Nearing nine million: Israel in numbers on eve of 2018 | Ynetnews
Central Bureau of Statistics publishes statistics in honor of 2017 drawing to a close: Israel has population of 8,793,000; 27,000 have made Aliyah in 2017, mostly from Europe; population grew by 165,000, with 180,000 births and 44,000 deaths.
Sacha Stawski
http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-israels-population-reaches-88m-on-eve-of-2018-1001217531