Jerusalem is Israel's capital and largest city. Jerusalem had approximately 971,800 residents.
During 2021, the population of Jerusalem increased by 13,900 residents. Approximately 21,000 persons were added to the population as a result of natural increase, 3,800 persons were added as a result of the international migration balance, and 10,900 persons were subtracted due to a negative internal migration balance (the number of persons leaving Jerusalem was higher than the number of persons moving to Jerusalem).
The principal localities from which there was migration to Jerusalem were Bene Beraq, Bet Shemesh, and Tel Aviv-Yafo; and Bet Shemesh, Tel Aviv-Yafo, and Betar Illit were the principal localities to which persons moved when they left Jerusalem.
Among Jews aged 20 and over in Jerusalem (2020): 35% define themselves as ultra-Orthodox; 22% - religious; 25% - traditional; 18% - secular.
The total fertility rate (average expected number of births per woman in her lifetime) of women in Jerusalem was 3.79 children per woman. This rate was higher than the national average (2.90).
In 2020, the average age of a mother in Jerusalem at the first birth was about three years lower than the national average (24.8 compared with 27.7, respectively).
A Jerusalem household numbered on the average 3.84 persons, compared with the national average of 3.23 persons.
The percentage of participation in the labour force in Jerusalem in 2021 was 48.8%, whereas the national average was 61.8%.
89.0% of employed persons who were Jerusalem residents worked in their place of residence.
Almost two-thirds (64%) of Jerusalem residents aged 20 and over have lived in the city since their birth, compared with 33% on the national average.
In the school year of 2020/21, there were 84,283 students in the primary schools in Jerusalem (Hebrew education), of those, approximately 57,000 were under ultra-Orthodox supervision, approximately 14,600 were under State-Religious supervision, and approximately 12,600 were in the State education system.
Of the students studying in institutions of higher education in the Jerusalem District, 52.5% resided in the district.
Of Jerusalem residents, 88% were satisfied with their lives (which was similar to the percentage in the population overall - 90%): 96% of the Jews and 75% of the Arabs.
Of Jerusalem residents, 90% were satisfied with their work (91% in the population overall).
Among Jerusalem residents, 84.5% used the Internet (including via mobile phone).
In 2020, approximately 112,300 Jerusalem residents were registered at the Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs. The rate of persons registered among Jerusalem residents was 118.9 per 1,000 persons, slightly lower than the rate among the general population of Israel (122.3 per 1,000 persons).
The number of persons judged in criminal trials in 2019 who were Jerusalem residents was approximately 2,500. Of them, 2,100 persons were convicted (83.6%). The rate of persons convicted among Jerusalem residents aged 12 or over was 3.1 per 1,000 persons (similar to the rate among residents of Israel - 4.0 per 1,000 persons).
Of Jerusalem residents aged 20 and over, 89.3% felt a sense of personal security to a great or very great extent. This percentage was a little lower than the nationwide percentage (88.0%).
In 2021, construction began on approximately 3,175 dwellings in Jerusalem, an increase of 31.6% compared to 2020. For the sake of comparison, there was a nationwide increase of 13.0%.
Of the waste in Jerusalem, 38.4% was sent for recycling, which was higher than the national average (22.3%).
Jerusalem residents consumed about 66.3 cubic meters of water per capita in 2020, less than the national average of about 70.2 cubic meters per capita.
In 2021, the Israel Police investigated 809 road accidents with casualties (of the Expanded R.A. type) that occurred in Jerusalem, in which 1,333 people were injured (a decrease of approximately 3.1% in the number of accidents and an increase of approximately 7.8% in the number of casualties, compared with 2020 (in the entire country during that period there was an increase of 6.6% in the number accidents and an increase of 11.0% in the number of casualties).
