Statistical tables of aliya from the Soviet Union have been compiled by Harold Miller, former chairman of the Zionist Federation and now deputy chairman, and an expert in statistics. In 1950, there were 290 olim from the Soviet Union. Between then and 1972, the tables are as follows:
1951 – 186, 1962 – 184
1952 – 56, 1963 – 304
1953 – 39, 1964 – 530
1954 – 26, 1965 – 887
1955 – 123, 1966 – 2027
1956 – 460, 1967 – 1380
1957 – 1314, 1968 – 224
1958 – 720, 1969 – 3011
1959 – 1353, 1970 – 982
1960 – 1917, 1971 – 12,687
1961 – 216, 1972 – 32,000
The provisional figures for 1973 is 34,750.
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