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| By: israelinsider staff |
| Published: January 1, 2007 |
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The Jerusalem Post reports that the Muslim population in Israel, including east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, numbered 1.2 million at the end of 2006 -- 16.5 percent of the total population of Israel -- according to data released Sunday by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
At 4.03 per woman, fertility rates among Israeli Muslims are among the highest in comparison to neighboring Arab countries. They surpass Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Lebanon, Kuwait and Tunisia.
Since the 1950's, Muslim-Israeli fertility rates have gradually fallen from levels of nine per woman. After about a decade of stability at five, fertility rates over the past six years have again fallen significantly from 4.74 in 2000 to their present levels.
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