Last Updated on November 25, 2021
Crunching the numbers – Israel immigration figures from 2001 – 2016
For the first time, Misrad Haklitah, The Ministry of Immigrant Absorption (Update: now the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration) recently released data indicating which cities absorbed the most olim, as follows:
- Anglo olim compare their communities
- The good and the bad – Olim share their aliyah stories and experiences
- Aliyah planner and resources
According to the immigration data:
- 34,000 olim have made Jerusalem their new home
- 27,000 immigrants moved to Tel Aviv, of which 8,800 came from former Soviet Union, 5,200 from France, and 4,400 from the US.
- Just less than 10,000 olim from Russia and a similar number from France chose Netanya as their Aliyah destination.
- 21,000 olim moved to Haifa
- 3,200 olim moved to Eilat, mostly from France
- Modi’in-Maccabim-Reut took in 1,300 olim from the US
- 1,000 Argentinians moved to Be’er Sheva
- Ashdod, Ashkelon, Bat Yam, Petach Tikva, Rishon LeZion and Beit Shemesh are popular too.
- Kfar Saba absorbed hundreds of Ethiopians
- And lastly, Raanana still remains a popular destination with the Anglo and French speaking communities.