Which cities do new immigrants settle in – a new report on aliyah

A joint report by the Ministry of Aliyah and the Jewish Agency for the period from September 2023 to September 2024 records the arrival of over 20,000 new citizens from more than one hundred countries. The leaders in the number of immigrants were Russia (5,685), France (4,364), and the USA (3,333). A rejuvenation of aliyah is noted: 35% of arrivals are aged 18–35. Among cities, Tel Aviv, Netanya, and Jerusalem lead in the number of newcomers.

On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the Ministry of Aliyah and the Jewish Agency published a joint report according to which over 20,000 new immigrants arrived in Israel from more than one hundred countries between September 2023 and September 2024. The leaders in the number of immigrants were Russia (5,685 people), France (4,364), and the USA (3,333). Significant flows were also recorded from Ukraine (797), Belarus (491), Canada (440), and other countries. Minister of Aliyah Ofir Sofer called the choice of thousands of families a powerful ideological manifesto, and the head of the Jewish Agency, Doron Almog, noted the deep attachment of immigrants to the country. The report states a rejuvenation of aliyah: 35% of arrivals are aged 18–35, among them many engineers, doctors, and qualified specialists. The oldest immigrants were two 102-year-old centenarians from France and Russia, the youngest a two-week-old infant from Mexico. The leading cities of settlement are Tel Aviv (2,762), Netanya (2,224), Jerusalem (2,134), Haifa (1,504), and Ra'anana (1,042). Almost a third of newcomers (31%) chose peripheral regions. Against the backdrop of rising anti-Semitism in the West, a surge in initial inquiries was recorded: Australia (+89.7%), UK (+68%), France (+31.5%), USA (+17.1%).