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Urban Areas

Israel is home to a diverse population from many ethnic, religious, cultural and social backgrounds. Of its more than 5.5 million population, 81.5 percent are Jews (over half are native born and mostly first and second generation), while the rest come from some 80 countries around the world; about 17% are Arabs (most of them are Moslem) and the remaining 1.5% are Christians, Druze, Circassian and other small communities.

Population of cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants

LatitudeLongitude City properUrban
area
Data Date
Jerusalem31.7835.22573,0001 VII 1994
Tel Aviv-Yafo32.0834.77357,1001,880,2001 VII 1993
Haifa32.8234.98248,200448,8001 VII 1993
Holon32.0234.77163,300...1 VII 1994
Rishon Leziyyon31.9734.80157,200...1 VII 1994
Petah Tiqwa32.0834.88151,500...1 VII 1994
Be'er Sheva31.2534.83144,700...1 VII 1994
Netanya32.3334.85143,800...1 VII 1994
Bat Yam32.0234.75142,800...1 VII 1994
Bene Beraq32.0834.83126,000...1 VII 1994
Ramat Gan32.0734.80122,500...1 VII 1994
Ashdod31.8034.63115,200...1 VII 1994



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