Migration trends in Israel

Middle East

1.7M people from around the world have made Israel their home. That's 17.2% of the country population, arriving from 70 different countries

10M

Population

1.7M

Immigrants

324.8K

Emigrants

+1.4M

Inflow

Every 6th person in Israel was born abroad

The #41 largest immigrant destination worldwide

Top corridors

The largest migration routes in Israel

Where people come from

190.6K11.1%

151.9K8.8%

126.7K7.4%

Where people move to

1USA

170.3K52.4%

2Palestine

62.9K19.4%

3Canada

30.4K9.3%

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Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

1.6M immigrants · 263.4K emigrants

2000

Morocco overtook Russia as the largest source of new arrivals
Slipped out of the 3 biggest immigrant destinations in the Middle East

Today

Since 1990: 133.8K more foreign-born residents and 61.4K more citizens living abroad

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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