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==Metropolitan rings==
[[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]] divides the Tel Aviv metropolitan area into four:

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|+<big>Metropolitan rings in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area</big><ref name="cbs_metro_2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/publications/doclib/2019/2.shnatonpopulation/st02_25.pdf|title=Localities, Population and Density Per sq. km., by Metropolitan Area and Selected Localities|date=September 26, 2019|publisher=[[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]]|access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#efefef" rowspan="2" | Metropolitan ring
! bgcolor="#efefef" rowspan="2" | Localities
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan="4" | Population (EOY 2018 estimate)
! bgcolor="#efefef" rowspan="2" | Population density<br />(per km²)
! bgcolor="#efefef" rowspan="2" | Annual Population<br />growth rate
|-
! bgcolor="#efefef" | Total
! bgcolor="#efefef" | [[Israeli Jews|Jews]] and others<sup>1</sup>
! bgcolor="#efefef" | Thereof: Jews
! bgcolor="#efefef" | [[Arab citizens of Israel|Arabs]]
|-
| <big>Core</big><sup>2</sup>
| <big>1</big>
| <big>451,500</big>
| <big>431,100</big>
| <big>407,200</big>
| <big>20,400</big>
| <big>8,718.6</big>
| <big>1.7%</big>
|-
| <big>Inner Ring</big><sup>3</sup>
| <big>13</big>
| <big>975,600</big>
| <big>973,700</big>
| <big>911,900</big>
| <big>2,000</big>
| <big>8,097</big>
| <big>1.4%</big>
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Northern Section
| 4
| 144,300
| 144,100
| 138,800
| 200
| 3,327.4
| 1.3%
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Eastern Section
| 5
| 495,100
| 494,400
| 479,600
| 700
| 12,394.3
| 1.9%
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Southern Section
| 4
| 336,300
| 335,200
| 293,500
| 1,100
| 9,042.2
| 0.6%
|-
| <big>Middle Ring</big><sup>4</sup>
| <big>31</big> 
| <big>1,219,800</big>
| <big>1,177,300</big>
| <big>1,108,100</big>
| <big>42,500</big>
| <big>4,157.4</big>
| <big>1.6%</big>
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Northern Section
| 6
| 239,500
| 239,200
| 232,300
| 300
| 4,567.4
| 1.3%
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Eastern Section
| 8
| 325,700
| 325,300
| 304,400
| 400
| 4,558.6
| 1.7%
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Southern Section
| 17
| 654,500
| 612,800
| 571,500
| 41,800
| 3,861.5
| 1.7%
|-
| <big>Outer Ring</big><sup>5</sup>
| <big>258</big>
| <big>1,338,000</big>
| <big>1,200,200</big>
| <big>1,140,700</big>
| <big>137,800</big>
| <big>1,052.9</big>
| <big>2%</big>
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Northern Section
| 97
| 497,100
| 397,300
| 375,100
| 99,800
| 1,284.9
| 1.3%
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Eastern Section
| 47
| 294,700
| 258,000
| 254,200
| 36,700
| 1,056.4
| 3.3%
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Southern Section
| 91
| 453,300
| 452,600
| 424,200
| 700
| 877.3
| 1.4%
|-
|''Judea and Samaria Section''<sup>6</sup>
|23
|93,000
|92,300
|87,200
|600
| –
|4.3%
|-
| <big>'''Total'''</big>
| <big>'''303'''</big>
| <big>'''3,984,900'''</big>
| <big>'''3,782,300'''</big>
| <big>'''3,567,900'''</big>
| <big>'''202,700'''</big>
| <big>'''2,361.4'''</big>
| <big>'''1.7%'''</big>
|}

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'''Notes'''
*<sup>1</sup> The population of "Jews and others" includes [[Israeli Jews]], non-Arab [[Christians]] and those not classified by religion.
*<sup>2</sup> The core area includes the city of [[Tel Aviv]].
*<sup>3</sup> The inner ring includes the cities [[Bat Yam]], [[Holon]], [[Ramat HaSharon]], [[Ramat Gan]], [[Giv'atayim]], [[Bnei Brak]], [[Herzliya]], [[Or Yehuda]], [[Giv'at Shmuel]] and [[Kiryat Ono]], as well as a multitude of smaller towns (local councils).
*<sup>4</sup> The middle ring includes the cities [[Petah Tikva]], [[Ra'anana]], [[Rishon LeZion]], [[Hod HaSharon]], [[Kfar Saba]], [[Yehud, Israel|Yehud]], [[Ramla]], [[Lod]], [[Rosh HaAyin]], [[Ness Ziona]] and [[Rehovot]], as well as many smaller towns (local councils).
*<sup>5</sup> The outer ring includes the cities [[Tayibe]], [[Netanya]], [[Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut]], [[Ashdod]], as well as many smaller towns (local councils).
*<sup>6</sup> ''Judea and Samaria Section'' refers to [[Israeli settlement|Israeli West Bank settlements]] and it includes the settlements of [[Alfei Menashe]] and [[Ariel (city)|Ari'el]], as well as many smaller settlements. The [[international community]] considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank [[International law and Israeli settlements|illegal under international law]], but the Israeli government disputes this.<ref name="BBC_GC4">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |publisher=BBC News |date=10 December 2009 |access-date=27 November 2010 }}</ref> The statistic does not however include the Palestinian localities located east of the [[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]].
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