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   Israel, 7 October and the Gaza war: nine months on, births did better than a year before and than in countries without war

   Births 9–14 months after the start (October 2023) against the same months a year before: +2.7%; a year earlier −1.8%, countries without war −3%.

   Source: Monthly births: national offices, Eurostat, HFD STFF, UNdata; wars: UCDP/PRIO; Macroscope's calculationOpen on the chart →

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• Israel: the CBS 2012 projection assumed no net migration for 2010–2025; the outcome was +389k

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