(Ynet News) Yaron Druckman - Israel's population on Independence Day stands at 8,522,000, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reported on Monday. There are 6,377,000 Jews (74.8%), 1,771,000 Arabs (20.8%), and 374,000 non-Arab Christians and others (4.4%). Since Israel's last Independence Day, there were 195,000 births and 36,000 immigrants. There are 14.3 million Jews worldwide, 43% of whom live in Israel.
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