Judea and Samaria Population Growing at High Rate
Yesha Children
The study appears in the 2007 statistical journal put out by the University Center. Professors Dan Suan and Dr. Vered Ne’eman-Haviv led a team of researchers in compiling twelve chapters of information on all details of life in Judea and Samaria.
The study found that while in 1995 the population of Judea and Samaria stood at 130,000, as of 2007 it had jumped to 270,000 – in other words the population grew by 107%. In contrast the population of Israel grew by only 29% in the same period of time. Even more impressive is that in the three years between 2005 and 2007 the growth rate was 5% a year, three times higher than the rate in the rest of Israel of 1.7%.
The main factor in the growth came from natural increase. The birth rate in Judea and Samaria stands at 35 births per 1,000 persons whereas the average in the rest of Israel stands at only 20 births per 1,000 individuals. The second factor in growth came from positive migration (persons migrating in minus persons migrating out). In fact, Judea and Samaria had the highest rate of positive migration in all of Israel. The third factor in growth came from immigrants to Israel, who came mainly from the US, Britain, and France.
Students in Judea and Samaria seem to be putting more time into their studies as well. The study found that 71.2% of Judea and Samaria high school students succeeded in passing their matriculation exams. That was only true for 65.8% of their peers in the rest of the country.
The study also found that residents of Judea and Samaria work more than the rest of the country. In particular, 62% of Judea and Samaria residents take their part in the workforce – In the rest of the country only 56% do so. In addition, the unemployment rate stands at only 6.5% in Judea and Samaria. In the rest of the country it is higher and stands at 7.3%.
The researchers also noted that in a separate study by the Bureau of Statistics, Judea and Samaria residents reported on average that they feel healthier than those in the rest of the country. In fact 91% of Judea and Samaria residents said they feel either “good” or “very good” healthwise, while only 73% said the same countrywide.
The same study also asked respondents to express their satisfaction with life. In the country in general 83% said that they are either “satisfied” or “very satisfied.” In Judea and Samaria that rate was even higher and stood at 92.3%.
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