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Where olim land, 2015 to 2025
Where new immigrants to Israel were first registered on arrival, who they were and where they came from, from the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration's open records: one row per oleh, 384,688 olim from 2015 to 2025.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, data.gov.il. Checked 2026-10-15. Next review due 2027-01-13. Download the data (CSV)
What the numbers show
- Olim from the United States, France, the United Kingdom and Canada were 20.6% of arrivals in 2024 and 37.6% in 2025. Both the share and the number rose: 6,736 to 8,430, up 25.1%, while arrivals from Russia and Ukraine fell from 20,562 to 9,476.
- People aged 18 to 29 were 25.4% of 2025 olim, and children under 18 were 21.5%.
- Tel Aviv-Yafo, Netanya, Jerusalem and Haifa were the first localities of 47.8% of 2025 olim.
- Russia was still the largest single origin in 2025, with 8,548 olim (38.1%).
- 2022 was the largest year of the period, with 76,601 olim, 60,112 of them (78.5%) from Russia and Ukraine. The smallest was 2020, with 22,034; 2025 had 22,423.
Computed from the tables below. Ministry records, not the official CBS count: see the caveats.
Olim per year
| Year | Olim | Olim per year, 2015 to 2025 (Ministry records) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 31,877 | |
| 2016 | 27,763 | |
| 2017 | 29,454 | |
| 2018 | 30,493 | |
| 2019 | 35,731 | |
| 2020 | 22,034 | |
| 2021 | 28,757 | |
| 2022 | 76,601 | |
| 2023 | 46,877 | |
| 2024 | 32,678 | |
| 2025 | 22,423 |
The 15 most common first localities, by year
The first locality recorded for each oleh, in the two latest years. Localities with an Aliyahu city page are linked.
2025: 22,423 olim
| Rank | Locality | Olim | Share | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tel Aviv-Yafo | 3,242 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Netanya | 2,904 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Jerusalem | 2,485 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Haifa | 2,088 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Bat Yam | 1,105 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Ashdod | 889 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Ra'anana | 834 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Beit Shemesh | 747 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Rishon LeZion | 583 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Be'er Sheva | 555 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | Ashkelon | 368 | 1.6% | |
| 12 | Nahariya | 345 | 1.5% | |
| 13 | Herzliya | 321 | 1.4% | |
| 14 | Ramat Gan | 308 | 1.4% | |
| 15 | Petach Tikva | 297 | 1.3% |
2024: 32,678 olim
| Rank | Locality | Olim | Share | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tel Aviv-Yafo | 5,165 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Netanya | 5,042 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Haifa | 3,843 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Jerusalem | 2,635 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Bat Yam | 2,082 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Ashdod | 1,259 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Rishon LeZion | 1,023 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Beit Shemesh | 696 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Ra'anana | 677 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Rehovot | 639 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | Be'er Sheva | 584 | 1.8% | |
| 12 | Ramat Gan | 571 | 1.7% | |
| 13 | Nahariya | 521 | 1.6% | |
| 14 | Ashkelon | 448 | 1.4% | |
| 15 | Herzliya | 438 | 1.3% |
The 10 most common first localities, 2015 to 2025
The ten localities that were the first home of the most olim over the whole period, and how many each received every year. The table scrolls sideways on a small screen.
| Locality | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tel Aviv-Yafo | 3,869 | 3,077 | 2,858 | 3,386 | 4,498 | 2,481 | 3,226 | 8,672 | 6,753 | 5,165 | 3,242 |
| Netanya | 3,749 | 2,793 | 2,379 | 2,828 | 4,431 | 2,112 | 2,944 | 7,500 | 4,816 | 5,042 | 2,904 |
| Haifa | 2,337 | 2,258 | 2,516 | 2,586 | 3,234 | 1,795 | 2,113 | 9,101 | 6,479 | 3,843 | 2,088 |
| Jerusalem | 3,110 | 2,836 | 2,775 | 2,603 | 2,503 | 2,239 | 3,023 | 4,778 | 2,555 | 2,635 | 2,485 |
| Bat Yam | 1,332 | 1,316 | 1,339 | 1,442 | 1,793 | 857 | 1,054 | 4,163 | 2,804 | 2,082 | 1,105 |
| Ashdod | 1,723 | 1,486 | 1,314 | 1,346 | 1,419 | 785 | 971 | 3,212 | 1,870 | 1,259 | 889 |
| Rishon LeZion | 1,042 | 952 | 1,154 | 1,128 | 1,229 | 587 | 710 | 3,101 | 1,593 | 1,023 | 583 |
| Be'er Sheva | 860 | 757 | 1,285 | 835 | 1,085 | 727 | 778 | 2,392 | 1,329 | 584 | 555 |
| Ashkelon | 949 | 859 | 1,038 | 931 | 815 | 340 | 792 | 2,284 | 1,094 | 448 | 368 |
| Ra'anana | 1,180 | 914 | 935 | 693 | 886 | 800 | 964 | 1,032 | 593 | 677 | 834 |
By country of origin
Each origin group's 2025 arrivals and its three most common first localities. The full table for each group, for 2025 and for all eleven years, is on the guide for that origin. Every group is in the CSV. Localities with fewer than 11 olim from a group are left out.
| Origin | Top 3 first localities | Olim, 2025 | Origin guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | Netanya, Tel Aviv-Yafo and Haifa | 8,548 | Open |
| Ukraine | Haifa, Rishon LeZion and Bat Yam | 928 | Open |
| United States | Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh and Tel Aviv-Yafo | 3,733 | Open |
| France | Netanya, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Yafo | 3,353 | Open |
| Belarus | Bat Yam, Haifa and Tel Aviv-Yafo | 470 | Open |
| Ethiopia | Beit Alfa and Be'er Sheva | 130 | Open |
| United Kingdom | Jerusalem, Tel Aviv-Yafo and Beit Shemesh | 892 | Open |
| Argentina | Jerusalem, Bnei Brak and Tel Aviv-Yafo | 280 | Open |
| Brazil | Haifa, Tel Aviv-Yafo and Be'er Sheva | 203 | Open |
| Canada | Jerusalem, Tel Aviv-Yafo and Ra'anana | 452 | Open |
| South Africa | Netanya, Tel Aviv-Yafo and Jerusalem | 256 | – |
| Georgia | Haifa, Tel Aviv-Yafo and Ashdod | 284 | Open |
| Uzbekistan | Haifa, Rishon LeZion and Eilat | 146 | Open |
| Germany | Jerusalem, Tel Aviv-Yafo and Haifa | 224 | – |
| Kazakhstan | Haifa and Tel Aviv-Yafo | 136 | Open |
| Australia | Jerusalem, Tel Aviv-Yafo and Ra'anana | 188 | – |
| Belgium | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh | 101 | – |
| Italy | fewer than 11 | 56 | – |
| All other countries | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Netanya and Jerusalem | 2,043 | – |
Where olim came from
Olim per year by country of origin, largest over the period first. The table scrolls sideways on a small screen.
| Origin | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 6,811 | 7,203 | 7,326 | 10,801 | 16,083 | 6,810 | 7,842 | 45,005 | 32,354 | 19,534 | 8,548 |
| Ukraine | 7,241 | 6,013 | 7,236 | 6,607 | 6,337 | 3,019 | 3,155 | 15,107 | 2,179 | 1,028 | 928 |
| United States | 3,275 | 3,176 | 3,161 | 3,112 | 3,182 | 3,100 | 4,268 | 3,457 | 2,602 | 3,393 | 3,733 |
| France | 7,700 | 4,828 | 3,529 | 2,759 | 2,486 | 2,552 | 3,684 | 2,179 | 1,073 | 2,229 | 3,353 |
| Belarus | 338 | 668 | 977 | 976 | 943 | 639 | 1,046 | 2,228 | 1,788 | 736 | 470 |
| Ethiopia | 125 | 113 | 1,319 | 44 | 668 | 934 | 1,640 | 1,512 | 1,678 | 95 | 130 |
| United Kingdom | 745 | 604 | 558 | 545 | 605 | 564 | 725 | 627 | 384 | 699 | 892 |
| Argentina | 310 | 284 | 282 | 332 | 455 | 584 | 938 | 1,056 | 568 | 435 | 280 |
| Brazil | 470 | 639 | 684 | 670 | 653 | 541 | 567 | 403 | 271 | 261 | 203 |
| Canada | 474 | 385 | 403 | 357 | 367 | 367 | 409 | 543 | 305 | 415 | 452 |
| South Africa | 244 | 272 | 320 | 329 | 410 | 355 | 559 | 480 | 295 | 305 | 256 |
| Georgia | 134 | 179 | 219 | 185 | 337 | 242 | 152 | 355 | 390 | 380 | 284 |
| Uzbekistan | 243 | 210 | 213 | 209 | 216 | 145 | 295 | 288 | 251 | 232 | 146 |
| Germany | 169 | 167 | 164 | 186 | 179 | 104 | 165 | 213 | 169 | 184 | 224 |
| Kazakhstan | 125 | 175 | 150 | 209 | 214 | 143 | 218 | 226 | 127 | 118 | 136 |
| Australia | 157 | 164 | 219 | 171 | 184 | 111 | 143 | 175 | 121 | 185 | 188 |
| Belgium | 313 | 238 | 141 | 135 | 103 | 98 | 164 | 115 | 99 | 88 | 101 |
| Italy | 377 | 212 | 147 | 88 | 77 | 85 | 126 | 87 | 74 | 62 | 56 |
| All other countries | 2,626 | 2,233 | 2,406 | 2,778 | 2,232 | 1,641 | 2,661 | 2,545 | 2,149 | 2,299 | 2,043 |
| Total | 31,877 | 27,763 | 29,454 | 30,493 | 35,731 | 22,034 | 28,757 | 76,601 | 46,877 | 32,678 | 22,423 |
Age at aliyah
Share of each year's olim by age at aliyah, then the same for each origin group in 2025. Where any age group from an origin is under 11, that origin's whole row is withheld, because its total is published and one hidden cell could otherwise be worked out by subtraction.
| Year | 0-17 | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24.2% | 26.4% | 19.7% | 17.9% | 11.9% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | 28.8% | 19.8% | 18.3% | 12% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | 27.5% | 20.7% | 18.1% | 11.7% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | 25.7% | 21.3% | 20.1% | 11.2% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | 23.1% | 22.1% | 21.4% | 11.2% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | 28.2% | 20% | 18.9% | 10% |
| 2021 | 23% | 24.7% | 19.2% | 19.5% | 13.6% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | 17.5% | 25.7% | 20.6% | 11.6% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | 20.6% | 26.2% | 21.7% | 9.1% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | 22.9% | 22.5% | 23.8% | 10.4% |
| 2025 | 21.5% | 25.4% | 21% | 20.4% | 11.6% |
| Origin | 0-17 | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 18.4% | 17% | 23.1% | 29.8% | 11.7% |
| Ukraine | 16.6% | 23.7% | 16.7% | 26.6% | 16.4% |
| United States | 23.5% | 36.8% | 17.4% | 9.6% | 12.7% |
| France | 31.5% | 22.7% | 19.1% | 14.8% | 11.8% |
| Belarus | 19.4% | 24.7% | 23% | 22.1% | 10.9% |
| Ethiopia | fewer than 11 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 22.8% | 35.4% | 16.8% | 11.3% | 13.7% |
| Argentina | 22.9% | 48.2% | 12.5% | 9.3% | 7.1% |
| Brazil | 15.3% | 34% | 17.7% | 22.2% | 10.8% |
| Canada | 21% | 41.2% | 15.7% | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| South Africa | 5.5% | 41% | 6.6% | 23.8% | 23% |
| Georgia | 15.8% | 22.5% | 36.3% | 19.7% | 5.6% |
| Uzbekistan | fewer than 11 | ||||
| Germany | 21% | 31.3% | 21.9% | 12.5% | 13.4% |
| Kazakhstan | 20.6% | 22.1% | 27.9% | 19.9% | 9.6% |
| Australia | 17.6% | 45.7% | 17.6% | 8% | 11.2% |
| Belgium | 15.8% | 39.6% | 15.8% | 14.9% | 13.9% |
| Italy | fewer than 11 | ||||
| All other countries | 19.6% | 29.4% | 26.7% | 17.1% | 7.3% |
Read this before you use the numbers
- Ministry records, not the official count. Each year's file has one row per oleh as the Ministry registered them. Totals differ from the Central Bureau of Statistics: for 2024 the Ministry file has 32,678 rows, while CBS counts 31,068 immigrants (Statistical Abstract 2025, table 2.39; Checked 2026-10-15. Next review due 2027-10-15. ). Use CBS for the national total and this data for where and who.
- The first locality, not where people stay. The "absorbing locality" is the first locality registered at aliyah. Many olim move later, and this data cannot show it.
- Small places can rank high for one reason. A small locality can appear in a table because many arrivals were registered there at once, as can happen where a group programme operates. Do not read a ranking as a preference without checking.
- Origin groups. The 18 largest countries of origin are named; every other country is grouped as "All other countries". Age is age at aliyah, in five bands.
- Small groups are hidden. Any figure under 11 is shown as <11 or left out, and a few larger figures are withheld too where a hidden one could otherwise be worked out from the totals, as the method requires.
- What the records do not hold. No household link, no outcomes (work, Hebrew or income) and no record of who later left Israel. They describe arrival only.
Source, licence and method
- Dataset
- New immigrants by year (record-level, one row per oleh), Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, data.gov.il (catalogue entry modified 2026-02-23)
- Licence
- Other (Open), as recorded in the data.gov.il catalogue on 2026-10-15
- Attribution
- Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, data.gov.il
- Downloaded
- 2026-10-15
- How it was built
- The eleven yearly files (384,688 rows) were aggregated to year, locality, origin group and age band, then reduced to the tables on this page. The build stops if the yearly totals of the different aggregations disagree, suppresses every figure under 11 and then withholds any further figure that would let a hidden one be worked out by subtraction.
- Open data
- Download the data (CSV) Every figure published here and on the origin guides, one per row, with withheld cells marked.
How to cite
Aliyahu Research. “Where olim land, 2015 to 2025.” Aliyahu Research, 2026-10-15. https://aliyahu.com/en/research/where-olim-land. Based on Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, data.gov.il.
- Title
- Where olim land, 2015 to 2025
- Publisher
- Aliyahu Research
- URL
- https://aliyahu.com/en/research/where-olim-land
- Date
- 2026-10-15
- Data
- https://aliyahu.com/research/where-olim-land-2015-2025.csv
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