Every passing day: Number of
lives impacts quality of life

Today’s Israel has the fastest growing population in the developed world. Population density in Israel is 3rd highest amoung developed countries and in the near future will become the highest in the entire world.

Despite that, there has never been public discourse regarding the drastic impacts of population growth on current and future generations’ quality of life. Population density doesn’t get the proper attention in the public’s eye.

Zafuf (translated to “crowded” in Hebrew) – The Forum for Population, Environment and Society was founded to bridge this gap, research and quantify the effects of rapid population growth on the state of Israel and its resources, encourage public discourse and lead long-term policy changes accordingly.

Today’s Israel has the fastest growing population in the developed world. Population density in Israel is 3rd highest amoung developed countries and in the near future will become the highest in the entire world.

Despite that, there has never been public discourse regarding the drastic impacts of population growth on current and future generations’ quality of life. Population density doesn’t get the proper attention in the public’s eye.

Zafuf (translated to “crowded” in Hebrew) – The Forum for Population, Environment and Society was founded to bridge this gap, research and quantify the effects of rapid population growth on the state of Israel and its resources, encourage public discourse and lead long-term policy changes accordingly.

The National Challenge

The problem

Population density in Israel is exceptional on a global scale. Israel is the 3rd densest in the developed world.
By 2040 Israel will become one of the most crowded places on earth due to our abnormally high birthrate.
If nothing changes, in 30 years Israel's population will double - which means double the traffic, double the lines for services, etc.

The solution

Population instability is not inevitable. Just as current policy and incentives helped cause Israel's high birth rate, so can the same tools be used to encourage 2-child families and lead to a stable population.

This is not an ideal but rather an unavoidable necessity. anything else will result in drastic impacts on future generations.

The keys to change

Israel's government holds the keys to dealing with the national challenge: investing heavily in informing and educating the public, as well as changing economic incentives.

Demographic trends have long lasting impact. Ignoring the problem will only exacerbate it.

The problem

Population density in Israel is exceptional on a global scale. Israel is the 3rd densest in the developed world.

By 2040 Israel will become one of the most crowded places on earth due to our abnormally high birthrate.

If nothing changes, in 30 years Israel's population will double - which means double the traffic, double the lines for services, etc.

The solution

Population instability is not inevitable. Just as current policy and incentives helped cause Israel's high birth rate, so can the same tools be used to encourage 2-child families and lead to a stable population.

This is not an ideal but rather an unavoidable necessity. anything else will result in drastic impacts on future generations.

The keys to change

Israel's government holds the keys to dealing with the national challenge: investing heavily in informing and educating the public, as well as changing economic incentives.

Demographic trends have long lasting impact. Ignoring the problem will only exacerbate it.

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Current number of people on earth

Is this trend inevitable?

The Bureau of Statistics’ prediction – to the right – shows expected population growth in Israel until 2065.
 
 
The three lines are the three predictions according to different levels of population growth – high, medium and low.
 
According to past predictions, the “high” line has been the closest to reality. This means that unless a drastic change happens soon, in 2065 nearly 25 million will be living here – which will make Israel one of the crowdest places on earth, which in turn will have a negative impact on quality of life.


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