Editing Demographics of Israel (section)

== Future projections ==
In June 2013, the [[Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics|Central Bureau of Statistics]] released a demographic report, projecting that Israel's population would grow to 11.4&nbsp;million by 2035, with the Jewish population numbering 8.3&nbsp;million, or 73% of the population, and the Arab population at 2.6&nbsp;million, or 23%. This includes some 2.3&nbsp;million Muslims (20% of the population), 185,000 Druze, and 152,000 Christians. The report predicts that the Israeli population growth rate will decline to 1.4% annually, with growth in the Muslim population remaining higher than the Jewish population until 2035, at which point the Jewish population will begin growing the fastest.<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/peering-into-the-crystal-ball-how-israel-will-look-statistically-in-2035.premium-1.532152 Peering into the crystal ball: How Israel will look, statistically, in 2035]&nbsp;– ''[[Haaretz]]''</ref>

In 2017, the Central Bureau of Statistics projected that Israel's population would rise to about 18 million by 2059, including 14.4&nbsp;million Jews and 3.6&nbsp;million Arabs. Of the Jewish population, about 5.25&nbsp;million would be [[Haredi Judaism|Haredi]]. Overall, the forecast projected that 49% of the population would be either Haredi Jews (29%) or Arabs (20%).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/half-of-israel-to-be-arab-ultra-orthodox-by-2059-projections/|title=Half of Israel to be Arab, ultra-Orthodox by 2059 – projections|first=T. O. I.|last=staff|website=The Times of Israel}}</ref> It also projected a population of 20 million in 2065.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Report-Israels-population-to-reach-20-million-by-2065-492429|title=Israel's demographic future: Crowded and very religious – Israel News – Jerusalem Post|website=The Jerusalem Post|date=21 May 2017 }}</ref> Jews and other non-Arabs are expected to compose 81% of the population in 2065, and Arabs 19%. About 32% of the population is expected to be Haredi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Projections of Israel Population until 2065|url=https://www.cbs.gov.il/en/mediarelease/Pages/2017/Projections-of-Israel-Population-until-2065.aspx|access-date=27 May 2021|publisher=Central Bureau of Statistics, State of Israel|language=en-US}}</ref>

Other forecasts project that Israel could have a population as high as 23 million, or even 36&nbsp;million, by 2050.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/forget-iran-is-the-fertility-rate-the-real-threat-to-israel-s-existence-1.5461149|title=Forget Iran. Is the Fertility Rate the Real Threat to Israel's Existence?|first=Netta|last=Ahituv|date=16 April 2017|newspaper=Haaretz}}</ref>