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Recent Aliyah Statistics and Trends |
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Director-General’s Report, August 2008
This report relates to all people arriving in Israel, including those already here who were changing their status, and Israelis who were processed by Aliyah Shlichim (such as returning minors, minors with Israeli citizenship, foreign-born citizens and returning residents)-henceforth "people arriving in Israel" unless otherwise stated. Israelis processed by Aliyah Shlichim were mainly from Western countries.
Between January-August 2008, 10,620 people arrived in Israel under the auspices of the Jewish Agency, a 17% decrease compared to the number that arrived during the same period last year. Among these 9,323 were immigrants (including those who willingly changed their status and those who have had citizenship conferred on them). The rest were Israelis who were processed by Aliyah Shlichim. In August alone, 2,053 new immigrants arrived.
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Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
- Between January-August 2008, 3,327 immigrants arrived from the FSU (making up 31% of the total number of immigrants) a 14% decrease compared to the same period last year. The majority of immigrants coming from the Former Soviet Union are from Russia. 1,524 immigrants arrived from Russia (a 19% decrease compared to the same period last year). 743 immigrants arrived from Ukraine (an 18% decrease compared to the same period last year).
- Between January-August 2008, 97 immigrants arrived from Eastern Europe, 5% less than the number of immigrants that arrived during the same period last year.
Aliyah from the West
- Between January-August 2008, 2,153 people arrived from Western Europe. Of these, 1,754 were immigrants and 399 were Israelis, compared to 2,878 that arrived during the same time period, a decrease of 25%. (a 29% decrease in immigrants, and a 3% decrease in Israelis).
- 1,411 immigrants arrived from France, a 31% decrease compared to the same period last year (2,056).
- 410 immigrants and Israelis arrived in January-August 2008 from Great Britain, compared to 459 that arrived during the same period last year, an 11% decrease.
- 2,217 immigrants and Israelis arrived in January-August 2008 from North America, an increase of 9% compared to the same period last year (2,043).
- 751 immigrants and Israelis arrived from South America, a 26% decrease compared to the same period last year. The top two countries in South America with increases in immigration are Brazil (165) and Argentina (145).
- 230 immigrants arrived in January-August 2008 from South Africa, a 111% increase compared to the same period last year (109).
- 132 immigrants arrived in January-August 2008 from Oceania, a 38% increase compared to the same period last year (96).
Aliyah from Other Countries
1,497 immigrants arrived from Ethiopia between January-August 2008, a 37% decrease compared with the same period last year.
Immigrants in Israeli Absorption Centers During August 2008 there were 10,326 immigrants living in initial absorption facilities.
- 3,999 were in absorption centers. 2% of them are participants in the Selah program, 9% are students, 6% are (other) youth, 18% are pre-aliyah registration, and 2% are participants of business programs. 2,171 of the immigrants in absorption centers (55%) are immigrants from Ethiopia.
- An additional 6,238 immigrants from Ethiopia were living in additional absorption facilities run by the Jewish Agency for the specific purpose of absorbing the current wave of immigration from Ethiopia.
Charts
Immigrants and Israelis Handled by Aliyah Emissaries (PDF 54K*)
FSU Statistics (Excel 30K*)
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