Israel’s population at the end of 1982 was 4,055,000. This figure includes 12,000 residents on the Golan Heights. It is the first time that the Golan Heights residents have been counted as part of the total population.
The total increase in Israel’s population last year was 67,500, of which 47,500 were Jews. The non-Jewish population increased by three percent, compared to 1.4 percent increase of the Jewish population.
Altogether there are 689,000 non-Jews, some 17 percent of the total population. About 13,000 immigrants arrived last year, compared to 12,600 in 1981 and 20,400 in 1980.
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