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 move to
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