2024 Sees 42% Decrease in Repatriation to Israel
According to figures provided by the Jewish Agency, 23,183 new repatriates arrived in Israel from January to August 2024, marking a 42% decrease compared with the corresponding period last year. In total, 47,012 new repatriates arrived in Israel in 2023. In 2024, 14,514 new repatriates arrived from Russia, 693 repatriated to Israel from Ukraine, and 546 arrived from Belarus. From the beginning of 2024 until August, 2,446 people made Aliyah from Western countries, marking a 50% increase compared with the corresponding period last year; 1,456 arrived from France (a 76% increase from last year), and 433 arrived from the UK (55% increase). Since the beginning of 2024, 2,760 new repatriates have arrived from North America, Oceania, and South Africa, marking an 11% increase from the corresponding period last year; 2,202 new repatriates arrived from the United States, and 233 arrived from Canada. The number of new repatriates from South Africa dropped 10% in 2024 – 209 compared with 233 in the corresponding period last year. Repatriation from Oceania increased 20% in 2024 – with 116 new repatriates arriving so far this year, compared with 97 throughout the corresponding period last year.
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