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Fertility in Israel sits at 2.73 children per woman in 2026, above the replacement level of 2.1. Over the preceding five years it has fallen by 0.29 children per woman. About 172K babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 17.8 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 1.32, above the 1.0 replacement mark. Women are having children later in life, at a mean age of 31.0 years, up from 28.1 in 1980. By 2100, projections put it at 1.91 children per woman.
Fertility rate
2.73 children/woman
Birth rate
17.8 per 1,000 people
Total births
171.9K
Mean age at birth
31.0 years
Israel's fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 4.7 children per woman in 1952 to 2.73 today, still well above the 2.1 replacement level. This decline is projected to continue, dropping below replacement to 1.91 by 2100.