Jerusalem, 29 December, 2025 (TPS-IL) — There were 21,900 new immigrants from 105 different countries who arrived in Israel since the beginning of the year. About a third of them were young people aged 18–35. The increase in immigration from France and Britain continued.
This is according to data for 2025, released by Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Absorption and the Jewish Agency, which shows that the year was characterized by relative stability in the number of immigrants who arrived in Israel in the shadow of the war, a strengthening trend of immigration by young people from the West, and a significant increase in the rate of immigration from France and Britain.
A breakdown of the data shows that Russia still leads in the number of immigrants, with about 8,300 immigrants (a decrease of about 57% compared to about 19,500 last year). The United States follows with 3,500 immigrants; a 5% increase compared to the previous year and 30% from 2023. A 45% jump was recorded from France, with about 3,300 immigrants, compared to 2,228 immigrants in 2024 and a 200% jump from France.
The UK is on the rise for the second year in a row, with 840 immigrants compared to 700 last year – an increase of 19%, and almost 100% the year before, and the trend is expected to continue.
For comparison, in 2023, 2,717 immigrants immigrated to Israel from the US, 1,109 immigrants from France and 406 immigrants from the UK.