{"id":20537,"date":"2025-04-23T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T13:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=20537"},"modified":"2025-04-23T11:22:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:22:18","slug":"what-the-2025-data-reveal-about-israels-druze-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/what-the-2025-data-reveal-about-israels-druze-community\/","title":{"rendered":"What the 2025 Data Reveal About Israel\u2019s Druze Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Israel\u2019s Druze population currently stands at approximately 152,886 people\u2014a dramatic tenfold increase since the state\u2019s establishment. This data was published by the Central Bureau of Statistics in honor of the Nabi Shu\u02bfayb holiday, which will be observed this coming weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Facts About the Druze Community in Israel<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The majority of the Druze population lives in the towns of Daliyat al-Karmel (around 17,500 residents) and Yarka (around 16,300).<\/li>\n<li>Despite its historical growth, the community\u2019s expansion has slowed: in 2023, the growth rate was just 1%, and the fertility rate dropped to an average of 1.75 children per woman\u2014a significant decline from nearly eight children per woman in the 1960s.<\/li>\n<li>Druze society reports strong employment figures: in 80.8% of families, at least one member is employed.<\/li>\n<li>A notable 41.3% of Druze youth begin bachelor\u2019s degree studies within eight years of completing high school\u2014far above the average for the broader Arab sector. Additionally, the number of Druze university students increased by 5.6% in the past academic year, totaling approximately 6,200 students.<\/li>\n<li>However, there are social challenges: nearly one in four Druze residents is registered with welfare services\u2014a relatively high rate. The community\u2019s rate of criminal convictions is also slightly above the national average, particularly in offenses related to public order and serious crime.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20540\" style=\"width: 724px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20540 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/brothersinblood2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/brothersinblood2.webp 724w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/brothersinblood2-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Druze in Israel, illustration | Photo: Yonatan Sindel\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Nabi Shu\u02bfayb Holiday<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Nabi Shu\u02bfayb holiday will last four days, from Friday, April 25 through Monday, April 28.<\/p>\n<p>The Druze regard Jethro\u2014Moses\u2019 father-in-law and Zipporah\u2019s father\u2014as the patriarch of their faith. According to their belief in reincarnation, the soul of Jethro, who lived around 2,000 years before the Druze religion was founded, was reborn in the prophet Shu\u02bfayb\u2014a revered spiritual figure to this day.<\/p>\n<p>The tomb of Nabi Shu\u02bfayb is located in the village of Hittin, above the Sea of Galilee. Nearby lies a hollow in the stone which, according to Druze tradition, bears the imprint of the prophet\u2019s foot. Anointing the body with oil poured into the hollow is believed to bring blessing and success.<\/p>\n<p>Pilgrimage to the tomb during the Nabi Shu\u02bfayb holiday is more than a religious ritual\u2014it is also a social and communal event, a time for members of the Druze community and their leaders to gather and connect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of this weekend\u2019s Nabi Shu\u02bfayb holiday, Israel\u2019s Central Bureau of Statistics has released updated data on the Druze community: a population that has grown tenfold since the founding of the state, with high levels of education and employment\u2014alongside social challenges that still require attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":20539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2276],"tags":[1826,4621,4617,4624,4625,4619,4620,4623,4618,4622],"class_list":["post-20537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-people","tag-central-bureau-of-statistics","tag-daliyat-al-karmel","tag-druze-community","tag-druze-education","tag-druze-employment","tag-druze-in-israel","tag-druze-traditions","tag-israeli-demographics","tag-nabi-shuayb-holiday","tag-yarka"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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