1.8 million families in Israel
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1,132,000 of families are couples with children
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Number of single women giving birth increased by 90%
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Rate of single mothers doubles since 2000
Past decade shows decrease in number of people per household, increase in single-parent families, mostly due to divorce. Number of single women giving birth rose by 90%
What does the average Israeli family look like? The past decade has seen a slight decrease in the number of people per household and an increase in single-parent families.
According to information released by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday, ahead of Family Day, the number of single women who gave birth on 2010 nearly doubled compared with the year 2000.
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Statistics show that 1,132,000 of families are couples with children; 427,600 are families of childless couples and 223,100 are single-parent households. The rate of single-parent families in Israel (6%) is similar to that in Italy and Spain. In the United States, some 14% of the population is classified as single-parent families and in Germany the number stands on 16%.
Nearly 13% of Jewish families are single-parent families as opposed to 10% of Arab families. In 91% of the cases, a woman is the head of the household. Most of the single-parent households are the result of a divorce;16% have never been married; 15% live apart; and 12% are widowers.
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, West Bank
Since 2000, the number of single women who gave birth has climbed from 8,400 to 16,000 in 2010 – a 90% increase. In 2010, some 4,900 single Jewish women gave birth compared with 2,600 in 2000.
Within the Arab community, about 69% of families have two parents with kids under the age of 17, compared with 45% in the Jewish community. About 9% of Arab couples are childless, compared with 27% of Jewish families.
Tel Aviv has the highest percentage of childless couples (33.4%) and the lowest percentage of couples with children under the age of 17 (37.7%).
The average Israeli family had 3.74 people per household in 2010, compared with 3.76 in 2000. About 35% of Arab families are comprised of six or more people as opposed to 10% in the Jewish population.
Statistics show that the most people per household can be found in the West Bank (4.6 people per household), followed by Jerusalem (4.3). Tel Aviv ranked in the bottom with the lowest number of people per household (3.2).
Some 96% of couples in Israel, about 66,000 people, mostly Jewish, are married while the rest simply live together.
