Israel's Christian population approaches 185,000

Israel’s Christian population is about 185,000, accounting for just under 2 percent 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 percent of the Christians in Israel are Arab, comprising 6.8 percent of the nation’s overall Arab population.

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

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

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