Israel Aliyah figures, data & statistics for 2001-2016

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:

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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.