• Christians make up 8.4% of the total Arab population in Israel. They numbered 125,700 in the

end of 2008.

• The percentage of Christians in the Arab population has decreased over the years, from 21% in

the 1950's to 13% in the 1990s and 8.4% in 2008. According to projections by the Israeli

Central Bureau of Statistics, by 2030 the rate of Christians in the Arab population will drop to

7%. One of the main factors causing this population decrease is the low natural growth rate of

Christian Arabs, which is less than half of that of the Muslims: 1.3% and 2.8% in 2008,

respectively.

• Approximately 70% of the Christian Arabs reside in the Northern District, 13% in the Haifa

District, 11% in the Jerusalem District, 3% in the Central District and 3% in Tel Aviv District.

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