Jerusalem Day stats reveal Capital home to 804,400
The Times of Israel reported that Jerusalem’s population at the end of 2011 was 804,400, making the capital the largest municipality in Israel by a considerable margin, according to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) ahead of Jerusalem Day Wednesday.
The capital had 499,400 Jewish residents, 281,100 Muslim residents, 14,700 Christian residents, 200 Druze and a further 9,000 residents who were not classified by religion in Interior Ministry records. Jerusalem residents make up some 10 percent of Israel’s total population.
Of the Jews in Jerusalem, who according to the statistics make up around 62% of the city’s population, 32% defined themselves as ultra-Orthodox, 21% as religious, 10% as traditional-religious, 16% as not very religious, and 19% as totally secular. Two percent of respondents did not provide a religious affiliation.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you. Psalm 122:6 (NKJV)
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