Share of public according to degree of religious practice in Israel 2023, by religion

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 8, 2025

According to a 2023 survey, over 43 percent of Jews in Israel were secular, while 11.3 identified as ultra-orthodox. On the other hand, less than ten percent of Muslims in Israel were non-religious, and almost 64 percent identified as religious.

Distribution of population according to level of religiosity in Israel 2023, by religion

Characteristic	Jews	Muslims	Christians	Druze
Unknown	*0.7%	-	-	-
Secular/ not religious	43.5%	9.7%	49.4%	*63.2%
Not so religious	18.9%	19.7%	26.9%	-
Traditional-religious	13%	-	-	-
Religious	12.5%	64.9%	*21.6%	*18.3%
Ultra-Orthodox/ Very religous	11.3%	*5.5%	-	-

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Release date

February 2025

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Region

Israel, MENA

Survey time period

2023

Number of respondents

9,500 respondents

Age group

20 years and older

Special properties

relative sampling error less than 15 percent

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

Data was compiled by Statista from two reports by the source.

*Relative sampling error ranging from 15 percent to 30 percent.

The date of release is the date of data generation.

The survey population includes residents of non-medical institutions (such as student dorms, and assisted living facilities), as well as new immigrants (if they have lived in the country for at least 6 months).

The survey does not include residents of nursing homes, hospitals, and prisons, as well as Bedouins living in unrecognized communities.

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