Mass Exodus continues, Israel’s Economy collapses

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TEL AVIV- Data from Israel‘s Central Bureau of Statistics has revealed a significant increase in the number of Israelis who have chosen to leave the country, even before the current war began, indicating that the country could be facing economic hardship, Yediot Ahronot statement, citing a report from the Shorash Foundation for Economic and Social Research.

Quoted from Algeria, On Tuesday (12/11/2024) a report from the Shorash Foundation for Economic and Social Research indicated a sharp increase of 42 percent in the number of Israelis who decided to live outside Israel’s borders, with 24,900 leaving since a government took ‘ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu power in November 2022. compared to 17,520 in the previous period.

In contrast, the data shows a 7 percent decline in the number of Israelis returning to Israel after living abroad, with only 11,300 Israelis returning in 2023 compared to an average of 12,214 in the last ten years.

This clear gap, which is higher than 44 percent for immigrants, was explained by Yedioth Ahronoth as a wake-up call to show a worrying trend in immigration patterns, indicating a systemic problem that needs to be addressed.

Rethinking the path of Israel

The report, which focuses on immigration data for native Israelis without counting recent arrivals from Russia and Ukraine, which skew the statistics, explains that this immigration movement could indicate negative social and economic effects in the long term, especially as a result of the political and economic situation. ongoing security crisis.

The report considers this data as an indication of economic and political pressures that require immediate policy intervention.

The report emphasizes the need to use strategies that retain citizens and attract those returning from abroad, and calls for this data to be used wisely to ensure that a stable demographic and economic future for Israel.

According to an earlier report by the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post, the published data showed a “hard” reality.

In 2023, 55,400 people emigrated, and the data also shows that 39 percent of immigrants in 2023 came from the wealthiest areas of the country, including Tel Aviv and the central region, and 28 percent left from Haifa and the north, and 15 percent from the south. . In fact, Jerusalem accounted for 13 percent of all immigrants, while Judea and Samaria (the West Bank excluding East Jerusalem) accounted for 5 percent.

This means that Israel is losing a large workforce at an age when many people are entering the labor market, studying or training abroad.

Among immigrants, 48 ​​percent of men and 45 percent of women are single. About 41 percent migrated with partners, reinforcing the idea that many of them migrated permanently.

Loading…