.0 5,129.8 1,282.8  2003
2004 6,869.5 5,529.3 5,237.6 1,340.2 6,809.0 5,488.0 5,201.5 1,320.9  2004
2005 6,990.7 5,613.6 5,313.8 1,377.1 6,930.1 5,571.5 5,275.7 1,358.7  2005
2006 7,116.7 5,703.4 5,393.4 1,413.3 7,053.7 5,658.5 5,353.6 1,395.2  2006
2007 7,243.6 5,793.6 5,478.2 1,450.0 7,180.1 5,748.4 5,435.8 1,431.7  2007
2005 IX6,959.1 5,591.4 5,293.7 1,367.7 6,953.0 5,587.0 5,289.8 1,366.0 IX 2005
 X6,969.4 5,598.4 5,300.2 1,371.0 6,964.2 5,594.9 5,296.9 1,369.3 X 
 XI6,979.8 5,605.7 5,306.8 1,374.1 6,974.6 5,602.1 5,303.5 1,372.5 XI 
 XII6,990.7 5,613.6 5,313.8 1,377.1 6,985.3 5,609.7 5,310.3 1,375.6 XII 
2006 I7,000.9 5,620.8 5,320.3 1,380.1 6,995.8 5,617.2 5,317.0 1,378.6 I 2006
 II7,009.8 5,626.9 5,325.7 1,382.9 7,005.3 5,623.8 5,323.0 1,381.5 II 
 III7,019.6 5,633.8 5,331.9 1,385.8 7,014.7 5,630.3 5,328.8 1,384.3 III 
 IV7,028.7 5,640.0 5,337.5 1,388.7 7,024.1 5,636.9 5,334.7 1,387.2 IV 
 V7,038.8 5,647.1 5,343.9 1,391.6 7,033.7 5,643.6 5,340.7 1,390.1 V 
 VI7,048.6 5,654.1 5,350.1 1,394.5 7,043.7 5,650.6 5,347.0 1,393.0 VI 
 VII7,060.4 5,662.7 5,357.5 1,397.8 7,054.5 5,658.4 5,353.8 1,396.1 VII 
 VIII7,072.8 5,671.6 5,365.3 1,401.2 7,066.6 5,667.1 5,361.4 1,399.5 VIII 
 IX7,084.3 5,679.9 5,372.6 1,404.4 7,078.6 5,675.7 5,368.9 1,402.8 IX 
 X7,095.7 5,688.1 5,380.0 1,407.6 7,090.0 5,684.0 5,376.3 1,406.0 X 
 XI7,106.8 5,696.2 5,387.2 1,410.5 7,101.2 5,692.2 5,383.6 1,409.1 XI 
 XII7,116.7 5,703.4 5,393.4 1,413.3 7,111.7 5,699.8 5,390.3 1,411.9 XII 
2007 I7,125.8 5,709.5 5,399.3 1,416.2 7,121.2 5,706.4 5,396.3 1,414.8 I 2007
 II7,133.9 5,715.2 5,404.7 1,418.7 7,129.9 5,712.4 5,402.0 1,417.5 II 
 III7,143.5 5,722.0 5,411.1 1,421.5 7,138.7 5,718.6 5,407.9 1,420.1 III 
 IV7,152.1 5,727.8 5,416.8 1,424.2 7,147.8 5,724.9 5,414.0 1,422.9 IV 
 V7,162.3 5,735.0 5,423.7 1,427.3 7,157.2 5,731.4 5,420.3 1,425.8 V 
 VI7,172.4 5,742.0 5,430.4 1,430.4 7,167.4 5,738.5 5,427.0 1,428.8 VI 
 VII7,184.9 5,751.1 5,438.6 1,433.8 7,178.6 5,746.6 5,434.5 1,432.1 VII 
 VIII7,197.7 5,760.4 5,447.1 1,437.4 7,191.3 5,755.7 5,442.8 1,435.6 VIII 
 IX7,208.8 5,768.3 5,454.6 1,440.6 7,203.3 5,764.3 5,450.8 1,439.0 IX 
 X7,220.6 5,776.9 5,462.6 1,443.7 7,214.7 5,772.6 5,458.6 1,442.2 X 
 XI7,232.2 5,785.3 5,470.4 1,446.9 7,226.4 5,781.1 5,466.5 1,445.3 XI 
 XII7,243.6 5,793.6 5,478.2 1,450.0 7,237.9 5,789.5 5,474.3 1,448.4 XII 
2008*I7,254.1 5,801.3 5,485.5 1,452.9 7,248.9 5,797.4 5,481.8 1,451.4 I*2008
 II7,262.8 5,807.3 5,491.3 1,455.5 7,258.5 5,804.3 5,488.4 1,454.2 II 
 III7,272.8 5,814.5 5,498.1 1,458.3 7,267.8 5,810.9 5,494.7 1,456.9 III 
 IV7,282.1 5,821.0 5,504.5 1,461.1 7,277.5 5,817.7 5,501.3 1,459.7 IV 
 V7,292.1 5,828.1 5,511.3 1,464.0 7,287.1 5,824.5 5,507.9 1,462.6 V 
 VI7,302.2 5,835.2 5,518.2 1,467.0 7,297.2 5,831.6 5,514.8 1,465.5 VI 
 VII7,314.3 5,843.9 5,526.3 1,470.4 7,308.3 5,839.6 5,522.3 1,468.7 VII 
 VIII7,326.5 5,852.9 5,534.7 1,473.6 7,320.4 5,848.4 5,530.5 1,472.0 VIII 
 IX7,337.5 5,861.1 5,542.4 1,476.5 7,332.0 5,857.0 5,538.5 1,475.1 IX 
    
(1) The population estimates do not include foreign
      workers.
(2) The group "Jews and others" includes
      Jews, population not classified by religion
      and non-Arab Christians.