Population Forecast: More Hareidim by 2059
December 12, 2011The Central Bureau of Statistics released a population forecast on Monday which predicts a significant rise in Israel’s hareidi-religious population by the year 2059.
The forecast was prepared at the request of the Finance Ministry’s Budget Division, which had sought a long-term forecast of Israel’s population for the coming fifty years. The forecast was divided into three main parts: low population growth, medium population growth and high population growth.
According to the forecast, between 13 and 20 million people will live in Israel in 2059. According to the high population growth forecast, non-hareidi Jews will make up about 37% of the population in 2059, the Arab population will make up about 20% of citizens, and the hareidi-religious population will grow to make up about 41% of Israeli citizens.
In contrast, data from 2009 showed that non-hareidi Jews made up 70% of the population and hareidim only made up about 10%.
The study notes that “it should be remembered that a population forecast is a forecast of the people’s behavior, and people may change their behavior when they see its consequences.”
As such, the study noted, the forecast will only be accurate if past trends continue. “One of the significant assumptions in making the projections was the assumption that net migration will be zero. However, it is reasonable to expect that factors will pull and push the country and the world over the next 50 years, leading to increased periods of aliyah or, alternatively, increased immigration to places outside of Israel.”
Article source: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/150670
Similar posts
-
Los Angeles Elects First Jewish Mayor
May 22, 2013Eric Garcetti won the race to be the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles, and became the first Jewish mayor in...
-
Ahmadinejad Responds to Ben Affleck's Argo on SNL
May 19, 2013A skit from Saturday Night Live. The Iranian government's response to "Argo," is a film starring...
-
The 50 Most Influential Jews in the World for 2013
May 17, 2013The 50 most influential Jews in the world according to the Jerusalem Post: 1. Yair Lapid 2. Jack...
-
Amy Winehouse Exhibit at Jewish Museum in London
May 12, 2013Late UK pop star Amy Winehouse is to have an exhibition dedicated to her life and career at the ...
-
5 Famous Christmas Songs Written by Jewish Songwriters
May 12, 20131. "White Christmas" - While there are more than five Christmas carols written by Jewish songwriter...
-
Israel is Finding the Keys to Long Life
May 12, 2013The field of biogerontology began in Israel, and recently world experts gathered here to compare the...
-
Gwyneth Paltrow: World's Most Beautiful Woman 2013, Jewish
May 12, 2013With cinema fans excitedly awaiting the release of Iron Man 3 - dubbed the film of the season --...
-
Parody of FBI Investigating Motive of the Bombers
May 12, 2013This skit is performed by Latma. The politically correct FBI just can't figure out the motive of t...
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
