Cities With A Declining Population
The population of six cities was lower in 2005 than in 2000. They are sorted by approximate decline percentage:
| Name | 2000 estimate | 2005 estimate | Decline | Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bat Yam | 137,000 | 129,700 | 7,300 | 5.3% |
| Kiryat Yam | 39,300 | 37,600 | 1,700 | 4.3% |
| Arad | 24,000 | 23,300 | 700 | 2.9% |
| Nazareth Illit | 44,400 | 43,700 | 700 | 1.5% |
| Haifa | 270,500 | 267,000 | 3,500 | 1.2% |
| Dimona | 33,900 | 33,500 | 400 | 1.1% |
Read more about this topic: List Of Israeli Cities
Famous quotes containing the words cities, declining and/or population:
“To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)
“On a snug evening I shall watch her fingers,
Cleverly ringed, declining to clever pink,
Beg glory from the willing keys. Old hungers
Will break their coffins, rise to eat and thank.”
—Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)
“It was a time of madness, the sort of mad-hysteria that always presages war. There seems to be nothing left but war—when any population in any sort of a nation gets violently angry, civilization falls down and religion forsakes its hold on the consciences of human kind in such times of public madness.”
—Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835–1930)