Jerusalem - Facts and Trends 2005-2006

The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies
Founded by the Charles H. Revson Foundation
Jerusalem: Facts and Trends

2005/2006
Maya Choshen, Michal Korach
2008
Jerusalem: Facts and Trends
2005/2006
Maya Choshen
Michal Korach
This publication has been produced with the support of the Charles H. Revson
Foundation of New York and the Pratt Foundation. The statements made and the
views expressed in this document reflect solely the opinions of its authors.
Translation from Hebrew: Laura Wharton
© 2008, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies

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- Table of Contents -
About the Authors............................................................................................... 7
Preface.................................................................................................................. 9
Area.....................................................................................................................11
Population...........................................................................................................11
Population Size....................................................................................................11
The Legal Status of the Arab Population............................................................ 12
The Geographical Distribution of the Population............................................... 13
Population Growth.............................................................................................. 14
Sources of Population Growth............................................................................ 15
Births and Fertility........................................................................................ 16
Mortality....................................................................................................... 18
Natural Population Growth........................................................................... 19
Immigration.................................................................................................. 20
Migration Between Settlements.................................................................... 23
The Age of the Population.................................................................................. 25
Measures of Religious Identification.................................................................. 33
Households.......................................................................................................... 33
Incidence of Poverty........................................................................................... 34
Socio-Economic Status....................................................................................... 35
Ownership of Consumer Goods.......................................................................... 36
Monthly Consumer Expenditures....................................................................... 36
Housing Density................................................................................................. 37
Employment...................................................................................................... 38
Rate of Participation in the Civilian Labor Force............................................... 38
Employment by Economic Branch..................................................................... 41
Income and Wages.............................................................................................. 42
Education........................................................................................................... 45
Jerusalem’s Educational System......................................................................... 45
Hebrew Education........................................................................................ 46
Arab Education............................................................................................. 48
Special Education......................................................................................... 49
Entitlement to Matriculation Certificates............................................................ 51
Higher Education................................................................................................ 51
University Enrollment.................................................................................. 52
Construction...................................................................................................... 55
Apartments.......................................................................................................... 55
Apartment Prices................................................................................................. 57
Construction Starts.............................................................................................. 57
Construction Completions.................................................................................. 58
Tourism.............................................................................................................. 61
Tourist Hotels...................................................................................................... 61
Guests and Overnight Stays................................................................................ 61
Jerusalem Compared to Other Selected Cities.................................................... 63
West Jerusalem – East Jerusalem........................................................................ 65
Revenue............................................................................................................... 65
Museums............................................................................................................ 66
Transportation................................................................................................... 67
Vehicles............................................................................................................... 67
Road Accidents................................................................................................... 67
Health................................................................................................................. 68
Jerusalem as a Component of National Strength........................................... 69

List of Illustrations
Population of Jerusalem, by Population Group, 1967-2006 (Thousands).......... 12

Population of Jerusalem, by Population Group, 1967-2006 (Percent)............... 12
Population in Areas Annexed to the City with its Unification in 1967,
by Population Group, 1972-2005............................................................. 13
Jewish Population in Areas Annexed to the City with its Unification
in 1967, as Percentage of the Overall Jewish Population in Jerusalem.... 14
Population Growth in Areas Annexed to the City with its Unification
in 1967, by Population Group, 1972-2005............................................... 14
Population Growth in Jerusalem, by Population Group, 1968-2006.................. 15
Sources of Population Growth in Jerusalem, 1985-2006.................................... 16
Births in Jerusalem, by Population Group, 1975-2006....................................... 17
Deaths in Jerusalem, by Population Group, 1975-2006..................................... 18
Initial Settlement of Immigrants in Jerusalem, 1987-2006................................. 21
Immigrants in Jerusalem, by Sub-Quarter, 2005................................................ 22
Migration Balance to and from Jerusalem, 1980-2006....................................... 23
Migration Balance to and from Jerusalem, by District, 2000-2005.................... 24
Age Structure of the Population in Jerusalem, 1977, 2005................................. 26
Age Structure of the Population in Jerusalem and in Israel, 2005...................... 26
Age Structure of the Jewish Population in Jerusalem and in Israel, 2005.......... 27
Age Structure of the Arab Population in Jerusalem and in Israel, 2005............. 27
Age Structure of the Population in Jerusalem, by Population Group, 2005....... 28
Age Structure of the Population in Ma’ale Adumim and in
Mevasseret Zion, 2005.............................................................................. 28
Age Structure of the Population in Haifa and in Tel Aviv, 2005......................... 29
Age Structure of the Population in Beitar Illit and in Modi’in-
Maccabim-Re’ut, 2005............................................................................. 29
Median Age and Age Structure in Jerusalem, by Sub-Quarter, 2005................. 31
Young People, Aged 20-34, as a Percentage of the Total Population
of Statistical Area, 2005............................................................................ 32
Extent of Poverty, by District, 2005.................................................................... 35
Civilian Labor Force in Jerusalem and in Israel, as Percentage of
Population Aged 15+, by Years of Schooling, 2006................................. 39
Population Aged 15+, by Years of Schooling, 2006 - Jewish
Population................................................................................................. 39
Population Aged 15+, by Years of Schooling and Gender, 2006.............. 40
Population Aged 15+, by Years of Schooling and Gender, 2006 -
Jewish Population..................................................................................... 40
Pupils in the Education System in Jerusalem, by Sector, 2006/2007................. 50
Pupils in the Education System in Jerusalem, by Sector, 2000/01-2006/07....... 50
Applications for Under-graduate Studies (BA) at Universities in Israel
and Their Results, 2005/2006................................................................... 53
Applications for Under-graduate Studies (BA) at the Hebrew University
and Their Results, 1979/80-2005/06......................................................... 54
Average Annual Growth Rate in Numbers of Students at the Hebrew
University, by Degree, 1995/1996-2005/2006.......................................... 54
Apartment Size in Jerusalem, by Statistical Area, 2006..................................... 56
Area of Residential Construction Starts in Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv
and Haifa, 1980-2005............................................................................... 58
Building Completion of Apartments in Jerusalem, by Sub-Quarter, 2005......... 60
Overnight Stays in Tourist Hotels in Jerusalem, by Month, 2006...................... 62
Overnight Stays in Tourist Hotels in Jerusalem (Thousands), 1980-2006......... 63
Overnight Stays in Tourist Hotels in Jerusalem (as Percentage of Total
Overnights in Israel), 1980-2006.............................................................. 63
Overnight Stays in Tourist Hotels in Selected Localities, 1980-2006................ 64
- About the Authors -
Dr. Maya Choshen – Geographer and urban planner, researcher at the Jerusalem
Institute for Israel Studies. Dr. Choshen is Editor of the Statistical Yearbook of
Jerusalem, project adviser for research teams and director of numerous projects
on a wide range of subjects, including social issues, planning, and education in
Jerusalem.
Michal Korach – received a bachelor's degree in Islam and Middle Eastern

Studies and a master's degree in geography with a specialty in regional and urban
studies, both from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Korach is a researcher at
the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies in the fields of Jerusalem's population
and society as well as environmental affairs.

- Preface -
This publication presents a cogent and up-to-date picture of Jerusalem and its
trends of change as evidenced in a wide range of issues, including population,
employment, education, tourism, transportation, and construction.
In many cases comparisons are presented between the Jewish and Arab populations
of Jerusalem. Yet there are subjects in which statistical information is lacking
regarding the Arab population.
The primary source of information in this publication is the Statistical Yearbook

of Jerusalem 2005/2006. The Yearbook is published annually by the Jerusalem
Municipality and the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies. It draws on a number
of sources, but principally on the Central Bureau of Statistics and the Jerusalem
Municipality. This is an opportunity to thank all those sources that provided data
and their great contribution both to the Yearbook and this publication.
Yair Assaf-Shapira was responsible for the graphic design, Laura Wharton for
translation, Eran Avni for proofing, Hamutal Appel for preparing for publication,
Esti Boehm for the production, the Charles H. Revson Foundation and the Pratt
Foundation assisted in funding: to all of them we express our gratitude and
appreciation.
Dr. Maya Choshen and Michal Korach

- Area -
Jerusalem is Israel's largest city in terms of area. Its jurisdiction covers 126 square
kilometers. For the sake of comparison, Tel Aviv's area is 51 square kilometers,
Haifa 60 square kilometers and Ma'ale Adumim 49 square kilometers.
-Population-
Population Size
At the end of 2006 the population of Jerusalem stood at 733.3 thousand. The
Jewish population numbered 481.0 thousand and the Arab 252.4 thousand; the
Arab population was composed of a Muslim majority (94%) and a Christian
minority. For that year the population of Jerusalem constituted 10% of Israel's
total population, Jerusalem's Jewish population accounted for 8% of the country's
Jewish population, and Jerusalem's Arab population was 18% of the country's
Arab population.
The portion of Jerusalem's Jewish population dwindled from 74% in 1967 to

72% in 1980 and down to 66% in 2006. Parallel to this the Arab portion of the
population rose from 26% in 1967 to 28% in 1980 and up to 34% in 2006.

Whereever data appears regarding Tel Aviv, they refer to Tel Aviv-Yafo.

In this chapter, statistics for the Jewish population include: Jews, non-Arab Christians, and others
without religious categorization.
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Population of Jerusalem, by Population Group, 1967 - 2006

100%
26% 27% 29% 28% 32%
80% 34%
60%
Percent
40% 74% 73% 71% 72% 68% 66%

20%
0%
1967 1972 1983 1990 2000 2006
Jewish Population Arab Population
The Legal Status of the Arab Population

In 2005 approximately 93% of the Arab population of Jerusalem had the status
of permanent resident (about 3% of these received this designation as a result of
family re-unification), approximately 5% had the status of citizenship and about
2% were in a status pending clarification.

Family unification is a process by which a person is included in the nation's population as a result
of marriage to or being the offspring of an Israeli citizen or resident.

From the Collection of Statistics for Jerusalem Day, 2007, the Central Bureau of Statistics.
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The Geographic Distribution of the Population
At the end of 2005, 424.3 thousand Jerusalemites (Jews and Arabs) lived in areas
of the city that were annexed after the unification in 1967, constituting 59% of
all residents. 44% of the residents in these areas lived in Jewish neighborhoods,
(186.7 thousand people), 39% of all the Jewish population in the city. By the end
of 2005, in the big Jewish neighborhoods built after 1967 in the areas annexed
to the city after the re-unification, there were 41.2 thousand residents in Pisgat
Ze'ev, 40.4 thousand in Ramot Alon, 27.3 thousand in Gilo, 20.2 thousand in Neve
Ya'akov, 14.3 thousand in Ramat Shlomo, and 12.2 thousand in East Talpiyyot.
Approximately 56% of the residents of the areas appended to the city after the re-
unification lived in Arab neighborhoods (237.6 thousand) and they accounted for
97% of the city's Arab population. The largest Arab neighborhoods (in terms of
population) were the following: Shouafat – 34.7 thousand, the Muslim Quarter –
26.2 thousand, Beit Hanina – 24.7 thousand, and A-Tor (including A-Sawana) –
22.1 thousand.
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Jewish Population in Areas Annexed to the City with Its
Unification in 1967, as Percentage of the Overall Jewish
Population in Jerusalem
50%
40%
Percent
30%
20% 36% 39%

25%
10%
4%
0%
1972 1983 1996 2005
Population Growth in Areas Annexed to the City with its

Unification in 1967, by Population Group, 1972 - 2005
25%
Jewish Population
Average Annual
20%
Growth Rate
Arab Population
15%
21.9%
10%
5%
5.6% 1.9%
3.5% 3.3% 3.1%
0%
1972-1983 1983-1996 1996-2005
Period
Population Growth
Over the course of 2006 the population of Jerusalem grew by 1.9% (13,400
people). The Jewish population grew that year by 1.2% (5,800 people) while the
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Arab population grew by 3.1% (7,600 people). These figures indicate that the
rate of population growth among the Arab population was greater than that of the
Jewish population both in relative and in absolute terms.
In the years 1967-2006 the population of Jerusalem grew by 175%: the Jewish
population grew by 143% while the Arab population grew by 268%. In the same
period the population of Israel grew by 156%: the Jewish population grew by
139% and the Arab population grew by 260%.
Population Growth in Jerusalem,

by Population Group, 1968 - 2006
6%
Average Annual Growth Rate
Jewish Population
Arab Population
4%
2% 3.8% 3.5%
3.2% 3.2%
2.3% 2.6%
2.1%
1.1%
0%
1968-1979 1980-1989 1990-1999 2000-2006
Sources of Population Growth

There are three factors that contribute to population growth:
◆ Natural growth – the difference between the numbers of births and deaths;
◆ Immigration – the number of new immigrants who choose to settle in

Jerusalem as their first place of residence in Israel;
◆ Balance of migration between settlements – the difference between the number
of new residents coming to live in Jerusalem from other localities and the
number of Jerusalemites who choose to leave the city and settle elsewhere.
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Sources of Population Growth in Jerusalem, 1985 - 2006
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Natural Increase Internal Migration Balance Immigration
20
15
Thousands
10
16.7
16.5
15.8
15.7
15.2
15.1
15.1
13.8
13.6
12.5
10.6
5
4.8
4.3
1.9
3.4
3.0
3.0
2.9
3.1
3.2
0
-0.6
-3.2
-5.1
-5.8
-5.9
-6.0
-6.3
-6.7
-6.7
-8.3
-5
-10
1985 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Births and Fertility

In 2006 19,600 babies were born in Jerusalem - 62% were born to Jewish (or
other) families and 38% were born to Arab families. In Israel as a whole, for
comparison, 74% of the babies born were born to Jewish families and 26% to
Arab ones.
The population of Jerusalem is characterized by high birth-rates. The major

contributors to this are the Ultra-Orthodox families and the Muslim Arab families.
In 2006 the birth-rate in Jerusalem was 27.0 births to 1,000 people, compared to
21.0 to 1,000 nationwide. The birth-rate among the Arab population in Jerusalem
is markedly higher than that of the Jewish population. In 2006 the birth-rate
among the Jewish population of Jerusalem was 25.4 per 1,000 people (compared
to 19.3 births per 1,000 among the Jewish population of Israel), while among the
Arab population of Jerusalem the birth-rate stood at 30.0 per 1,000 (compared
with 27.9 per 1,000 among the Arab population of Israel as a whole).
Since 1970 there has been a slow decline in the birth-rate among Jews in Jerusalem.
The birth-rate in the Jewish population dropped from an average of 27.7 in the
seventies (1973-1979) and the eighties (1980-1989) to 25.7 in the nineties (1990-
1999) and further down to 24.5 in the years 2000-2006.
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Over the same years there was a steep decline in the birth-rate in the Arab
population. In the seventies (1973-1979), the average birth-rate of the Arab
population stood at 42.5; in the eighties (1980-1989) the rate dropped to 32.9;
it rose slightly in the nineties (1990-1999) to 34.1. Between 2000 and 2006 the
average birth-rate fell again, to 32.4.
In 2006 the overall fertility rate (the number of children to whom a woman gives
birth over the course of her life) in Jerusalem was 3.9, compared to 2.9 in Israel as
a whole, 2.0 in Tel Aviv and 1.9 in Haifa. Thus the average number of births per
woman in Jerusalem was double that of a woman in Tel Aviv or Haifa.
The fertility rate in Jerusalem for Jewish women was 3.8, almost identical to that
of Arab women – 4.0. The high average fertility rate for Jewish women is mostly
due to the fertility rates among Ultra-Orthodox women, who over their lifetimes
give birth to an average of 7.7 children. Among Muslim women in Jerusalem the
fertility rate was 4.1. This is close to the fertility rate for all Muslim women in
Israel – 4.0.
Births in Jerusalem, by Population Group, 1975 - 2006

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Jewish Population
Rates per Thousand Within the
Arab Population
40
Population Group
30
43.5
40.5
20
37.9
34.1
33.5
30.4
30.2
30.0
29.0
28.1
27.9
25.8
25.4
25.2
24.8
24.6
10
0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2006

Gorevitz, Norma, and Eilat Cohen-Castro, 2004, The Ultra-Orthodox – Geographic Distribution
and Demographic Social and Economic Characteristics of the Ultra-Orthodox Population in Israel,
1996-2001 (Hebrew), The Central Bureau of Statistics, Series of Position Papers, No. 5, p. 25. From
the site of the Central Bureau of Statistics, www.cbs.gov.il/www/publicatiions/int_ulor.pdf
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Mortality
In 2006 the number of mortalities in Jerusalem was 3,150 – 78% Jews and 22%
Arabs. The mortality rate among the Arab population of Jerusalem is significantly
lower than that of the Jewish population. In 2006 the mortality rate among Jews
was 5.1 mortalities per 1,000 (compared to 6.1 per 1,000 among the Jewish
population in Israel), while the mortality rate among Arabs in Jerusalem stood at
2.8 per 1,000 (the same as that of the Arab population in Israel as a whole).
Over the years there has been a gradual decline in the mortality rate among the
Jewish population, whereas among the Arab population there has been a fast
and sharp decline. The average mortality rate among the Jewish population fell
from 6.4 in the seventies (1973-1979) to 5.9 in the eighties (1980-1989), 5.5 in
the nineties (1990-1999), and to 5.2 in the years 2000-2006. Among the Arab
population the average mortality rate dropped from 6.4 in the seventies (1973-
1979), to 4.5 in the eighties (1980-1989), to 3.5 in the nineties (1990-1999) and
to 3.0 in the years 2000-2006.
One of the main factors that accounts for the sharp drop in the average Arab
mortality rate is the dramatic decline in the infant mortality rate in Jerusalem. In
Deaths in Jerusalem, by Population Group, 1975 - 2006

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Jewish Population
Rates per Thousand Within the
Arab Population
6
Population Group
4
7.1
6.6
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.4
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.1
4.3
2
4.1
3.6
3.2
2.8
2.7
0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2006
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the seventies (1972-1979) the average rate of infant mortality among the Arab
population of Jerusalem was 45.2 (deaths per thousand live births); this figure
dropped to 17.2 in the eighties (1980-1989), to 10.7 in the nineties (1990-1999)
and to 6.2 (deaths per thousand live births) in the years 2004-2006.
The decline in the infant mortality rate among the Arab population of Jerusalem
is the result of improvements in the sanitary conditions, the health services, and
the preventative medical care in the seventies and eighties, as well as the passage
of the national health law in the mid-nineties. Another part of the explanation
is that the Arab population is younger than the Jewish population. In 2006 the
portion of children (aged 0-14) among the Arab population was 42% (compared
with 31% among the Jewish population) and of the elderly (aged 65+) was only
3% (as compared to 11% among the Jewish population).
In the years 2004-2006 the average rate of infant mortality among the Jewish
population of Jerusalem was 3.4 (versus 3.1 among the Jewish population of
Israel as a whole) and 6.2 among the Arab population (versus 7.6 among the Arab
population of Israel as a whole).
Natural Population Growth

The natural population growth (the difference between the number of births and
the number of deaths) is an important component in the growth of Jerusalem's
population. In 2006 Jerusalem gained 16,500 new residents as a result of natural
population growth – 58% Jews and 42% Arabs. The natural growth of Jerusalem
(16,500 people) is significantly higher than that of Tel Aviv (3,500 people) or
Haifa (900 people). This year the natural growth rate of Jerusalem was 22.7 per
thousand people, as opposed to 15.5 for all of Israel, 9.2 for Tel Aviv, and 3.4 for
Haifa.
The natural growth rate of the Arab population of Jerusalem was notably higher
than that of the Jewish population. In 2006 the natural growth rate of the Arab
population was 27.4 per thousand, as compared to 20.3 for the Jewish population.
However, the natural growth rate for the Jewish population in Jerusalem was
higher than the rate for the Jewish population of Israel as a whole, 20.3 and 13.2,
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respectively. The natural growth rate for the Arab population of Jerusalem was
also higher than the rate for the Arab population of Israel as a whole, 27.4 and
24.9, respectively.
From the 1970s to 2006 there has been a drop in the rate of natural population
growth among both the Arab and the Jewish population. Generally, the decline
in the rate among the Jewish population has been gradual but steady -- in the
seventies (1973-1979) and the eighties (1980-1989) the average rate of natural
growth was 21.3 and 21.8 per thousand, respectively, and this dropped further to
20.3 in the nineties (1990-1999) and further still to 19.4 in the period 2000-2006.
In contrast, the trend among the Arab population was one of rapid decline. In the
seventies (1973-1979) the average rate of natural growth was 36.2 per thousand
Arab residents, the rate fell to 28.5 in the eighties (1980-1989), rose slightly to
30.3 in the nineties (1990-1999), and stood at 29.3 in the years 2000-2006.
Immigration
In 2006 2,500 new immigrants, representing 13% of all immigrants to Israel
that year, chose to settle in Jerusalem. In 2005 – 2,500 immigrants, 12% of all
immigrants to Israel – settled in Jerusalem. 5% of the immigrants to Israel settled
in Tel Aviv and 4% in Haifa.
Beginning in 2002 there was a significant rise in the rate of immigrants who
chose Jerusalem as their first place of residence in Israel. This change stems in
part from the rise in the relative portion of immigrants from the U.S. and Western
Europe and an accompanying drop in the portion of immigrants from the former
U.S.S.R. During the large wave of immigration from the U.S.S.R and it successor
states, Jerusalem absorbed a relatively small percentage of immigrants. In the
years 1990-2001, 77,400 immigrants, constituting 7% of all immigrants to Israel,
settled in Jerusalem. Tel Aviv and Haifa, in comparison, each absorbed 10% of
the new immigrants over the same time period.
Between 1990 and 2005 89,400 new immigrants took up residence in Jerusalem.
Over time they became familiar with the opportunities available in different
settlements in the country and re-defined their desires, aspirations, and economic
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capabilities, and sometimes changed their minds regarding their choice of a place
to live as well. In 2005 60,800 immigrants lived in Jerusalem: this number is
lower by 28,600 than the number of immigrants who moved to Jerusalem in
1990-2005, and this gap is largely due to the departure of immigrants from the
city. Over the same period (1990-2005), 117,500 new immigrants settled in Tel
Aviv and 114,500 settled in Haifa; in 2005, 46,900 immigrants lived in Tel Aviv
and 65,700 in Haifa. Thus the number of immigrants that lived in Jerusalem in
2005 stood at 68% of all immigrants from 1990 and following that had initially
settled there, more than the percentage of those who had first settled in Tel Aviv
and chosen to stay there (40%) or the percentage that stayed in Haifa (57%).
As for the distribution of the immigrant population within the city (those from
1990 onward), the neighborhoods with the greatest concentrations of immigrants
are: Pisgat Ze'ev – 7,900 immigrants, 19% of the neighborhood's population;
Neve Ya'akov -- 5,500 immigrants, 27% of the neighborhood's population; Gilo –
3,300 immigrants, 12% of the population; and Gonenim (Katamonim) – 3,200
immigrants, comprising 15% of the neighborhood's population.
Initial Settlement of Immigrants in Jerusalem, 1987 - 2006

15,000
10,000
Immigrants
14,060
13,170
5,000
7,020
5,240
5,080
4,480
4,470
4,000
3,940
3,730
3,660
3,100
2,600
2,880
2,950
2,630
2,490
2,310
2,500
2,500
0
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
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Immigrants in Jerusalem*,
by Sub-Quarter, 2005 Kafr 'Aqb
Legend
percentage of immigrants in the area's population
0%
1% - 10% Atarot
11% - 17%
18% - 27%
Neve Ya'aqov
Bet Hanina Pisgat Ze'ev
Ramot Allon
Shu'afat
Ramat Shelomo
Har French
Hozvim Hill
'Isawiyya
Romema
Lifta
Mount Scopus
Giv'at Sha'ul
Har Nof
City Center
At-Tur
Bet Zayit
Old City
Bet Ha-Kerem Giv'at Ram
Rehavya
Silwan
En Kerem Bayit va-Gan Abu Tur Ras Al-'Amud

Giv'at
Qiryat Ha-Yovel Mordekhay
Baq'a
Qiryat Menahem Gonenim

Sawahra
Ir Gannim Manahat
Mount Pat Talpiyyot
Salmon Giv'at Massua East Talpiyyot
Bet Zafafa
Ramat Um Lisan
Giv'at Rahel
Sur Bahar
Ha-Matos
Gilo Um Tubba
Har Homa
*Immigrants who arrived in Israel in 1990 or thereafter
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Migration Between Settlements
In 2006 17,300 residents of Jerusalem left the city to relocate to other places in
the country and 10,900 new residents moved in from elsewhere. The balance of
migration was negative and stood at -6,400. In 2005 16,200 residents had left
Jerusalem and 10,400 new residents moved in: this balance was also negative, at
-5,800. In the years 1991-1996 the migration balance vacillated between -5,600
and -6,200, was up in the second half of the nineties and reached a record high
in 2000 of -8,200. Since 2001 the negative balance has been characterized by
fluctuations and ranges between -5,100 and -6,700.
Migration Balance to and from Jerusalem, 1980 - 2006
2.0
0.7
0.0
-0.7
-1.4
-1.0
-1.4
-3.1
-2.0
Thousands
-5.1
-5.6
-5.8
-5.9
-5.9
-5.9
-6.1
-6.1
-6.2
-6.4
-6.6
-6.6
-6.7
-7.6
-4.0
-8.0
-8.2
-6.0
-8.0
-10.0
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
A look at the destinations of those leaving Jerusalem in 2005 shows that the
greatest number of departures has been from Jerusalem to the Jewish settlements
of Judea and Samaria (-2,660). A high negative balance is also notable between
Jerusalem and other settlements in the Jerusalem district (-1,680), in the Tel Aviv
district (-1,060), and localities in the center district of the country (-1,010). A low
but positive balance of migration exists between Jerusalem and settlements in the
northern districts, as well as with north and Haifa district.
In the years 2000-2005 96,900 people left Jerusalem and 58,700 moved in. The
city's population was thereby reduced by a total of 38,300 as the result of an
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overall negative balance of migration. Among those leaving Jerusalem, the rate
of those departing the city but remaining in metropolitan Jerusalem stands out:
52% (31% to Judea and Samaria and 21% to the Jerusalem district). 32% of the
departing Jerusalemites of that period relocated to metropolitan Tel Aviv (16%
to the Tel Aviv district and 16% to the central district). For comparison's sake,
in the eighties the pull of metropolitan Tel Aviv and metropolitan Jerusalem
was equal, with each garnering 36% of those leaving the city. In the nineties
the portion leaving for metropolitan Jerusalem grew to 48% while the portion
leaving for metropolitan Tel Aviv dwindled to 29%. The rise in the number of
Jerusalemites leaving the city but opting to remain in the greater metropolitan
area was due to the accelerated pace of development in the area, beginning in the
nineties: this included large-scale building in the localities surrounding the city,
such as Mevasseret Zion, Ma'ale Adumim, and Bet Shemesh, as well as in rural
localities.
In contrast, the rate of migration to the city from metropolitan Tel Aviv and
metropolitan Jerusalem was similar in the years 2000-2005. 35% of those
moving to Jerusalem came from metropolitan Tel Aviv (19% from the Tel Aviv
district and 16% from the central district) and 34% came from metropolitan
Jerusalem (21% from Judea and Samaria and 13% from the Jerusalem district).
Migration Balance to and from Jerusalem,

by District, 2000 - 2005
2.0
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.0
-1.5
-1.8
-1.6
-1.2
-2.1
-2.1
-0.1
Thousands
-2.0
-4.0
-4.3
-4.5
-4.9
-5.3
-7.2
-4.0
-6.0
-8.0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
North, South & Haifa Center & Tel-Aviv Jerusalem & JSG*
* Judea, Samaria and Gaza
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The localities that drew the greatest number of former Jerusalem residents in
2005 were: Tel Aviv (1,610), Bet Shemesh (1,440), Ma'ale Adumim (1,110),
Modi'in-Maccabim-Reut (1,050), and Beitar Illit (880). The localities from whom
Jerusalem drew the greatest number of former residents were: Bnei Brak (610),
Tel Aviv (600), Bet Shemesh (550), Ma'ale Adumim (430), and Mevasseret Zion
(410).
Generally, migrants are characterized by their young age. This is also true of
Jerusalem – both those leaving Jerusalem and those moving to Jerusalem are
young. In the years 2000-2005, 48% of the residents who left Jerusalem and
52% of the new residents of Jerusalem were between the ages of 20 and 34. The
median age of the departing residents was 24.5, and that of the new residents was
25.0.
The Age of the Population

The population of Jerusalem is characterized by its youth. In 2006 the median age
of the population was 23 (that is, half of the population was younger than 23 and
half older). The median age of the Jewish population was 25 and that of the Arab
population, 19. For comparison, the populations of the cities Tel Aviv and Haifa
are considerably older: 34 and 37, respectively. The median age for all of Israel's
population was 29.
Thus Jerusalem is characterized by a young age structure and a relatively large

portion of children (aged 0-14), together with a relatively low percentage of
elderly (aged 65+). In 2006 the portion of children (aged 0-14) in the city of
Jerusalem was 35%, in contrast with Tel Aviv – 17%, Haifa – 18%, and Israel as
a whole – 28%.
Among the Jewish population of Jerusalem children constituted 31% and among
the Arab population, 42%. The elderly portion of the population (those aged 65+)
is relatively small. Members of this part of the population comprise only 8% of
Jerusalem's total population, as compared to 15% of Tel Aviv's, 18% of Haifa's,
and 10% of the nation's.
Among the Jewish population the percentage was 11%, whereas the elderly
constitute only 3% of the Arab population.
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Age Structure of the Population in Jerusalem
85+
80-84
75-79 2005 1977
70-74
65-69
60-64
Age Group
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
20% 10% 0% 10% 20%

Percentage of the Population
Age Structure of the Population

in Jerusalem and in Israel, 2005
85+
Jerusalem Israel
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
Age Group
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
20% 10% 0% 10% 20%

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Age Structure of the Jewish Population
85+
80-84
75-79 Jerusalem Israel
70-74
65-69
60-64
Age Group
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
20% 10% 0% 10% 20%

Age Structure of the Arab Population

85+
80-84
75-79 Jerusalem Israel
70-74
65-69
60-64
Age Group
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
20% 10% 0% 10% 20%

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Age Structure of the Population in Jerusalem,
by Population Group, 2005
85+
80-84
75-79 Arab Jewish
70-74
65-69
60-64
Population Population
Age Group
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
20% 10% 0% 10% 20%

Age Structure of the Population in Ma'ale Adumim

and in Mevasseret Zion, 2005
85+
80-84
75-79 Ma'ale Mevasseret
70-74
65-69
60-64
Adumim Zion
Age Group
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
20% 10% 0% 10% 20%

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Age Structure of the Population in Haifa and in Tel-Aviv, 2005
85+
80-84
75-79 Haifa Tel-Aviv
70-74
65-69
60-64
Age Group
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
20% 10% 0% 10% 20%

Age Structure of the Population in Beitar Illit

and in Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, 2005
85+
80-84 Beitar Modi'in -
75-79
70-74
65-69
Illit Maccabim - Re'ut
60-64
Age Group
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
30% 20% 10% 0% 10% 20% 30%

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The Ultra-Orthodox Jewish population is characterized by its especially
young age. In this segment of the population children (aged 0-14) comprise
44%, compared with 23% among the general Jewish population (religious
and secular). The percentage of elderly (aged 65+) among the Ultra-Orthodox
population was 6%, compared with 13% among the general Jewish population.
The Muslim Arab population is also characterized by its youth. In this segment of
the population children (aged 0-14) comprise 43%, compared with 21% among
the Christian Arab population. The percentage of elderly (aged 65+) among the
Muslim Arab population is 3%, compared with 13% among the Christian Arab
population.
Population of Jerusalem by Age, 2006
Aged 0-14 Aged 65+ Median age

Total Population 35% 8% 23
Jewish Population 31% 11% 25
Arab Population 42% 3% 19
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Population 44% 6% 18

Muslim-Arab Population 43% 3% 19
General Jewish Population 23% 13% 32
Christian-Arab Population 21% 13% 34
Non-Arab Christian Population 16% 17% 41
In 2005, in neighborhoods with a general Jewish population (including both

religious and secular), those with the lowest median age are Morasha (Musrara)
(20), Har Homa (22), and Givat Masoua (24). The neighborhoods with the highest
median ages are Kiryat Wolfson (66), Neve Shaanan, Nayot, and Neve Grannot
(together) (48), and Talbiyeh (47).
Among the Ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods, those with the lowest median ages
are Ramat Shlomo and Kiryat Kaminetz in Neve Ya'akov (14), and Mea Shearim

The Jewish population that lives in neighborhoods in which most of the residents are Ultra-
Orthodox.
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Median Age and Age Structure
in Jerusalem, Kafr 'Aqb
by Sub-Quarter, 2005
Legend
median age Age Structure
Atarot
17 - 19 elderly
20 - 25
26 - 34 children
35 - 43 low high
percentage
Old City of population Neve Ya'aqov
Moslem Qu.
Christian Qu. Pisgat Ze'ev
Bet Hanina
Ramot Allon
Shu'afat
Jewish Qu Ramat Shelomo
Armenian Qu.
French
Hill
Romema 'Isawiyya
Mount Scopus
Giv'at Sha'ul
Har Nof
City Center
At-Tur
Bet Zayit
Giv'at Ram
Bet Ha-Kerem
Rehavya Old City
Silwan
Bayit va-Gan Abu Tur Ras Al-'Amud
En Kerem Giv'at
Baq'a
Sawahra
Manahat
Mount Ir Gannim Talpiyyot
Pat
Salmon East Talpiyyot
Giv'at Massua
Bet Zafafa
Ramat Um Lisan
Giv'at Rahel
Sur Bahar
Ha-Matos
Gilo Um Tubba
Har Homa
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Young People, Aged 20-34,
as a Percentage Kafr 'Aqb
of the Total Population

of Statistical Area, 2005
Legend
Atarot
36% - 94%
26% - 35%
19% - 25%
10% - 18%
area of sparse settlement
or lacking statistical data Neve Ya'aqov
Ramot Allon
Shu'afat
Ramat Shelomo
Har French
Hozvim Hill
'Isawiyya
Romema
Lifta
Mount Scopus
Giv'at Sha'ul
Har Nof
City Center
At-Tur
Bet Zayit
Old City
Rehavya
Silwan

Giv'at
Baq'a
Qiryat Menahem Gonenim Sawahra

Ir Gannim Manahat
Mount Pat Talpiyyot
Bet Zafafa
Ramat Um Lisan
Giv'at Rahel
Sur Bahar
Ha-Matos
Gilo Um Tubba
Har Homa
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(15). The neighborhoods with the highest median ages are Shaarei Hesed (31),
Knesset and Batei Broyda (24).
Among the Arab neighborhoods, those with the lowest median ages are Ras Al-
Amud and Wadi Kadum (14), Silwan and Wadi Joz (15). The neighborhoods with
the highest median ages are Bab A-Zahara and the American Colony (34), the
Christian Quarter (32) and the Armenian Quarter (28).
Measures of Religious Identification

In 2006, 30% of the Jewish population of Jerusalem (aged 20+) defined themselves
as Ultra-Orthodox, 14% as religious, 33% as traditional, and 22% as secular.
Among the Muslim and Christian population (and adherents of other religions)
of Jerusalem (aged 20 and above), 58% defined themselves as religious or very
religious, 26% as not very religious, and 16% as not religious (in Israel as whole
the breakdown is as follows: 50%, 25%, and 25%).
The Level of Religious Adherence of the Jewish Population

of Israel and of Selected Cities, 2006
Level of Relgious Israel Jerusalem Tel Aviv Haifa Rishon Ashdod

Adherence LeTzion
Ultra-Orthodox 7% 30% 1% 3% 0% 7%
Religious 10% 14% 5% 5% 6% 8%
Traditional 39% 33% 36% 26% 45% 53%
Secular 44% 22% 58% 67% 49% 32%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Households
In 2005 there were 181,400 households in Jerusalem, of which 135,700 were
Jewish households (75%) and 45,700 were Arab households (25%). Although

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the Jewish (and other) population constituted only 66% of the city's population,
its portion of the households was larger (75%) due to the tendency of Jewish
households to include a smaller number of people than Arab ones. The average
number of people in a household (including single person households) was 3.3
among the Jewish population as opposed to 5.2 among the Arab population.
21% of the Jewish households were of single people, compared to only 4%
among the Arab population. At the other extreme, households of six and more
people constituted only 14% of the Jewish households but 46% of all the Arab
households.
A significant difference exists between the number of people in Jewish households

in Jerusalem and that in Tel Aviv and Haifa. In 2005 17% of the households in
Jerusalem were comprised of only one person, as compared with 37% in Tel Aviv
and 25% in Haifa. In Jerusalem 22% of the households were comprised of six or
more people, compared with 4% in Haifa and only 2% in Tel Aviv.
The Jewish population of Jerusalem is characterized by large households as

compared with the Jewish population in Israel as a whole or in other large cities.
In 2005 the average-sized household (including those of one person only) among
the Jewish population in Jerusalem was 3.3, compared with 3.1 in Israel as a
whole, 2.6 in Haifa and 2.2 in Tel Aviv.
Incidence of Poverty
In 2005, 33% of the families in Jerusalem lived below the poverty line. The
percentage of Jewish families below the poverty line stood at 23% and of Arab
families, 62%.
In 2005 the incidence of poverty in the Jerusalem district was high compared to
the incidence of poverty nationally and in other districts (85% of the population
of the Jerusalem district resides in Jerusalem municipality). 32% of the families
and 56% of the children in the Jerusalem district lived under the poverty line. In
comparison, 14% of the families and 26% of the children in the Tel Aviv district
and 21% of the families and 35% of the children in Israel nationwide were defined
as living under the poverty line.
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The incidence of poverty among the Arab population of the Jerusalem district
was significantly higher than that of the Jewish population of the district. 62% of
the families and 76% of the children among the Arab population lived below the
poverty line, compared with 23% of the families and 44% of the children of the
Jewish population.

Extent of Poverty, by District, 2005
Central 12%
Tel-Aviv 16%
Haifa 19%
South 25%
District
North 32%
Jerusalem 42%
Thereof:
Jews 30%
Arabs 67%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Percentage of Population Below Poverty line
Socio-economic status
Another indicator that sheds light on the characteristics of the population in the
regional districts is a measure of socio-economic status. This measurement is
calculated by the Central Bureau of Statistics and takes into account social and
economic factors from different fields, including demographics, standard of
living, education, occupation, unemployment, and pensions.
In order to prepare the indicator the local councils were grouped into ten clusters.
Cluster 1 includes the councils whose residents live at the lowest socio-economic
level and cluster 10 those with the highest. In 2003 Jerusalem was categorized
as belonging to cluster 4, Haifa and Rishon LeZion to cluster 7, with Tel Aviv in
cluster 8. Between 1999 and 2003 Jerusalem fell from cluster 5 to 4.
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The population of metropolitan Jerusalem is heterogeneous in terms of socio-
economic status when taken as a whole, but homogeneous on the level of
individual localities. The population of the Ultra-Orthodox localities and the
Arab locality of Abu Ghosh are characterized by a very low socio-economic
level. Beitar Illit, for example, an Ultra-Orthodox city, belongs to cluster 1 – the
category of lowest levels. Kiryat Yearim, also Ultra-Orthodox, was categorized
as cluster 2, and Abu Ghosh as cluster 3. Bet Shemesh (a quarter of whose
residents are Ultra-Orthodox) was cluster 4. Cluster 6 included Ma'ale Adumim,
Efrata and the regional council of Mate Yehuda. Rating highest in the area were
Mevasseret Zion in cluster 8 and Har Adar in cluster 9.
Ownership of Consumer Goods

Another indicator of the socio-economic status of Jerusalem's population is the
rate of household ownership of consumer goods (primary goods): in 2005, 10%
of Jerusalem's households owned two or more cars, compared to 15% in Israel
as a whole, 13% in Tel Aviv and 16% in Haifa. 60% of Jerusalem's households
owned computers, as compared with 62% nationwide, 68% in Tel Aviv and
57% in Haifa. 34% of the households in Jerusalem had home internet access,
as compared to 49% over all of Israel, 58% in Tel Aviv and 47% in Haifa. Only
77% of the homes in Jerusalem had televisions; this low rate is the result of
the tendency of the Ultra-Orthodox not to have televisions in their homes and
not make use of the internet. In Israel as a whole, 92% of the households have
televisions, with 95% in Tel Aviv and 91% in Haifa. The rate of cable television
in Jerusalem is also very low – 40%, compared with 69% in Israel, 77% in Tel
Aviv and 70% in Haifa.
Monthly Consumer Expenditures

In 2005 the average monthly consumer expenditures of a Jerusalem household
stood at 10,911 IS. In Israel the monthly expenditure was 10,816 IS and in Tel Aviv
11,172 IS. The major type of expenditure was housing (23%), then transportation
and communications (19%), food (17%), education, culture and entertainment
(12%). The distribution of expenditures in Tel Aviv was similar – first, housing
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(28%), transportation and communications (19%), food (15%), and education,
culture, and entertainment (13%).
Housing density
In 2005 the average housing density in Jerusalem was 1.0 person per room among
the Jewish population and 1.8 person per room among the Arab population. The
population density among Jews in Jerusalem (1 person per room) was higher than
that in Tel Aviv (0.7 person per room) or in Haifa (0.8 person per room).
Over the years there has been a decrease in the housing density among Arabs in
Jerusalem: in 1990 it was 2.3 person per room, falling by 2005 to 1.8. Over the
same fifteen year period Jewish population density fell only slightly, from 1.1
person per room to 1.0.
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- Employment -
Rate of Participation in the Civilian Labor Force

In 2006 the rate of participation in the civilian labor force (the percentage of
the employed and the unemployed actively seeking employment among the
population over age 15) was 45% in Jerusalem. This rate is low compared to the
rate of participation in the labor force in all of Israel (56%), in Tel Aviv (64%),
or in Haifa (56%). The rate of participation in the labor force among the Jewish
population of Jerusalem was 50% (compared to 59% among the Jewish population
in Israel) and among the Arab population 35% (compared with 43% among all
of Israel's Arab population). The low rate of participation in the labor force in
Jerusalem is largely the result of the low rates of employment of Ultra-Orthodox
men and of Arab women.
The percentage of the unemployed (people who did not work at all during the
relevant week and actively sought work over the previous four weeks) in Jerusalem
in 2006 was 9% (8% in Israel overall) – 9% among the Jewish population (8%
among the Jewish population of all of Israel) and 12% among the Arab population
(11% among the Arab population in all of Israel).
In 2005 there were employed people in 69% of Jerusalem's households, compared

with 74% in Israel as a whole. Among the Jewish population there were employees
in 69% of the households, whereas among the Arab population there were in
71%.
There is a significant gap in the participation of men and women in the labor
force. In 2006 the rate of participation of men in Jerusalem in the labor force was
only 52%, compared to 69% in Tel Aviv, 60% in Haifa, and 61% in Israel. The
low rate of men's participation in the labor force in Jerusalem is attributable to the
low rate of employment of Ultra-Orthodox men.
The rate of participation of women in the labor force in Jerusalem was only 39%
in 2006, compared with 59% in Tel Aviv, 52% in Haifa, and 50% in Israel. The

In this chapter some of the data is for 2005 and some for 2006.
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low rate of women's participation in the labor force in Jerusalem is attributable to
the low rate of employment among Arab women.
In the years 1980-2006 there were fluctuations in the labor force in Jerusalem. In
1980 the level of participation was 47%, rose to 51% in 1997, and since then has
been gradually declining, reaching a low of 45% in 2006. In Israel overall, during
Civilian Labor Force in Jerusalem and in Israel, as

Percentage of Population Aged 15+, by Years of Schooling,
2006
100%
Israel
Population Aged 15+
75% Jerusalem
Percentage of
50%
77%
66%
64%
55%
53%
25%
12%
12%
41%
38%
30%
29%
29%
0%
0-4 5-8 9 - 10 11 - 12 13 - 15 16+
Years of Schooling

Percentage of Population Aged 15+, by Years of Schooling,
2006 - Jewish Population
100%
Israel
Population Aged 15+
75%
Jerusalem
Percentage of
50%
77%
67%
65%
57%
56%
25%
14%
13%
43%
38%
26%
24%
22%
0%
0-4 5-8 9 - 10 11 - 12 13 - 15 16+
Years of Schooling
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the same period the rate of participation in the labor force rose from 50% to 56%
and in Tel Aviv the rate rose dramatically, from 47% in 1980 to 64% in 2006. The
rate of participation in the labor force among men in Jerusalem declined from
60% in 1980 to 52% in 2006, but at the same time rose slightly for Jerusalemite
women, from 36% to 39%.

Percentage of Population Aged 15+, by Years of Schooling
and Gender, 2006
100%
Males
Population Aged 15+
75% Females
Percentage of
50%
70%
59%
54%
53%
52%
49%
25%
47%
12%
32%
29%
5%
0%
0-4 5-8 9 - 10 11 - 12 13 - 15 16+
Years of Schooling

Percentage of Population Aged 15+, by Years of Schooling
and Gender, 2006 - Jewish Population
100%
Males
Population Aged 15+
75%
Percentage of
Females
50%
74%
59%
57%
54%
25%
44%
43%
32%
30%
13%
18%
0%
0-4 5-8 9 - 10 11 - 12 13 - 15 16+
Years of Schooling
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There is a positive correlation between the rate of participation in the labor force
and level of education – as the number of years of education increases, so does
the rate of participation in the labor force.
In Jerusalem in 2006 the participation in the labor force among those with 0-4
years of education was 12%, for those with 5-8 years of study, 30%, 11-12 years
of study, 41%, and for those with 16 or more years of study – 64% participation.
Statistics also show that the rates of employment rise with age – up to 54. In 2006
7% of Jerusalem's 15-17 year-olds were in the labor force, 34% of the 18-24
year-olds, 62% of the 25-34 year-olds, and a peak of 65% of 45-54 year-olds. In
the age group 55-64, participation in the labor force fell to 50% and dwindled to
11% among those over 65.
Employment by Economic Branch

In 2006 the number of people employed in Jerusalem stood at 232,600, 9%
of all people employed in Israel. In Tel Aviv, by comparison, 352,300 people
were employed, 14% of the employed in Israel. The comparison between the
number of people employed and the size of the city's population reflects the
relatively low level of attraction of Jerusalem to employers and employees
alike. In Jerusalem, the number of people employed is 32% of the total number
of residents (232,600 employed versus 733,300 residents). In comparison, the
number of people employed in Tel Aviv is only slightly lower (92%) than the
number of its inhabitants – 352,300 employed compared to 384,400 residents; in
Haifa, the number of people employed was 60% of the number of all the city's
residents (158,900 employed, in a city population of 266,300).
The city of Tel Aviv acts as a center for the metropolitan area, which encompasses
a population of 3.1 million residents, 12% of whom are residents of the city itself;
as is Haifa, with 1 million residents, 27% of whom are city residents. Jerusalem
serves as a metropolitan center as well, with a total population of 1.7 million people,
43% residents of the city. Metropolitan Jerusalem is a bi-national metropolitan
area – Jewish and Arab – but over the past several years ties between the Arab
metropolitan area and the city have weakened and shrunk, due to restrictions
imposed by Israel on the entrance of Palestinians to Jerusalem. Blockades set
up at the city entrances and in particular the construction of the separation fence
around the city have severely limited the ability of Palestinians from the West
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Bank to gain access to Jerusalem, and thus the connections between Jerusalem
and the surrounding Palestinian localities have lessened considerably.
In 2005 90% of the employed Jerusalem residents work in the city in which they
live, as compared to only 76% of the residents of Haifa and 68% of the residents
of Tel Aviv.
Because of Jerusalem's status as the capital of Israel and a governmental and

managerial center in which many governmental offices and national institutions
are located, the percentage of public employees is very high. In 2006 48% of
those employed in the city were in public service (public management, education,
health services, welfare, community, social and personal services) compared with
26% in Tel Aviv and 32% of the employed in Israel.
In the branches of banking, insurance, and financing, and in the field of business
services, a particularly low level of employment in Jerusalem is clear in
comparison with Tel Aviv. 3% of those employed in Jerusalem worked in the
field of banking, insurance, or financing and 13% worked in business services.
In contrast, the percentages in Tel Aviv were 9% and 24% , respectively, and 3%
and 14% in Israel nationwide.
The percentage of Jerusalemites employed in industry was 7%, compared with
8% in Tel Aviv and 16% nationally.
In 2006, the economic branches in which the largest numbers of Jewish

employees were employed were: public service (52%), banking, insurance, and
business and financial services (19%), commerce (9%). The largest numbers of
Arab employees were employed in: public service (28%), commerce (17%), and
construction (13%).
Income and Wages

The average gross monthly income for Jerusalem households whose head is
employed was lower than the average income of households in Israel as a whole,

Both from salary and from income that is not from work (from assets, property, pensions, or
stipends).
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or in Tel Aviv, or Haifa. In 2005 the average monthly income for households
whose head was an employee was 11,419 IS in Jerusalem, compared to 15,918 IS
in Tel Aviv, 14,110 IS in Haifa, and 14,014 IS in Israel. Furthermore, the average
number of people in a Jerusalem household was higher – 4.2, compared with 2.6
in Tel Aviv, 3.0 in Haifa, and 3.7 in Israel.
The relatively low average monthly income of the Jerusalem household stems
from the characteristics of the population and from the structure of employment
in the city; the low rate of participation in the labor force that characterizes the
Arab population and the Ultra-Orthodox population has a significant effect on
the average income of the city's residents. In addition, almost half of the city's
employees work in the public sector, where salaries are not high, and there is a
relatively small number of employees in fields where pay is relatively high (such
as in high-tech companies and financial services).
The average gross monthly income of Jerusalem households headed by an

unemployed person was 4,969 IS, compared with 6,119 IS in Tel Aviv, 5,091 IS in
Haifa, and 4,789 IS nationwide. In Jerusalem, the average age of an unemployed
person heading a household was 58, whereas in Tel Aviv it was 65, in Haifa 64,
and in all of Israel, 61.
The average gross monthly salary of a wage-earner in Jerusalem was low in

comparison to non-Ultra-Orthodox localities adjacent to it. In 2004 the average
monthly wage in Jerusalem was 5,567 IS, in Mevasseret Zion 9,206 IS, Tsur
Hadassah 9,173 IS, Efrat 7,512, Givat Ze'ev 7,195 IS, in the localities of Mate
Yehuda 6,682 IS and Ma'ale Adumim 6,498 IS. In the Ultra-Orthodox locality of
Kiryat Yearim the average salary was 5,039 IS ( relatively high compared to other
Ultra-Orthodox localities), in Bet Shemesh (of which a quarter of the residents are
Ultra-Orthodox) 4,896 IS, in Kochav Ya'akov 3,397 IS, and in Betar Illit 3,156 IS.
In the Arab locality of Abu Ghosh the average salary was 3,639 IS.
An examination of salaries according to gender reveals a considerable gap between

men and women's salaries. In 2005 the average gross monthly salary among men
in Jerusalem was 7,491 IS, compared with 5,363 IS among Jerusalemite women.
Thus men's pay is 40% higher than that of women's. In Tel Aviv and Haifa the
gap between men and women's pay is even greater. In Tel Aviv men's average
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salary was 10,351 IS, 59% higher than women's – 5,610 IS. In Haifa men's salary
was 66% higher than women's: 9,292 IS versus 6,511 IS, respectively. In Israel
overall men's average salary was 8,575 IS, 58% higher than women's, which was
5,419 IS.
Another difference between employees in Jerusalem and their counterparts in Tel

Aviv lies in the difference in the number of hours they work. In 2005, the average
number of weekly work hours for a Jerusalem man was 43, compared with 44 in
Tel Aviv, 45 in Haifa, and 46 in Israel. The average number of weekly work hours
for women in Jerusalem was 33, compared with 37 in Tel Aviv, 34 in Haifa, and
35 nationwide.
In 2005 the average gross income per hour among men in Jerusalem was 42 IS,
compared with 57 IS in Tel Aviv, 49 IS in Haifa, and 45 IS in Israel. The average
gross income per hour among women in Jerusalem was 40 IS, compared to 42
IS in Tel Aviv, 40 IS in Haifa, and 37 IS in Israel overall. It is important to point
out that the differences in monthly pay between men and women and among the
different localities are the result of differences in the number of work hours and
in the rate of pay per hour.
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- Education -
Jerusalem's Educational System

Jerusalem's educational system is the largest, most heterogeneous, and most
complex in Israel. This system must provide solutions for a variety of populations
with different needs.
There are four major types of schools: state schools, state-religious schools, Ultra-
Orthodox schools (which since 1993 are run by a separate department within the
municipality) and Arab schools. The Ultra-Orthodox schools are divided between
talmudei torah and independent schools, which are also divided up among
different hatzerot and communities. Arab schools are divided between municipal
schools and non-municipal ones; the latter includes religious schools belonging
either to churches or to the Muslim waqf (religious authorities) or to other private
bodies. In most of the Arab schools boys and girls are separated.
In the school year 2006/2007 the Jerusalem school system was responsible for
223,345 pupils. Under the Jerusalem Education Authority (JEA), which runs
both the state and the state-religious schools there were 115,204 pupils: 60,138
in Hebrew education and 55,066 in Arab education. In the Ultra-Orthodox sector
there were 85,937 pupils, constituting 59% of the Hebrew education system. In
the non-municipal Arab sector (private schools, waqf schools and church schools),
there were 21,000 pupils (estimated in 2000/2001).
In the last five years, the number of pupils in Jerusalem has grown by 9%, from
204,457 in 2002/2003 to 223,345 pupils in 2006/2007. The number of pupils in
the Hebrew education for which the Jerusalem Educational Authority (JEA) is
responsible (in state and state-religious schools) has shrunk by 7% (from 64,595
to 60,138) while the number of pupils in the Ultra-Orthodox sector has grown by
8% (from 79,516 to 85,937). The Arab municipal sector has grown by 40% (from
39,229 to 55,066) in the number of pupils.
The most common structure for schools in Jerusalem is a six year one, 1st to 6th
grade, and 7th to 12th grade. However, some of the schools are structured differently,
so the figures on the numbers of pupils in 1st to 6th grade is different from the
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number of children in elementary schools; similarly, there are differences in the
numbers of pupils in grades 7 through 12 and the number of pupils in secondary
schools.
In the year 2006/2007 4,155 children were enrolled in compulsory Hebrew
kindergartens under the auspices of the JEA, 23,102 pupils were in grades 1-6,
and 27,992 pupils were in grades 7-12.
In this year the number of pupils in grades 1-6 in Hebrew education was lower
than the number of pupils in grades 7-12 by 4,890. This difference indicates that
in the coming years the number of pupils in lower and upper secondary schools
will continue to drop.
Under the auspices of the Ultra-Orthodox educational branch there were 7,883
children in compulsory kindergarten (almost twice the number in all the other
Hebrew kindergartens), 31,800 pupils in grades 1-6 and 31,845 pupils in grades
7-12. From this one may conclude that the number of pupils in the upper and
lower secondary schools of the Ultra-Orthodox sector will remain steady in the
coming years.
In the Arab municipal sector 4,471 children were enrolled in kindergarten
(compulsory and pre-compulsory), 28,777 pupils were in grades 1-6, and 21,818
pupils were in grades 7-12 (more on Arab education in the section devoted to that
subject).
Hebrew Education
In the school year 2006/2007 147,275 pupils studied in Jerusalem's Hebrew
education system: 61,338 pupils (42%) were enrolled in school run by the JEA
and 85,937 (58%) were enrolled in the Ultra-Orthodox education division. In this
year the trend continued by which the number of pupils in the Ultra-Orthodox
sector grew and the number of pupils in the state and state-religious schools
shrank.
Up until the year 1997/1998 the number of pupils studying in the Hebrew
education schools of the JEA (69,990) was higher than the number of pupils in
the Ultra-Orthodox schools (66,930). In 1998/1999 the number of pupils in JEA
schools (67,160) and the number in Ultra-Orthodox schools (67,730) were about
the same. But beginning in the year 1999-2000 the percentage of pupils in Ultra-
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Orthodox schools surpassed that of the JEA, and since then the gap between them
has been growing.
The primary reasons for the rise in the number of pupils in the Ultra-Orthodox
schools and the drop in the number of pupils in state and state-religious schools
are as follows:
1. The age structure of the general Jewish population (religious and secular) as
compared to the younger age structure of the Ultra-Orthodox community;
2. The relatively small number of children among the religious and secular
Jewish families as compared to the large number of children in families of
the Ultra-Orthodox community.
An analysis of the trends of change in the number of children according to

grade also reveals something of the differences among the educational sectors in
Jerusalem. Over the last three years (2004/2005 – 2006/2007) there has been a
2% decrease in the number of pupils in the JEA's Hebrew schools, from 62,536
to 61,338. A separate analysis of the state and state-religious schools shows that
while there has been a decline in the number of pupils in the state schools there
has been a slight increase in the number of pupils in the state-religious schools.
The number of pupils in the state schools dropped by 5%, from 34,167 to 32,437,
while the number enrolled in state-religious schools registered a rise of 1%, from
25,341 to 25,720. In the state schools there was a decrease in the number of
pupils in all grades: 1% in the number in kindergarten, 4% in the number in
1st-6th grades, 6% in the number in 7th-9th grades, and 7% in the number in 10th-
12th grades. In state-religious schools, in contrast, there was 4% growth in the
number of children in kindergarten and in 1st-6th grades, in 7th-9th grades there was
decrease of 2%, and in 10th-12th grades the number of pupils remained stable.
In Ultra-Orthodox schools over these years there was a 3% rise in the number of
pupils, from 83,268 to 85,937. The highest rate of growth – 7% -- was in grades
10-12, with 5% growth in 7th-9th grades, 3% growth in kindergartens, and only
2% growth in grades 1-6.
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Arab Education
In the school year 2006/2007, 76,066 pupils studied in the Arab education system
of Jerusalem, of whom 55,066 studied in the municipal schools.10 The number of
pupils in private schools (church, waqf, and other) stood at 21,000 (estimated for
2000/2001). Pupils in Arabic schools constituted 34% of all pupils in Jerusalem's
educational system.
In 2006/2007 the distribution of Arab pupils was as follows: 4,355 in kindergarten,
28,504 in elementary schools and 21,479 in secondary schools. In schools for
special education 677 pupils were studying.
Over the last several years there has been a significant increase in the number
of pupils in the Arab municipal schools. In the year 2001/2002 the number of
pupils in Arab municipal schools was 33,200, rising to 39,229 in 2002/2003,
and by 2006/2007 reached 55,066. From the year 1995/1996 to 2001/2002 there
was a 32% increase in the number of pupils (from 23,390 to 30,989) and from
2001/2002 to 2006/2007 there was an increase of 66% in the number of pupils
(from 33,200 to 55,066).
There are a number of reasons for the rapid growth in the number of pupils in the
municipals schools, the primary of which are as follows:
1. Economic crisis among the Arab population, which became worse during the
two Intifadas (uprisings of 1987/1988 and 2000/2002) and made it difficult
for parents to cover the costs of private schools;
2. An increase in the investments in the physical conditions of the state
municipal schools, including the construction of new schools and the
expansion of existing ones. The growth in the number of classrooms enabled
the municipal schools to register more pupils;
3. An increase in the investment in education (in addition to the investments
in physical conditions). Over the course of several years large sums were
invested in an effort to bring up the standards in the Arab schools to that of the
Hebrew ones. The investments were in the fields of organization, management,
methods of teaching, and other educational aspects, but the curriculum itself
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Both official and recognized non-official schools.
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was left unchanged. The improvements were aimed at improving the learning
process and conditions, and thereby the academic achievement.
4. The desire to prove connection to Jerusalem. This desire exists among some of
the Arab-Palestinian residents of the city, who have the status of "permanent
residents" in Israel (and blue, Israeli, identity cards), and especially among
permanent residents who live in localities close to Jerusalem on the West
Bank. Studying at a school in Jerusalem in general, and – in the view of some
of the residents – a municipal school in particular, has a place alongside a list
of other criteria such as the payment of city taxes, water and electricity bills,
that indicate that their lives revolve around Jerusalem, and thereby lessens the
chances that their social and residential rights will be revoked.
5. Since the beginning of the construction of the separation fence, many Arab-
Palestinian families (with permanent residency status) have returned to live
in Jerusalem proper from localities surrounding Jerusalem in the West Bank.
As a result of the inward migration of these families, many of whom have
children, demand for the municipal schools has grown.
6. Over the last few years, the Ministry of Education has recognized an
increasing number of new and formerly private schools as "recognized non-
official schools". These schools receive funding both from the Ministry of
Education and the Jerusalem Municipality, whereas private schools do not.
In 2001/2002, the number of pupils at "recognized non-official schools" stood

at 1,544. By 2004/2005 the number grew to 8,300, and in 2006/2007 there were
14,105 pupils studying at such schools.
Special Education
In the year 2006/2007 4,106 pupils studied at school for special education: 1,206
in kindergartens, 1,991 in elementary schools and 909 in secondary schools.
Of those in the Jerusalem Education Authority, 1,981 pupils studied in the
Hebrew education schools, 728 studied in Arab schools, and 1,393 studied in
Ultra-Orthodox schools.
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Pupils in the Education System in Jerusalem, by Sector,
2006/2007
Ultra-Orthodox
Hebrew
Non-Municipal
Education
Arab Education
85,900
(Estimate)
(38%)
21,000
(9%)
State & State-
Municipal Arab Religious
Education Hebrew
55,100 Education
(25%) 61,300
(27%)
Pupils in the Education System in Jerusalem, by Sector,

2000/01 - 2006/07
120,000 Ultra-Orthodox Educational Division
JEA* - Hebrew Education
100,000
JEA* - Arab Education
Number of Pupils
80,000
60,000
85,937
84,913
83,223
79,516
73,926
40,000
66,581
64,712
62,339
62,142
61,342
55,066
48,301
42,063
39,229
30,989
20,000
0
2000/01 2002/03 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
* Jerusalem Education Authority
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Entitlement to Matriculation Certificates
In 2004/2005 7,700 pupils who resided in Jerusalem studied in the 12th grade of
Jerusalem's Hebrew education system. Only about half (53%) took matriculation
exams (over half of the city's pupils study in the Ultra-Orthodox school system,
which usually doesn’t prepare its pupils for the matriculation exams). The
percentage of pupils earning matriculation certificates in Jerusalem stood at 35%
of those studying in 12th grade. Of the pupils who took the exams, 66% received
certificates, compared with 67% nationwide11. 90% of the pupils who received
certificates in Jerusalem also proved eligible for entrance to university, compared
with 87% in all of Israel.
The percentages of pupils (in 12th grade) entitled to matriculation certificates

in localities surrounding Jerusalem were as follows: Efrata, 81%; Mevasseret
Zion, 73%; Har Adar, 68%; Ma'ale Adumim, 64%; the localities of Mate Yehuda
Regional Council, 58%; Givat Ze'ev, 56%; and Beit Shemesh, 40% (a quarter of
the population of Beit Shemesh is Ultra-Orthodox).
There is a connection between the socio-economic status of a population and the

rate of entitlement to matriculation certificates: the higher the socio-economic
status, the higher the percentage of entitlement. Among Jewish localities (with a
population of over 10,000) of high socio-economic status, 62% of the 12th graders
were entitled to matriculation certificates; among localities of middle socio-
economic status, the rate was 57%; among low status localities the rate was 52%
(the categorization of socio-economic status is based on a system calculated by
the Ministry of Education).
Higher Education
In the year 2004/2005 124,044 students studied at universities in Israel. 21,919
students were enrolled at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 18% of all the
university students in Israel.
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54% of the students at the Hebrew University studied towards a first degree,
34% towards a second, 12% towards a third degree and 0.5% studied towards a
certificate. The distribution of students according to faculty was as follows: 29%
in the Humanities, 25% in the Social Sciences, 20% in the Natural Sciences and
Mathematics, 14% in Medicine (including professions associated with it), 8% in
Agriculture, 5% in Law, and 0.6% in Engineering and Architecture.
Of all the universities in Israel, the highest number of students was enrolled at Tel
Aviv University – 28,671. Second to Tel Aviv was Bar Ilan University, at which
24,983 students were enrolled. Third was the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, at
which, as was noted, 21,919 students were enrolled in 2004/2005.
The University with the greatest number of students registered for studies
for a third degree was the Hebrew University of Jerusalem – 2,541 students,
representing 27% of all the students studying for a third degree in Israel.
In comparison, 1,954 students were studying for a third degree at Tel Aviv
University (21% of all those in Israel), 1,580 at Bar Ilan University (17%), 930
students at Ben-Gurion University (10%), 817 at the Technion (9%) and 802
students (9%) at Haifa University.
Regarding gender, it turns out that the number of female university students is
greater than the number of male students. In the year 2004/2005, 56% of the
university students in Israel were women. At the Hebrew University the percentage
of women stood at 58%. The highest percentage of female students was at the
University of Haifa, where women comprised 65% of the student body. At the
Technion there was the lowest percentage of women enrolled: 35%.
University Enrollment
In the year 2005/2006 7,761 students applied to the Hebrew University, down
from 8,639 in 2004/2005 (a drop of 10%) and 8,746 in 1999/2000. 72% of those
who applied were accepted to the University, and 56% of those accepted chose to
attend. In 2005/2006 there were 3,930 applicants to study for a second degree, as
compared to 3,555 applicants in 2004/2005 (a rise of 11%). 79% of the applicants
were accepted, and 75% of those accepted chose to enroll.
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In 2005/2006 there were 12,733 applications to study at Tel Aviv University, and
46% of those who applied were accepted. 73% of those accepted chose to attend.
9,672 applications were received by Bar Ilan University, and 86% of them were
accepted. Of those accepted 65% chose to attend.
Tel Aviv University received the greatest number of applications for studies for
a first degree – 12,733 – and after it, Bar Ilan University, with 9,672 applications
and Ben-Gurion University, with 8,856. Bar Ilan University accepted the highest
percentage of applicants – 86% -- and after it the Hebrew University, at 72%. The
lowest acceptance rates were at Ben-Gurion University and Tel Aviv University,
46%. The University with the highest rate of accepted applicants who chose to
enroll was Ben-Gurion, at 85%, afterwards Tel Aviv University, 73%, and Bar
Ilan University, at 65%. The rate of enrollment at the Hebrew University was
56%.
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Hebrew University, by Degree, (1995/1996) - (2005/2006)
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Diploma First year Under- Graduate Ph.D Total
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- Construction -
Apartments
At the end of 2006 there were 184,006 apartments in Jerusalem (according to
records on residential municipal taxes), of which 146,539 (80%) were apartments
in Jewish neighborhoods and 37,467 (20%) were in Arab neighborhoods.
The average apartment size was 77 square meters: 77 sq. meters in Jewish
neighborhoods and 74 sq. meters in Arab neighborhoods. Thus there is a small
gap between the average size of apartments in Jewish and Arab neighborhoods.
However, in terms of housing density (sq. meter per person) the average in Jewish
neighborhoods is significantly lower than in Arab neighborhoods. The average
housing density in Jerusalem was 19 sq. meters per person; 24 sq. meters per
person in Jewish neighborhoods as compared to 11 sq. meters per person in Arab
ones.
Between 1992 and 2006 there was a rise of 12% in the average area of apartments
in Jerusalem, from 69 sq. meters to 77.
Among the Jewish population, the average density in neighborhoods with an

Ultra-Orthodox majority was 17 sq. meters per person, whereas the density in
neighborhoods of the general Jewish population (religious and non-religious)
was 27 sq. meters per person.
The neighborhoods of the general Jewish population with the smallest average
apartment size were Givat Hamatos, 26 sq. meters, Nahlaot (Rehov Hamadragot),
45 sq. meters, and Zichron Tuvia and Nahlat Zion, 47 sq. meters. The neighborhoods
with the largest average apartment size were Yemin Moshe and Derech Hahoresh
in Ramot, 138 sq. meters, Ramat Motza and Motza Illit, 136 sq. meters, and
Malcha, 126 sq. meters.
Among Arab neighborhoods, the smallest average apartment sizes were in the
Shouafat Refugee Camp, 35 sq. meters, the Muslim Quarter and the Christian
Quarter, 41 sq. meters. The neighborhoods with the largest average apartment
size were Beit Hanina (East), 97 sq. meters, Kfar Aqeb, 92 sq. meters, and Sheikh
Jarrah, 90 sq. meters.
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Apartment Size in Jerusalem,
by Statistical Area, 2006 Kafr 'Aqb
Legend
median apartment size, in square meters
150 - 101
Atarot
100 - 80
79 - 60
59 - 32
area of sparse settlement
or lacking statistical data
Neve Ya'aqov
Ramot Allon
Shu'afat
Ramat Shelomo
French
Har Hill
Hozvim
'Isawiyya
Romema
Lifta
Mount Scopus
Giv'at Sha'ul
Har Nof
City Center
At-Tur
Bet Zayit
Old City
Rehavya
Silwan

Giv'at
Baq'a
Qiryat Menahem Gonenim Sawahra

Ir Gannim Manahat
Mount Pat Talpiyyot
Bet Zafafa
Ramat Um Lisan
Giv'at Rahel
Sur Bahar
Ha-Matos
Gilo Um Tubba
Har Homa
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Apartment Prices
In 2006 the average cost of a Jerusalem apartment with 3.5-4 rooms (owned by its
tenants) was 1,117,000 Israeli shekels (in current prices), in Tel Aviv 1,384,000
IS (24% higher than in Jerusalem), 744,000 IS in Haifa (33% lower than in
Jerusalem) and in Israel overall 842,000 IS (25% less than in Jerusalem).
In the years 2005-2006 there was a 11% rise in the average nominal price of 3.5-4
room apartments in Jerusalem (from 1,008,000 IS to 1,117,000 IS). In the same
period there was a rise in cost in Tel Aviv of 6% (from 1,309,000 IS to 1,384,000
IS), a 2% drop in prices in Haifa (from 760,000 IS to 744,000 IS), and in Israel
overall a rise of 4% (from 811,000 IS to 842,000 IS).
Construction Starts
In 2005 there was a significant increase in the area of construction starts in
Jerusalem. The area of construction starts for that year was 436,000 square meters
(floor area), compared with 315,000 square meters in 2004 (an increase of 39%)
and 333,000 square meters in 2003. The area of construction starts in Jerusalem
constituted 7% of all the construction starts in Israel. In Tel Aviv the construction
starts constituted 4% and Haifa, 1%, of all of Israel's construction starts.
In the years 2000-2005, construction in Jerusalem was begun on a total area

of 2,179,000 square meters, of which 76% were for housing, 12% for public
buildings, 6% for industry and manufacturing, and 5% for hotels, businesses, and
offices. In Tel Aviv over the same years construction was begun on 2,847,000
square meters, 71% of which was for housing, 14% for hotels, businesses, and
offices, 12% for industry and manufacturing, and 3% for public buildings.
In the year 2005 there was also a significant increase in construction starts for
housing in Jerusalem. This area covered 366,000 square meters, compared with
256,000 in 2004 (a rise of 43%) and 252,000 square meters in 2003. The area of
construction starts for housing in Jerusalem comprised 7% of all the construction
starts for housing in Israel. In Tel Aviv the area of construction starts was 4% of
the country's total, and Haifa 1%.
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Area of Residential Construction Starts in Jerusalem,
Tel-Aviv and Haifa, 1980 - 2005
10%
8%
Percent of Israel
6%
4%
2%
0%
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Jerusalem Tel-Aviv Haifa
In 2005 the building of 2,703 housing units were begun in Jerusalem, compared
with 1,528 in 2004 (an increase of 77%) and 3,162 in the year 2000. 60% of the
units whose construction was initiated were 4-room units, and 20% were 3-room
units.
The neighborhoods in which the greatest number of constructions was begun
were: Har Homa, 796; French Hill (Givat Shapira), including the students' dorms,
460; Ramat Beit Hakerem, 335.
Construction Completions
In 2005 there was a significant leap in construction completions as well. The area
of completions stood at 426,000 square meters, compared with 318,000 square
meters in 2004 (an increase of 34%) and 274,000 in 2003. The area of completions
in Jerusalem constituted 6% of all construction completions in Israel, that of Tel
Aviv 9%, and that of Haifa 2%.
In the years 2000-2005 construction in Jerusalem covering an area (of ground)

of 2,038,000 square meters was completed, 76% of which was for housing, 10%
for public use, 8% for hotels, businesses, and offices, and 7% for industry and
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manufacturing. In Tel Aviv construction of an area of 3,507,000 square meters
was completed, of which 61% was for housing, 21% for hotels, businesses, and
offices, 15% for industry and manufacturing, and 4% for public use.
In 2005 there was also a notable increase in construction completions of housing

in Jerusalem. The area of completions for housing in that year was 307,000
square meters, compared with 217,000 in 2004 (an increase of 41%) and 232,000
in 2003.
The area of construction completions for housing in Jerusalem represented 6% of
all housing completions in Israel, in Tel Aviv 9%, and in Haifa 2%.
In 2005 the building of 2,155 housing units in Jerusalem was completed, compared
with 1,656 in 2004 (an increase of 30%) and 1,772 in 2003. 58% of the apartments
built were 4-room units and 24% were 3-room units.
The neighborhoods in which the greatest number of units was completed were:
Har Homa, 472; Talpiyyot and Makor Haim, 232; Isawiyyah and A-Tor, 193.
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Building Completion
of Apartments in Jerusalem, Kafr 'Aqb
by Sub-Quarter, 2005
Legend
apartments whose building was completed
Atarot
0-9
10 - 50
51 - 150
151 - 500
Neve Ya'aqov
Ramot Allon
Shu'afat
Ramat Shelomo
Har French
Hozvim Hill
'Isawiyya
Romema
Lifta
Mount Scopus
Giv'at Sha'ul
Har Nof
City Center
At-Tur
Bet Zayit
Old City
Rehavya
Silwan

Giv'at
Baq'a

Sawahra
Ir Gannim Manahat
Mount Pat Talpiyyot
Bet Zafafa
Ramat Um Lisan
Giv'at Rahel
Sur Bahar
Ha-Matos
Gilo Um Tubba
Har Homa
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- Tourism -
Tourist Hotels
In 2006 there were 66 recognized tourist hotels in Jerusalem (compared with 70
in 2003), in which there were 9,107 rooms (compared with 9,077 rooms in 2003).
In West Jerusalem there were considerably more rooms than in East Jerusalem:
7,167 rooms in the West (79%) compared with 1,940 rooms in the East (21%).
Guests and Overnight Stays

The year 2000 was record-setting in terms of tourist activity in Israel and in
Jerusalem. The visit of the Pope to Israel — marking the beginning of the third
millennium of Christianity, the expectations tied to the activities of pilgrims and
the hopes for peace brought with them a flourishing in the field of tourism and
associated services the likes of which Jerusalem had never seen before. In that
year 1,211,600 guests stayed in Jerusalem hotels, of which 895,500 were foreign
tourists (74%) and 316,100 were Israeli tourists (26%). The number of overnight
stays reached 3,435,200, of which 2,923,200 were of foreign tourists (85%) and
512,000 (15%) were of Israeli tourists.
But in the year 2001, following the outbreak of the second Intifada in September
2000, there was a steep decline in foreign tourism to the city. Domestic tourism,
in contrast, was almost completely unaffected. A trend towards recovery in the
field of foreign tourists began in 2003 and with it a gradual rise in the number of
overnight stays of tourists visiting the city.
In 2006 the number of hotel guests in Jerusalem was 1,042,300, compared with
556,200 in 2002 and 1,211,600 in 2000. The number of tourists in 2006 stood at
629,500 compared with 189,100 in 2002 and 895,000 in 2000. 46% of the foreign
guests were from America (mostly from North and Central America), and 34%
were from Europe. The number of Israeli guests in 2006 was 412,900, compared
with 367,100 in 2002 and 316,100 in 2000.
In 2006 the number of overnight stays at hotels in Jerusalem was 3,133,600, versus
1,256,900 stays in 2002 and 3,435,200 in 2000. The number of overnight stays in
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2006 was slightly lower than that recorded in 2000 which was, as has been noted,
a record-setting year for tourism in Jerusalem. The number of overnight stays of
foreign tourists was 2,296,600 compared with 639,300 in 2002 and 2,923,200 in
2000. The number of overnight stays of Israelis in 2006 was 837,000, compared
with 617,500 in 2002 and 512,000 in the year 2000.
In 2006 the months in which there were the greatest number of overnight stays for
foreign tourists were: April (263,000), March (253,500), and May (249,700). The
greatest number of overnight stays for Israeli tourists were recorded in August
(205,600), July (108,400) and December (63,100).
The average number of nights per foreign guest was 3.6 (compared to 3.4 in
2002 and 3.3 in 2000), and the average number of nights per Israeli guest was 2.0
(compared to 1.7 in 2002 and 1.6 in 2000).
The rate of occupancy in Jerusalem was 52% (compared with 26% in 2002 and
58% in 2000). The percentage of occupancy in West Jerusalem was higher than
that in East Jerusalem, 55% versus 34%, respectively. In Tel Aviv the occupancy
rate was 65% and in Eilat 68%.
The higher the rating of the hotel, the higher was the occupancy rate. In hotels
rated I and II class (the highest ratings), the occupancy rate was 53%; in hotels
rated III occupancy was 50%, and in the lowest rated hotels the occupancy rate
was 47%.
Overnight Stays in Tourist Hotels in Jerusalem,

by Month, 2006
Overnight Stays (Thousands)
400
Israelis
300 Foreign Tourists
53
54
40
108
55
206
49
200
54
49
63
45
263
254
250
236
100
204
203
182
175
62
165
159
142
64
0
May
January
February
July
April
June
March
October
November
December
August
September
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Overnight Stays in Tourist Hotels in Jerusalem, 1980 - 2006
3,000
Overnight Stays (Thousands)
Foreign Tourists Israelis
2,000
2,923
2,876
2,333
2,297
2,114
2,115
1,000
1,700
1,341
299
909
891
188
837
815
686
639
641
618
571
512
509
425
0
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Overnight Stays in Tourist Hotels in Jerusalem, 1980 - 2006
Percentage of Total Overnights in
40%
Overnight Stays in Jerusalem as
Foreign Tourists Israelis
30%
Israel
20% 34%
31%
31%
30%
30%
29%
29%
28%
28%
24%
23%
10%
9%
8%
8%
7%
7%
7%
5%
5%
5%
6%
5%
0%
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Jerusalem Compared to Other Selected Cities

Because of Jerusalem's special cultural and religious character, its status as the
capital of Israel, its wealth as a religious, historic, cultural and archaeological
center, it has special pull for visitors from all over the country and the world.
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In 2006 1,042,300 guests stayed at Jerusalem hotels (14% of all the guests at
hotels in Israel), compared with 804,700 guests in Tel Aviv (11%) and 2,285,000
guests in Eilat (31%). The number of foreign guests who stayed in recognized
tourist hotels in Jerusalem stood at 629,500 (30% of all the foreign guests in
Israel), compared with 478,600 in Tel Aviv (22%) and 231,500 in Eilat (11%).
In 2006 the total number of overnight stays in Jerusalem was 3,133,600 (16%
of all overnight stays in Israel), compared with 2,191,900 such stays in Tel Aviv
(11%) and 6,651,600 in Eilat (34%). The number of foreign tourist overnight
stays in Jerusalem was 2,296,600 (34% of all overnight stays in Israel), 1,581,300
in Tel Aviv (23%) and 767,800 in Eilat (11%). Before the second intifada the
number of overnight stays of foreign tourists in Jerusalem was significantly
higher than that in Tel Aviv, but after the outbreak of the intifada the gap between
the two gradually shrank. Over the years 1995-2000 the percentage of foreign
tourist stays in Jerusalem comprised between 27% and 30% of all the overnight
stays in Israel, compared with 17% to 18% in Tel Aviv.
Overnight Stays in Tourist Hotels in Selected Localities,

1980 - 2006
45%
Jerusalem
Overnight Stays in Israel
40% Elat
Percentage of Total
35% Haifa
30% Tel-Aviv
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
The number of overnight stays of Israelis in Jerusalem hotels and the percentage
of these versus all the hotel stays of Israelis is significantly lower than those of
foreign tourists. In 2006 the number of overnights stays of Israelis in Jerusalem
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stood at 837,000 (7% of all Israeli overnights in Israel) versus 610,600 in Tel Aviv
(5%) and 5,883,900 in Eilat (47%).
West Jerusalem – East Jerusalem

In 2006 943,400 guests (of whom 58% were foreign guests) stayed in hotels in
West Jerusalem, as compared with 529,800 guests in 2002 (32% of whom were
foreign guests), and 1,040,800 guests in 2000 (71% of whom were foreigners).
The number of overnight stays was 2,820,900 (72% were foreign tourist
overnights), compared with 1,154,400 overnights in 2002 (47% of foreigners)
and 2,844,600 overnights in 2000 (83% foreign tourists).
The occupancy rate was 55% in 2006, compared with 26% in 2002 and 61% in
2000.
In 2006 98,900 guests stayed in hotels in East Jerusalem (80% of whom were
foreign guests), compared with 26,300 guests in 2002 (76% foreigners) and
170,800 guests in 2000 (94% foreign guests).
The number of overnight stays in East Jerusalem stood at 312,700 (87% foreign
guests) compared with 102,500 stays in 2002 (89% foreigners) and 590,600 stays
in 2000 (97% of which were foreign guests).
The occupancy rate in 2006 was 34%, compared with 22% in 2002 and 47% in
2000.
Revenue
In 2006 the total revenues of Jerusalem hotels from foreign and Israeli tourists
was 1,136,805,000 IS (most of this – 90% -- went to hotels in West Jerusalem). In
Tel Aviv the revenues amounted to 1,137,853,000 IS and in Eilat 1,815,608,000
IS. In comparison with 2005 there was a 12% rise in the revenues of Jerusalem
hotels, a 7% rise in Tel Aviv hotels and 10% in Eilat's.
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- Museums -
Jerusalem is known for its wide range of museums, its wealth of exhibitions
and the displays that it offers to millions of visitors from all over Israel and
the world. In 1999 4 million people visited the following museums: the Israel
Museum (including the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum and the Ticho House
Museum), the Tower of David, Yad Vashem, The Isaac Kaplan Old Yishuv Court
Museum, the Nature Museum, the L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art, The
Bloomfield Science Museum, the Bible Lands Museum and the Underground
Prisoners Museum. Yet as a result of the second Intifada in 2000 there was a
considerable decline in the number of visitors to Jerusalem's museums, as already
noted. In 2001, 1.5 million people visited the listed museums, in 2002 1.2 million,
and in 2005 the number of visitors climbed back to 2 million.
In 2005 the three museums with the highest number of visitors were Yad Vashem,
the Israel Museum, and the Bloomfield Science Museum. The Museum Yad
Vashem, which documents the Jewish Holocaust, draws visitors from all over
Israel and the world. In 2005 there were one million visitors to the museum
(compared with 567,000 in 2002 and 2 million in 1999). The Israel Museum
drew 409,000 visitors (in contrast with 364,000 in 2002 and 821,000 in 1999).
There were 178,000 visitors to the Science Museum (compared with 135,000 in
2002 and 139,000 in 1999).
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- Transportation -
Vehicles
In 2005 there were 146,451 motorized vehicles registered in Jerusalem, 77%
of which were private cars. In Tel Aviv, by comparison, there were 220,739
registered motorized vehicles (most of the country’s company vehicles are listed
in Tel Aviv), 70% of which were private cars.
In 2005 the level of motorization (number of vehicles per 1,000 residents) in

Jerusalem was 203. The level of motorization of private vehicles in Jerusalem
stood at 157, compared with 182 nationwide, 409 in Tel Aviv and 286 in Haifa.
Jerusalem is characterized by a low percentage of new cars and a high percentage

of old ones. In 2005 40% of the cars in Jerusalem had manufacture dates of 1995
or before, compared to 30% in Israel overall, 21% in Tel Aviv and 24% in Haifa.
7% of the cars in Jerusalem were manufactured in 2005 or later, compared with
14% in Israel overall, 24% in Tel Aviv and 14% in Haifa. The average age of a
car in Jerusalem was 8.2 years old, compared with 6.7 in all of Israel, 5.3 in Tel
Aviv and 6.1 in Haifa.
Road Accidents
In Jerusalem in 2005 there were 1,255 road accidents with injuries, compared with
1,284 such accidents in 2004 and 1,142 accidents in 2003. The number of road
accidents in Jeruaslem in 2005 (1,255) was lower than the number of accidents in
Tel Aviv (2,252) and higher than the number in Haifa (805).
90% of the accidents that took place in Jerusalem were considered light, 9%
moderate, and 1% fatal.
2,276 people were injured in road accidents: 94% were light injuries, 5% were
serious injuries, and 1% were fatalities. The distribution in the severity of the
injuries was similar to that of previous years. Most of those injured in traffic
accidents (85%) were drivers or passengers in cars, 14% were pedestrians, and
1% were bicyclists. The highest number of injuries was recorded in the age group
20-24.
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- Health -
In 2005 there were 2,681 hospital beds authorized according to standards

(compared with 2,557 beds in 2004): 24% of the beds were at Hadassah Ein
Kerem, 16% were at Shaarei Tzedek, 12% at Ezrat Nashim-Herzog, 11% at
Hadassah Mt. Scopus, 9% at El Makassid, 7% at Bikur Holim, and 21% at the
rest of the city's hospitals. 79% of the authorized beds (according to standard)
were in the Jewish areas of the city. The total number of days of hospitalization in
the city was 886,506 days, 86% of which were in the Jewish areas of the city.
In the institutions for the mentally ill there were 458 beds authorized according to
standards, and the number of hospitalization days in them was 122,443.
In 2005 195,963 people were cared for in the city's hospitals: 165,743 of them
were treated in hospitals in the Jewish parts of the city (85%) and approximately
30,220 in hospitals in the Arab parts of the city.
In 2005 there were 344,745 requests for care in emergency rooms, 32% of which
were to the TEREM clinic, 22% were to Shaarei Tzedek and 21% to Hadassah
Ein Kerem.
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- Jerusalem as a Component of National Strength12 -
This chapter is based on findings of a telephone survey13 whose aim was to learn
about the importance of the status of Jerusalem as a component of Israel's national
strength, as perceived by the Israeli public. The survey was executed in 200614
and included a representative sampling of 500 people from the adult (aged 18+)
Jewish population of Israel. A similar survey was executed in 2005.15
In 2006, 66% of those surveyed were women. 5% defined themselves as Ultra-

Orthodox, 21% as religious, 29% as traditional, and 44% secular. 28% were aged
18-30, 22% 31-45, 23% 46-60, and 27% aged 61 or over.
In 2006 most of the public (92%) considered it important or very important that
there be a strong Jewish majority in Jerusalem, compared with 95% who held
that opinion in 2005. Despite the slight decline in the importance attributed to a
Jewish majority in Jerusalem, more than 90% still ascribed importance or great
importance to the issue. 6% thought that a Jewish majority in Jerusalem is not
very important, and only 3% thought it is not at all important.
In accordance with these findings, 81% believed that Jerusalem based on a clear
Jewish majority contributes to the national strength of Israel, compared with 77%
that supported this in 2005.
Regarding Jewish settlement in the Jerusalem region, 62% believed that Jewish
settlement in Ma'ale Adumim, Gush Etzion and its surroundings contribute to the
strengthening of Jerusalem, and 66% believed that settlement west of the city – in
the Jerusalem hills – contribute to its strength.
While a majority of the country's Jewish residents (92%) attributed importance to

a Jewish majority in Jerusalem, it is interesting to note that in the framework of
a real peace agreement there is willingness to make compromises on Jerusalem,
concessions that might contribute to the attainment of a peace agreement. 58% of
the adult Jewish population is willing to make certain concessions in Jerusalem in
12
This section is based on a survey conducted by Israel Kimhi, Maya Choshen, and Yair Assaf-
Shapira.
13
This survey was conducted by the Tatzpit Institute under the direction of Dr. Aharon Fein.
14
At the end of the year.
15
At the end of the year.
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return for real peace and an end to the conflict, compared to 63% that were prepared
to make concessions in 2005. 11% are willing to cede the Arab neighborhoods of
East Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives, the Western Wall, and the Jewish Quarter.
4% are willing to cede the Arab neighborhoods, the Jewish Quarter, the Mount
of Olives, but not the Western Wall. In addition, 43% were willing to give up the
Arab neighborhoods of East Jerusalem but not the Jewish Quarter or the Western
Wall. 43% are not prepared to make any compromise on Jerusalem, compared
with 37% in 2005. Thus while there has been a rise in the number of respondents
who are ready for concessions that will include both the Jewish Quarter and the
Western Wall, provided there be an end to the conflict, there has also been a slight
increase in the number of those who are unprepared to make any compromise
whatsoever.
Although a relatively high percentage of the public is willing to make concessions

on Jerusalem in the framework of a peace agreement and the end of the conflict
(at a slightly lower rate than in 2005), only 16% believe that if a compromise is
made it will be possible to achieve real peace with the Palestinians and bring an
end to the conflict (in 2005 24% believed that if a compromise they agree with is
made, it will be possible to reach a real peace agreement with the Palestinians).
Belief or Lack of Belief in the Possibility of Attaining Peace, 2005-2006
Religious
Total Secular Traditional and Ultra-
Orthodox
2005
Believe it is possible to attain peace 24% 36% 15% 16%
Do not believe it is possible to
attain peace 76% 64% 85% 84%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
2006
Believe it is possible to attain peace 16% 21% 18% 7%
Do not believe it is possible to
attain peace 84% 79% 82% 93%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
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From the table above it can be seen that the percentage of traditional and secular
publics expressing willingness to make concessions on Jerusalem is significantly
higher than that among those defining themselves as religious and Ultra-
Orthodox.
From the following table a gap is apparent in the evaluation of the possibility
that in return for concessions real peace and an end to the conflict are attainable.
Secular more than religious people believe that it will be possible to achieve
peace in return for compromise.
Willingness to Make Concessions, According to Religious Identification

2005-2006
Religious
Total Secular Traditional and Ultra-
Orthodox
2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006
On the Arab neighbor-
hoods including the
Old City and with it
the Temple Mount,
the Western Wall, the
Jewish Quarter, and
the Mount of Olives 3% 11% 6% 18% 1% 7% 2% -
hoods including the
Old City and within it
the Temple Mount, the
Jewish Quarter, and
the Mount of Olives,
but not the Western
Wall 5% 4% 10% 8% 2% 1% 3% -
hoods, but not on
the Old City or the
Western Wall 55% 43% 63% 50% 55% 49% 32% 24%
Unwilling to make any
concession 37% 42% 21% 24% 42% 42% 63% 76%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
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A relatively high percentage of adult residents of the country visited Jerusalem
in recent years. Of the whole population 61% noted that they had visited the Old
City or the Western Wall in the last year (compared to 56% in 2005), 14% noted
that they had been to the Western Wall between one and two years previously, 7%
paid a visit in more than two but less than five years, and 5% did so 5 years ago or
more. This distribution is very similar to the data from the survey from 2005.
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Jerusalem: Facts and Trends

Translation from Hebrew: Laura Wharton

© 2008, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies

About the Authors............................................................................................... 7

Jerusalem as a Component of National Strength........................................... 69

Population of Jerusalem, by Population Group, 1967-2006 (Thousands).......... 12

Michal Korach – received a bachelor's degree in Islam and Middle Eastern

The primary source of information in this publication is the Statistical Yearbook

Dr. Maya Choshen and Michal Korach

The portion of Jerusalem's Jewish population dwindled from 74% in 1967 to

Population of Jerusalem, by Population Group, 1967 - 2006

40% 74% 73% 71% 72% 68% 66%

The Legal Status of the Arab Population

20% 36% 39%

Population Growth in Areas Annexed to the City with its

Population Growth in Jerusalem,

Sources of Population Growth

◆ Immigration – the number of new immigrants who choose to settle in

Births and Fertility

The population of Jerusalem is characterized by high birth-rates. The major

Births in Jerusalem, by Population Group, 1975 - 2006

Deaths in Jerusalem, by Population Group, 1975 - 2006

Natural Population Growth

Initial Settlement of Immigrants in Jerusalem, 1987 - 2006

Bet Hanina Pisgat Ze'ev

En Kerem Bayit va-Gan Abu Tur Ras Al-'Amud

Qiryat Menahem Gonenim

*Immigrants who arrived in Israel in 1990 or thereafter

Migration Balance to and from Jerusalem, 1980 - 2006

Migration Balance to and from Jerusalem,

The Age of the Population

Thus Jerusalem is characterized by a young age structure and a relatively large

20% 10% 0% 10% 20%

Age Structure of the Population

20% 10% 0% 10% 20%

20% 10% 0% 10% 20%

Age Structure of the Arab Population

20% 10% 0% 10% 20%

20% 10% 0% 10% 20%

Age Structure of the Population in Ma'ale Adumim

20% 10% 0% 10% 20%

20% 10% 0% 10% 20%

Age Structure of the Population in Beitar Illit

30% 20% 10% 0% 10% 20% 30%

Population of Jerusalem by Age, 2006

Aged 0-14 Aged 65+ Median age

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Population 44% 6% 18

In 2005, in neighborhoods with a general Jewish population (including both

of the Total Population

Bet Hanina Pisgat Ze'ev

En Kerem Bayit va-Gan Abu Tur Ras Al-'Amud

Qiryat Menahem Gonenim Sawahra

Measures of Religious Identification

The Level of Religious Adherence of the Jewish Population

Level of Relgious Israel Jerusalem Tel Aviv Haifa Rishon Ashdod

A significant difference exists between the number of people in Jewish households

The Jewish population of Jerusalem is characterized by large households as

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%