Among the developed countries, Israel ranks first in terms of the total fertility rate (that is, the number of children per woman).
This is evidenced by the data of the Central Statistical Bureau for 2016.
At the current time, an average of 3.1 children per Israeli mother. At the same time, women in most developed countries - members of the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) had an average of 2.1 children.
According to the researchers, the largest number of children in Israel among women in the religious city of Modiin-Ilit is 7.59 for one, followed by Beitar-Ilit with 7.2 children per woman, in Bnei Brak an average of 5.79, and in Beit Shemesh for 5.56 per woman.
The last (1.91 per woman) in Kiryat Tivon. In Ramat Gan and Nesher, women have an average of 2.08 children each.
The lowest number of children (an average of 1.64) is for women with a religious or national identity unmarked in the identity card. Often, here we are talking about women - repatriates.
In 2016, 181,405 babies were born in Israel, of which 76.8% were Jewish and other mothers, excluding Arab children. 51.5% of newborns are boys.
73.9% of newborns that year were mothers by Jews, 20.7% by Muslims, 1.4% by Christians, 1.3% by Druze and 2.6% by women whose religion is not indicated.
The average age of first-time women is 27.6 years in Israel. The second child appears on average in two years, the third - after another two.