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Israel’s Christian population approaches 185,000

The religious minority makes up 1.9% of the country’s total population.

Dec. 24, 2025
JNS Staff

Israel’s Christian population approaches 185,000

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People carry Christmas trees at the New Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during a Christmas tree distribution a few days ahead of the holiday, Dec. 18, 2025. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
People carry Christmas trees at the New Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during a Christmas tree distribution a few days ahead of the holiday, Dec. 18, 2025. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel’s Christian population is about 185,000, accounting for just under 2% of the country’s total population, according to data published Wednesday by the Central Bureau of Statistics on the eve of Christmas 2025.

Nearly 80% of the Christians in Israel are Arab, comprising 6.8% of the nation’s overall Arab population.

Most Arab Christians reside in the Northern District (68.3%) and Haifa District (14.7%).

Non-Arab Christians are more concentrated in the Tel Aviv and Central Districts (42 %), with 34% living in the Northern and Haifa Districts.

The cities with the largest Arab Christian populations include Nazareth (18,900), Haifa (18,800), Jerusalem (13,400) and Nof HaGalil (10,800).

According to the data, in 2024, Christian women gave birth to 2,134 infants, with approximately 73% (1,568 infants) born to Arab Christian mothers.

The total fertility rate for Christian women in 2024 was 1.61 children per woman, with Arab Christian women having a slightly lower fertility rate of 1.48 children per woman.

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