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Israel loses 1,370 doctors from 2023-2025, study finds

9/9/2026

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Israel Doctor Exodus

Israel has lost about 1,370 doctors between 2023 and 2025, nearly double the 2013-2015 outflow.
The Tel Aviv University study recorded 419 departures in 2023, 530 in 2024, and an estimated 419 in 2025.
Doctors aged 45 or older comprised about 20% of leavers, up from 14% a decade earlier.
Researchers warned the exodus could lengthen wait times and lower medical care quality.

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Israel Emigration

The occupied territories saw about 50,000 more people leave than arrive between 2024 and 2025.
Demographer Sergio Della Pergola notes only the 1950s and 1980s recorded net immigration exceeding emigration.
Many recent emigrants cite dissatisfaction with the ruling regime as their primary motive.
Higher departure rates in Tel Aviv reflect differing political opinions and opportunities compared with peripheral regions.
The Ministry of Health declined to comment on the migration data.

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Israel Doctor Exodus

Israel has lost about 1,370 doctors between 2023 and 2025, nearly double the 2013-2015 outflow.
The Tel Aviv University study recorded 419 departures in 2023, 530 in 2024, and an estimated 419 in 2025.
Doctors aged 45 or older comprised about 20% of leavers, up from 14% a decade earlier.
Researchers warned the exodus could lengthen wait times and lower medical care quality.

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