(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Jerusalem Current Status and Trends Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Population > Inter-City migration

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Jewish Population > Balance of Migration > Districts Over the course of the first decade after the city's re-unification ( ) 6% of those leaving the city remained in the Jerusalem metropolitan region (which includes the Jerusalem district, Judea, and Samaria). In the second decade following re-unification 32% remained in the region, in the third 45%, and in the fourth and most recent decade the percentage reached 51%. Over the last four decades the balance of migration between Jerusalem and the districts of the periphery (Haifa, the north and the south) have all been positive for Jerusalem.

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Population > Jews and Arabs The portion of the Jewish population is decreasing; The portion of the Arab population is increasing.

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Population > Births Up until the 1980s there was a steady decline in the birthrate among the Arab population, until it was almost equal to that of the Jewish population. Beginning in the late 1980s, together with the outbreak of the first intifada, the birthrate in the Arab sector began to rise again. In recent years the period of increased birthrate came to an end, and the birthrate began to drop. In 2007 the birthrate among the Arab population stood at 30.5 births per 1,000 people. The birthrate among the Jewish population has remained steady, with only slight deviations over the past forty years. It has never exceeded 30 births per 1,000 people.

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Population > Mortality Rate  The mortality rate among both the Jewish and Arab populations has been declining over the years. Since the end of the1970s the mortality rate of the Arab population has been lower than that of the Jewish population.

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Population > Immigration Most of the 1980s were characterized by an especially high percentage of new immigrants choosing to settle in Jerusalem. In the years of the great wave of immigration from the former Soviet Union, many new immigrants chose Jerusalem as their first place of residence. However, the percentage of these new residents relative to the total number of immigrants to Israel was very low, and never exceeded 8% of all the immigrants to Israel – a trend that continued throughout the 1990s. In recent years there has been an increase in the rate of immigrants who chose to take up residence in Jerusalem.

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Tourism > Israelis and Foreign Tourists The trend of growth in the proportions of tourists in the city is continuing, and 2007 set new records for Jerusalem's tourism. The number of tourists and the number of overnight stays in hotels were the highest the city has ever known.

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies The Image of Jerusalem in the Public Eye – 2007 The survey covers a representative sampling of the adult Jewish population of Israel Jerusalem is: The center for the Jewish people 84% The most beautiful of Israel's cities71% Lacking in culture 4% Lacking in places of entertainment10% Dangerous to visit 12% Suffers from a low quality of life 24% Scary to live in24% A dirty city35% A poor city48% Becoming a city of the Ultra-Orthodox 62%

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies The Image of Jerusalem in the Public Eye Comparison of results among residents of metropolitan Jerusalem as compared to the rest of the country's population JerusalemThe Rest and Environsof Israel's Population Jerusalem is: The center for the Jewish people82% ~85% A poor city47% ~ 48% Lacking in culture3% ~ 5% Lacking in places of entertainment8%~ 10% The most beautiful of Israel's cities81%>>68% A dirty city52%>>30% Suffers from a low quality of life32%>>21% Scary to live in 17%<<27% Becoming a city of the Ultra-Orthodox54%<< 65% Dangerous to visit5% <<15%

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies 75% of the adult Jewish population of Israel has visited either the Old City, the Western Wall, or both in the last two years (not including Jerusalemites)

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies National Strength A Strong Jerusalem

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies 95% of the Jewish public in Israel: A strong Jewish majority in Jerusalem is important 81% of the Jewish public in Israel: Jerusalem based on a clear Jewish majority contributes to Israel's national strength

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies A Strong Jerusalem > Demographics Population Projection – The Continuation of Trends Jews66%61%50% ? Arabs34%39%50% ?

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies A Strong Jerusalem > Employment Low Rate of Participation in the Workforce, 2006 * Employed and seeking employment as percent of population aged 15 and over

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies A Strong Jerusalem > Income Income Per Capita (2006) – Low JerusalemTel-AvivHaifaIsrael 3,3105,4494,5353,972

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies A Strong Jerusalem > Poverty Rate The Arab population is extremely poor * Persons below poverty line

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies It is important to support and strengthen Jerusalem

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Where is Jerusalem Headed? > Maximizing its Relative Advantages Without competing as a financial center; focusing on developing existing advantages The nation's capital A cultural center A center for tourism A center for medicine and science A center for research and institutions of higher learning A religious center for the three monotheistic religions

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Where is Jerusalem Headed? > Potential Driving Forces for Growth Advancing the field of Bio-Technology Developing the field of "New Media": design, art, media, and technology Strengthening higher education Making higher education more accessible to the Ultra- Orthodox population

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Advancing Bio-Technology One third of all Israel's bio-technology companies are located in the city; 43% of the biotechnical research and approximately half of the medical research in Israel is conducted in Jerusalem, at the Hebrew University and in the city's hospitals; The Hebrew University is 12th in the world for bio-technological patents; Jerusalem has a well-developed system for transferring technological developments from academia to industry.

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Developing the Field of "New Media" There is a wide variety of institutions for training in design and art; More than half of the country's art and design students study in Jerusalem; Hebrew University's Department of Computer Engineering is a leading institution internationally; JVP, a venture capital firm in the field, is located in Jerusalem.

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Strengthening Higher Education There is a wealth of institutions for higher learning in the city; A wide range of fields is covered; Higher Education is Jerusalem's leading source of attraction for young people.

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Accessibility of Higher Education to the Ultra-Orthodox Population 20% of the city's population (30% of the Jewish population) Growing openness to work and higher education Even today: there are already hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox students at non-Orthodox institutions

(c) Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies Thank you very much