Urban Areas

Israel is home to a diverse population from many ethnic, religious, cultural and social backgrounds. Of its more than 5.5 million population, 81.5 percent are Jews (over half are native born and mostly first and second generation), while the rest come from some 80 countries around the world; about 17% are Arabs (most of them are Moslem) and the remaining 1.5% are Christians, Druze, Circassian and other small communities.

Population of cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants
	Latitude	Longitude	City proper	Urban area	Data Date
Jerusalem	31.78	35.22	573,000		1 VII 1994
Tel Aviv-Yafo	32.08	34.77	357,100	1,880,200	1 VII 1993
Haifa	32.82	34.98	248,200	448,800	1 VII 1993
Holon	32.02	34.77	163,300	...	1 VII 1994
Rishon Leziyyon	31.97	34.80	157,200	...	1 VII 1994
Petah Tiqwa	32.08	34.88	151,500	...	1 VII 1994
Be'er Sheva	31.25	34.83	144,700	...	1 VII 1994
Netanya	32.33	34.85	143,800	...	1 VII 1994
Bat Yam	32.02	34.75	142,800	...	1 VII 1994
Bene Beraq	32.08	34.83	126,000	...	1 VII 1994
Ramat Gan	32.07	34.80	122,500	...	1 VII 1994
Ashdod	31.80	34.63	115,200	...	1 VII 1994