Hebrew is the everyday and official language of Israel and roughly everyone speaks it, but the Arab minority which accounts for about one-fifth of the population, also speaks Arabic. The Israel language mosaic – what language is spoken in Israel? Let’s take a closer look at the country’s current linguistic landscape.
However, this is not the full story of the languages of Israel. Despite the cultural diversity, almost the entire population speaks Hebrew, the country’s official language, either as a first or second language. Out of this, 74.2% are Jews, 20.9% Arabs and 4.8% are Christians and people who have no religion listed in the civil registry. Therefore, it’s not a matter of “what language is spoken in Israel”, but of which are the languages spoken in Israel.įollowing a tumultuous and often violent history, the nation of Israel now has a population of more than 9 million people. Home to three major religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Israel is just as diverse when it comes to languages.
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