By the numbers

Published by
Marites N. Sison
April 4, 2014

0.6 per cent of the world's 2.2 billion Christians live in the Middle East and North Africa; they make up 4 per cent of the region's total population, down 20 per cent from a century ago Photo: Asaf Eliason/Shutterstock

0.6 per cent of the world's 2.2 billion Christians live in the Middle East and North Africa; they make up 4 per cent of the region's total population, down 20 per cent from a century ago Photo: Asaf Eliason/Shutterstockmore
10.3 per cent of Christians living in Israel are age 65 and older Photo: Anglican Video
2,900 non-Arab Christians live in Jerusalem
3,100 non-Arab Christians live in Tel Aviv Photo: Lucy/Shutterstock
3,400 non-Arab Christians live in Haifa Photo: Lucy/Shutterstock
11,900 Christians live in Jerusalem Photo: Anglican Video
22,400 Christians live in Nazareth Photo: Anglican Video
34.4 per cent of non-Christians reside in northern Israel and in Haifa Photo: Arkady Mazer
38.8 per cent of non-Christian Arabs live in the Tel Aviv district Photo: Chameleons Eye
9.5 per cent reside in Jerusalem Photo: Anglican Video
161,000 Christians, who are permanent residents of Israel, constitute 2.1 per cent of the entire population Photo: Anglican Video
84 per cent of Christian Arabs live in northern Israel, including Haifa Photo: Oleg Lopatkin
80 per cent of Christians in Israel are Arab-born Photo: Anglican Video
93 per cent of the population of the Middle East and North Africa is Muslim; 1.6 per cent is Jewish Photo: Anglican Video

Sources: Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life; Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, 2013

Author

  • Marites (Tess) Sison was editor of the Anglican Journal from August 2014 to July 2018, and senior staff writer from December 2003 to July 2014. An award-winning journalist, she has more that three decades of professional journalism experience in Canada and overseas. She has contributed to The Toronto Star and CBC Radio, and worked as a stringer for The New York Times.

Published by
Marites N. Sison
April 4, 2014