Jerusalem’s Jewish majority continues to shrink despite a high-birthrate in the haredi sector, according to data released by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics.

The figures were released Wednesday ahead of the 56th anniversary of the reunification of the Israeli capital city.

According to the CBS, as of the end of 2021, there were a total of 966,200 residents, including 576,600 Jews, or 59.7% of the total population, 375,600 Arabs (38.9% of the total) - of which 362,600 are Muslims and 12,900 are Christians – along with 3,500 non-Arab Christians (0.4%), and 10,500 residents without religious classification (1.1%).

Since the data was collected at the end of 2021, it is estimated that the city’s population has increased by tens of thousands of people and is now close to one million.... Read More: Arutz-7