Migration trends in Israel

Middle East

Israel takes in more people than it loses: 1.7M immigrants against 324.8K emigrants. Net balance +1.4M — 14% of the country's population

10M

Population

1.7M

Immigrants

324.8K

Emigrants

+1.4M

Inflow

1 in 6 residents of Israel was born abroad — and 1 in 32 people born in Israel lives abroad

#41 in the world by net migration gain

Top corridors

The largest migration flows 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%

Israeli Diaspora

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 emigrants

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

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