Population
People 
1980
1990
2003
Population
3,921,700
4,821,700
6,748,100
Civilian labor force
1,318,100
1,649,900
2,546,700
Jews in Israel, as a percentage of world Jewry
25
30
39
Life expectancy
Females
Males
75.7
72.1
78.4
75.7
81.2
77.3
Infant mortality
(per 1000 live births)
15.6
9.9
5.3
School population
1,200,700
1,451,300
1,974,400
Percentage of the population (15+) with 13 years or more of
formal schooling
19.2
25.3
38.5
Population by Religion
Jews
77.0%
Muslims
15.5%
Christians
2.1%
Druze
1.6%
Not
classified by religion
3.6%
Population Distribution
Urban
localities
91.6%
Rural
localities
8.4%
Of
which:
Moshavim
Kibbutzim
3.1%
1.7%
Immigrants by Continent
1948-2002
Europe
1,766,600
Africa
482,650
Asia
419,900
America &
Oceania
226,900
Unknown
31,550
Immigrants by Year of Immigration
1948-1951
688,000
1952-1959
272,000
1960-1969
374,000
1970-1979
346,000
1980-1989
154,000
1990-2002
1,093,650
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