How did Tel Aviv’s population change after its 1950 amalgamation with Jaffa?

Following the amalgamation of Tel Aviv and Jaffa in 1950, the population of the united municipality of Tel Aviv–Yafo has experienced several fluctuations:12

• Post-Amalgamation Trends: After the 1950 merger, the population reached a peak in the 1960s before entering a period of gradual decline that lasted until the 1980s.1
• 1990s Expansion: The population began to grow again in the early 1990s, driven largely by an influx of immigrants from the former Soviet Union.12
• Stabilization: By the mid-1990s, the population stabilized at approximately 350,000 inhabitants.1

It is important to note that these figures may undercount the number of foreign workers residing in the city, a population that grew significantly during the 1990s as access to Arab labor from the West Bank and Gaza Strip became restricted. While the city proper has seen modest growth due to low natural increase and negative migration balance, the surrounding metropolitan area has experienced rapid and continuous expansion.1