As Israel prepares to celebrate its 77th Independence Day, new data from the Central Bureau of Statistics reveals a historic milestone: the country’s population has officially surpassed 10 million.

According to the bureau, Israel’s population grew by approximately 135,000 over the past year, bringing the total to an estimated 10,094,000 residents.

The figures include 7.7 million individuals classified as Jewish or “other” — a category encompassing non-Arab Christians and people without a listed ethnicity. In previous years, Jews and “others” were tallied separately, but the latest report combines them into a single figure.

The Arab population stands at about 2.1 million, accounting for 20.9 percent of the total population.

Additionally, the overall number includes roughly 248,000 foreign residents currently living in Israel.

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