Aliyah to Israel) surged in 2021, with the 27,050 new arrivals from across the globe representing a 30% increase over the previous year’s 21,820 olim (immigrants), according to statistics released today by the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, The Jewish Agency for Israel and Nefesh B'Nefesh.
This past year also brought a record-breaking 4,000 olim from the United States, who arrived in Israel with the assistance of Nefesh B’Nefesh. This immigration from the U.S. constituted a 30% increase over 2020 and the highest annual number of olim from the USA since 1973. Another 400 olim arrived this year from Canada, bringing the expected total of olim from North America in 2021 to over 4,400.
The Aliyah numbers also show a 40% jump in immigration from France this year compared to 2020, with the arrival of 3,500 olim, the highest number of arrivals from that country in the last four years.
Elsewhere around the world, Aliyah figures for 2021 included 7,500 olim from Russia this year, an increase of 10% from 2020; 3,000 olim from Ukraine, up 5%; and 1,636 immigrants from Ethiopia as part of Operation Zur Israel, which is expected to renew soon and reunite the new Olim with their relatives in Israel after decades of waiting.
Other significant sources of Aliyah this year include 900 olim from Argentina, an increase of 55% over last year and the highest number of immigrants from that country since 2003; 650 olim from the United Kingdom, an increase of 22% over 2021; 550 olim from Brazil; 550 olim from South Africa, a dramatic increase of 72%, particularly in comparison with figures from the last decade; and 290 olim from Mexico, a 55% increase.
The growing popularity of Aliyah among the younger generation continued as well, as 55% (14,620 olim) of all this year’s olim were under the age of 35. Further, 16.5% of olim were ages 36-50; 13.6% were 51-64; and 14.7% were 65 and older.
The city welcoming the most olim in 2021 was Tel Aviv, where 2,870 immigrants chose to make their new home, followed by Jerusalem, with 2,760 arrivals, Netanya with 2,710, and Haifa with 2000. Other cities where new olim arrived in 2021 included Ashdod (940), Bat Yam (920), Raanana (880), Beit Shemesh (860), Nahariya (825), and Be’er Sheva (750).
Aliyah to Israel) surged in 2021, with the 27,050 new arrivals from across the globe representing a 30% increase over the previous year’s 21,820 olim (immigrants), according to statistics released today by the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, The Jewish Agency for Israel and Nefesh B'Nefesh.
This past year also brought a record-breaking 4,000 olim from the United States, who arrived in Israel with the assistance of Nefesh B’Nefesh. This immigration from the U.S. constituted a 30% increase over 2020 and the highest annual number of olim from the USA since 1973. Another 400 olim arrived this year from Canada, bringing the expected total of olim from North America in 2021 to over 4,400.
The Aliyah numbers also show a 40% jump in immigration from France this year compared to 2020, with the arrival of 3,500 olim, the highest number of arrivals from that country in the last four years.
Elsewhere around the world, Aliyah figures for 2021 included 7,500 olim from Russia this year, an increase of 10% from 2020; 3,000 olim from Ukraine, up 5%; and 1,636 immigrants from Ethiopia as part of Operation Zur Israel, which is expected to renew soon and reunite the new Olim with their relatives in Israel after decades of waiting.
Other significant sources of Aliyah this year include 900 olim from Argentina, an increase of 55% over last year and the highest number of immigrants from that country since 2003; 650 olim from the United Kingdom, an increase of 22% over 2021; 550 olim from Brazil; 550 olim from South Africa, a dramatic increase of 72%, particularly in comparison with figures from the last decade; and 290 olim from Mexico, a 55% increase.
The growing popularity of Aliyah among the younger generation continued as well, as 55% (14,620 olim) of all this year’s olim were under the age of 35. Further, 16.5% of olim were ages 36-50; 13.6% were 51-64; and 14.7% were 65 and older.
The city welcoming the most olim in 2021 was Tel Aviv, where 2,870 immigrants chose to make their new home, followed by Jerusalem, with 2,760 arrivals, Netanya with 2,710, and Haifa with 2000. Other cities where new olim arrived in 2021 included Ashdod (940), Bat Yam (920), Raanana (880), Beit Shemesh (860), Nahariya (825), and Be’er Sheva (750).
