Desire to emigrate by ethnicity in Israel 2024| ��ƽ��

Preference to leave or stay in Israel as reported by Jews and Arab in Israel from 2015 to 2024, by ethnicity

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Release date

December 2024

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Region

Israel, MENA

Survey time period

May 16 to 29, 2024

Number of respondents

1,408 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

Survey question: 'If you could receive another Western citizenship, would you prefer to emigrate or remain in Israel?'

The source notes that emigration preference was determined based on the question: “If you could receive American citizenship or citizenship of another Western country, would you prefer to move there to live or would you prefer to remain in Israel?”

The 2024 survey was prepared by the Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research of the IDI. The survey encompassed 1,026 male and female respondents in Hebrew and 382 in Arabic language, comprising a representative sample of the population of Israel. The maximum sampling error for the general sample is 2.61%.

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As of 2024, the share of Jewish citizens in Israel who prefer to remain in the country rather than emigrate, decreased to **** percent. This represents the lowest level in the observed period. Furthermore, ** percent of Arab citizens said they preferred to live in the country. This was a significant increase compared to the previous year. Following the Israel-Hamas war, which started on October 7th, 2023, the topic of emigration became more prominent.