Share of births outside marriage in Israel

Israel: Share of births outside marriage was 8.11 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8.11
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
39th
of 42 countries
All-time high
8.11
in 2019
All-time low
5.34
in 2002
Years of data
18
2002–2019

Share of births outside marriage in Israel, 2002–2019

024682002201020192002: 5.32003: 5.82004: 5.62005: 5.52006: 5.62007: 5.62008: 5.72009: 5.82010: 5.82011: 62012: 5.82013: 6.12014: 6.32015: 6.62016: 6.82017: 7.52018: 7.72019: 8.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of births outside marriage in Israel is 8.11, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of births outside marriage in Israel peaked at 8.11 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.34, in 2002.

Israel ranks 39th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Share of births outside marriage in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Share of births outside marriage in Israel, 2002 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2002 5.34
2003 5.79 +8.5%
2004 5.56 -4.1%
2005 5.46 -1.7%
2006 5.64 +3.3%
2007 5.63 -0.1%
2008 5.68 +0.8%
2009 5.78 +1.7%
2010 5.84 +1.0%
2011 5.98 +2.4%
2012 5.8 -3.0%
2013 6.12 +5.5%
2014 6.29 +2.8%
2015 6.62 +5.2%
2016 6.82 +3.1%
2017 7.54 +10.5%
2018 7.67 +1.7%
2019 8.11 +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.61 5.34 5.79 8
2010s 6.68 5.8 8.11 10

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 36 Croatia 22.8 compare
  2. 37 Cyprus 21.2 compare
  3. 38 Greece 13.8 compare
  4. 40 Republic of Korea 2.95 compare
  5. 41 Türkiye 2.8 compare
  6. 42 Japan 2.4 compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of births outside marriage in Israel?
Share of births outside marriage in Israel was 8.11 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of births outside marriage recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 8.11 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of births outside marriage recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 5.34 in 2002.
How does Israel rank for share of births outside marriage?
Israel ranks 39th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of births outside marriage rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births outside marriage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of births outside marriage
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
42 places, 2,139 data points, 1960–2021
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