Israel’s population may have exceeded 10 million in 2024 for the first time, yet the ongoing war and domestic political turmoil have led to an unusually high number of residents leaving the country over the past year.
According to data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) 82,700 veteran Israelis moved abroad, an increase from 55,000 the year before.
The figure is up from the previous decade, where on average 35,000 people left each year, according to the Times of Israel.
The war with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, along with rocket and missile attacks from other Iranian-based proxies, has slowed population growth in the Jewish state.
