Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studieswww.jiis.org May, 2015 Meir Kraus Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Jerusalem A Mosaic of Communities

Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studieswww.jiis.org The Jerusalem Mosaic

Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studieswww.jiis.org 3 Society and Demography Key Population Figures Total: 830,000 Total: 830,000 (10% of Israel's population) 63% Jews 37% Arabs – Thereof: 63% Jews (522,000) 37% Arabs (308,000) – Ultra-orthodox Jews: 39% – Ultra-orthodox Jews: 39% (205,000) of the Jewish population Largest City in Israel Largest Arab community Largest Ultra orthodox community

Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studieswww.jiis.org 4 Where do the Communities Live? Arab population – mainly East Jerusalem Jewish population – West Jerusalem and satellite neighborhoods – Ultra-orthodox – mainly north

Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studieswww.jiis.org 5 Society and Demography Population Projection Jews74%63%59% Arabs26%37%41% Changing population balance within mosaic

Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studieswww.jiis.org 6 Society and Demography Household Size Household Size JewsArabs Israel Jerusalem Ultra-orthodox HH size Jerusalem: 4.9

Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studieswww.jiis.org 7 Society and Demography Diversity in Age Structure Median Age – Jerusalem Arabs: 20.2 Ultra-orthodox: 18.2 Secular and Religious: 30.3 Median Age Jerusalem: 23.7 Tel Aviv: 35.2

Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studieswww.jiis.org 8 Society and Demography Students in the Jerusalem Education System 2014/15 266,700 students Total – 266,700 students in system 1/3 of the city's residents diversity Size enables diversity. Schools include: Jewish-Arab; Religious- secular; Science & art; Democratic; Waldorf; and many more The education system in Jerusalem is approx. 4 times larger then the one in Tel Aviv It is larger than the entire population of the 4th largest city in the country (Rishon Lezion)

Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studieswww.jiis.org 9 Society and Demography Trends in Education Growing UO and Arab systems State & state religious - stable Balance is unstable Changes are rapid

Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studieswww.jiis.org 10 Society and Demography Migration Many newcomers over the years – Jerusalem is a preferred destination for Olim from the West All Jewish population groups are migrating in and out JLM

Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studieswww.jiis.org 11 Economy Participation in Labor Force by Population Group

Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studieswww.jiis.org 12 Economy Poverty Rate Ultra-orthodox – 57%

Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studieswww.jiis.org 13 The Jerusalem Mainstream Separate communities Socio-economic differences

Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studieswww.jiis.org 14 Society and Demography Diversity in Religiousness

Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studieswww.jiis.org 15 Challenges Facing the Different Communities

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