Central Bureau of Statistics

Parents’ jobs linked more strongly than education to teens’ PISA scores, study finds

Knowing what parents did for a living allowed researchers to account for over double the difference in students’ scores as knowing how much education the parents had.

Keshet high school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in Tel Aviv, June 29, 2020.
Israel's population stands at 10.305 million ahead of the Jewish new year.

Israel in numbers: National population hits 10.305m., new CBS data shows ahead of Rosh Hashanah

The Herbert Hotel in Eilat.

Eilat booms, Jerusalem lags: Here is how hotel occupancy looked in Israel

Cafe Chico in Sderot, July 20, 2026

Population booming three years after Oct. 7, Sderot looks to show visitors city's resiliency


Trust in the government and authorities during coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS ‘CZAR’ Prof. Ronni Gamzu is under fire from Israel’s politicians. How much longer will he stay on?

Israel starts gearing up for 2021 population census

The census, carried out every decade, will start in earnest in April 2021.

Lights are reflected in the Mediterranean Sea, as a view of Jaffa Port is seen at sunset, in Jaffa, Israel June 16, 2019. Picture taken June 16, 2019

West Bank settlement construction drops 32% in 2019

The low numbers continue a trend, in which cumulative settler starts down by over 20% during the three years since US President Donald Trump took office.

A view of the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim February 25, 2020.

Are Jerusalemites happier?

Only 58% of Jerusalem residents are satisfied with their economic situation, which is below the national level (62%) and the corresponding level in Tel Aviv (64%).

A marcher dressed as Superman performs opposite the Great Synagogue in the annual Jerusalem parade during the festival of Sukkot

How many Israelis are eligible to vote in the upcoming election?

Since the last elections held in September, the number of eligible voters aged 18 and up has risen by 62,000 or 1.1%

‘ISRAEL’S INABILITY to form a government, after two consecutive elections, appears to be related to this paradigmatic shift in politics.’