by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent
(Worthy News) – A new study shows a record number of Israelis have emigrated from the Jewish state since the Oct.7, 2023 massacre and Israel’s subsequent war against Hamas in Gaza and violent conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Conducted by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, the study found that 55,400 people emigrated from Israel in the last year: 40,600 people left the country in the first seven months of 2024, around 2,200 more each month than in 2023.
“Israelis are emigrating abroad in numbers the country has never seen before – taking with them their money, education, and professional skills, JPost noted in its report. “The numbers behind this movement indicate long-term harm to Israel, even far from the conflict zones in the North and South.”
In the first seven months of this year, 40,600 people left the country, an average of 2,200 more each month than in 2023, JPost reports. Forty-one percent of those who emigrated were born in Israel. Of the 59% who were born abroad, most (72%) were from the former Soviet Union, JPost reports.
Notably, although they constitute only 4.9% of the population, non-Arab gentiles (primarily from the former Soviet Union) who came to Israel through spouses or relatives made up 32.4% of all emigrants.
Young people in their 20s and 30s made up 40% of emigrants, although they only constitute about 27% of the population, JPost reports. “This means Israel is losing significant manpower at an age when many are entering the workforce, pursuing studies, or receiving training abroad,” JPost noted in its report.
“Around 41% emigrated with a partner, reinforcing the notion that many have permanently relocated,” JPost said.
Copyright 1999-2026 Worthy News. This article was originally published on Worthy News and was reproduced with permission.
Latest News from Worthy News
The Russia-Ukraine war rapidly escalated Sunday as more than 800 Ukrainian drones targeted Russia in Ukraine’s largest such attack this year, killing at least seven people, officials said.
Firefighters backed by Dutch military helicopters battled Belgium’s largest wildfire on record Sunday as flames swept through nearly 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of nature reserve and threatened areas near the German border, while deadly blazes raged elsewhere in Europe, including Greece.
Iran-backed Hezbollah threatened to retaliate after Israel said Saturday it had killed a commander of the group in an attack that killed at least 11 people.
Kevin Rideout, an American missionary pilot kidnapped by suspected Islamist militants in Niger’s capital, Niamey, in October last year, has been released and is in U.S. custody, U.S. President Donald J. Trump confirmed Friday.
Concerns are mounting over increasing violence against Christians and churches across Europe after dozens of churches, religious symbols and worshipers were targeted in July, including cases involving bodily waste, arson and the stabbing of a woman praying in an Irish Catholic church.
Hungary’s former ruling Fidesz party suffered a legal setback Friday after the Constitutional Court rejected its challenge to the dismantling of controversial foundations holding vast amounts of state assets, while separate scrutiny intensified over billions of forints in public money spent on former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s social-media operation.
The United States is rapidly approaching another historic fiscal milestone, with the national debt now nearing $40 trillion as Washington continues running massive annual deficits and interest costs consume a growing share of federal spending.