The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reported that on the eve of 2015, Israel's population has reached 8.296 million.
According to the CBS the population grew by 2% (162,000) in 2014 (the same growth rate as over the past decade) with 176,600 babies born, and the arrival of 23,000 new immigrants. 74.9% of Israel's population are Jewish (6.218 million), 20.7% are Arabs (1.719 million) and 4.3% are defined as others (359,000).
