Demographics of Israel - Religion

Religion

According to a 2010 Israel Central Bureau of Statistics study on Israelis aged over 18, 8% of Israeli Jews define themselves as haredim (or Ultra-Orthodox); an additional 12% are "religious" (non-haredi orthodox, also known as: dati leumi/national-religious or religious zionist); 13% consider themselves "religious-traditionalists" (mostly adhering to Jewish Halakha); 25% are "non-religious traditionalists" (only partly respecting the Jewish Halakha), and 43% are "secular". Among the seculars, 53% say they believe in God. Due to the higher birth rate of religious and traditionalists over seculars, the share of religious and traditionalists among the overall population is even higher.

Religious Makeup of Israel (end of 2008)
Religion Population % of total
Jewish 70065569200000000005,569,200 75.5%
Muslim 70061240000000000001,240,000 16.8%
Christian 7005153100000000000153,100 2.1%
Druze 7005121900000000000121,900 1.7%
Unclassified by choice 7005289800000000000289,800 3.9%
Year Jews Muslims Muslim Percentage
1950 1,203.0 116.1 8.80%
1972 2,752.7 360.6 11.58%
1995 4,522.3 811.2 15.21%
2000 4,955.4 970.0 16.73%

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