List of Israeli localities by population
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This article contains several lists of localities in Israel, sorted by population. All statistics are taken from the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics end of 2004 estimate.
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[edit] List of cities and local councils by population
Below is a list of Israeli localities by population (of those numbering 15,000 residents and above), according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. All figures are taken from the end of 2004 estimate.
[edit] Cities
| # | Name | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerusalem | 706,400 |
| 2 | Tel Aviv-Jaffa | 371,400 |
| 3 | Haifa | 268,300 |
| 4 | Rishon LeZion | 217,400 |
| 5 | Ashdod | 196,900 |
| 6 | Beersheba | 184,500 |
| 7 | Petah Tikva | 176,200 |
| 8 | Netanya | 169,400 |
| 9 | Holon | 165,800 |
| 10 | Bnei Brak | 142,300 |
| 11 | Bat Yam | 130,400 |
| 12 | Ramat Gan | 127,400 |
| 13 | Ashkelon | 105,100 |
| 14 | Rehovot | 101,900 |
| 15 | Herzliya | 83,600 |
| 16 | Kfar Saba | 79,800 |
| 17 | Hadera | 75,300 |
| 18 | Ra'anana | 70,500 |
| 19 | Lod | 66,600 |
| 20 | Nazareth | 63,800 |
| 21 | Ramla | 63,500 |
| 22 | Beit Shemesh | 61,900 |
| 23 | Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut | 53,100 |
| 24 | Nahariya | 49,300 |
| 25 | Kiryat Atta | 48,900 |
| 26 | Giv'atayim | 47,900 |
| 27 | Kiryat Gat | 47,800 |
| 28 | Acre | 45,600 |
| 29 | Eilat | 44,500 |
| 30 | Nazareth Illit | 43,900 |
| 31 | Karmiel | 43,500 |
| 32 | Hod HaSharon | 41,700 |
| 33 | Umm al-Fahm | 40,000 |
| 34 | Tiberias | 39,000 |
| 35 | Kiryat Motzkin | 39,500 |
| 36 | Afula | 38,900 |
| 37 | Kiryat Yam | 38,000 |
| 38 | Rahat | 37,400 |
| 39 | Kiryat Bialik | 36,800 |
| 40 | Rosh HaAyin | 36,300 |
| 41 | Ramat HaSharon | 35,900 |
| 42 | Dimona | 33,700 |
| 43 | Tayibe | 32,100 |
| 44 | Shefa-'Amr | 32,000 |
| 45 | Yavne | 31,800 |
| 46 | Baqa-Jat | 30,200 |
| 47 | Or Yehuda | 30,100 |
| 48 | Ma'ale Adummim | 28,900 |
| 49 | Ness Ziona | 27,800 |
| 50 | Shagor | 27,800 |
| 51 | Modi'in Illit | 27,400 |
| 52 | Safed | 27,300 |
| 53 | Tamra | 25,300 |
| 54 | Yehud-Monosson | 25,100 |
| 55 | Betar Illit | 24,900 |
| 56 | Migdal HaEmek | 24,800 |
| 57 | Kiryat Ono | 24,800 |
| 58 | Ofakim | 24,000 |
| 59 | Sakhnin | 23,900 |
| 60 | Netivot | 23,700 |
| 61 | Carmel City | 23,600 |
| 62 | Arad | 23,500 |
| 63 | Kiryat Shmona | 22,000 |
| 64 | Nesher | 21,200 |
| 65 | Ma'alot-Tarshiha | 21,000 |
| 66 | Tira | 20,300 |
| 67 | Sderot | 20,000 |
| 68 | Kiryat Mal'akhi | 19,400 |
| 69 | Tirat Karmel | 18,900 |
| 70 | Ariel | 16,400 |
| 71 | Qalansawe | 16,400 |
| 72 | Bet She'an | 16,000 |
| 73 | Or Akiva | 15,800 |
[edit] Local councils
| # | Name | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardes Hanna-Karkur | 29,300 |
| 2 | El'ad | 22,600 |
| 3 | Mevaseret Zion | 21,700 |
| 4 | Arraba | 19,100 |
| 5 | Maghar | 18,600 |
| 6 | Yokneam Illit | 17,800 |
| 7 | Shoham | 17,500 |
| 8 | Giv'at Shmuel | 17,400 |
| 9 | Judeide-Makr | 17,200 |
| 10 | Kafar Kanna | 17,100 |
| 11 | Kafr Qasim | 16,800 |
| 12 | Yafi'a | 16,200 |
| 13 | Zikhron Ya'aqov | 15,700 |
| 14 | Tzoran-Kadima | 15,700 |
| 15 | Reineh | 15,300 |
| 16 | Ar'ara | 15,200 |
[edit] List of cities with a declining population
Following is a list of cities, the population of which was lower in 2004 than in 2000, sorted by approximate decline percentage.
| Name | 2000 estimate | 2004 estimate | Decline | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bat Yam | 137,000 | 130,400 | 6,600 | 4.8 |
| Kiryat Yam | 39,300 | 38,000 | 1,300 | 3.3 |
| Arad | 24,000 | 23,500 | 500 | 2.0 |
| Nazareth Illit | 44,400 | 43,900 | 500 | 1.1 |
| Haifa | 270,500 | 268,300 | 2,200 | 0.8 |
| Dimona | 33,900 | 33,700 | 200 | 0.6 |
| Acre | 45,700 | 45,600 | 100 | 0.2 |
| Ramat Gan | 127,500 | 127,400 | 100 | 0.1 |
[edit] List of fastest growing cities
Following is a list of cities, the population of which grew by more than 12% between the years 2000 and 2005.
| Name | 2000 estimate | 2005 estimate | Growth | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betar Illit | 15,800 | 27,000 | 11,200 | 70.9 |
| Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut (formerly separate towns) | 37,900 | 58,000 | 20,100 | 53.0 |
| Bet Shemesh | 44,200 | 65,900 | 21,700 | 49.1 |
| Ma'ale Adummim | 24,900 | 30,200 | 5,100 | 21.3 |
| Hod HaSharon | 36,000 | 43,100 | 7,100 | 19.7 |
| Ashdod | 174,200 | 200,600 | 26,400 | 15.2 |
| Tamra | 22,600 | 26,000 | 3,400 | 15 |
| Nahariya | 44,100 | 49,800 | 5,700 | 12.9 |
- Note: The town El'ad grew from 5,800 residents in 2000 to 25,500 in 2005, a growth of 339.7%. Similarly, Modi'in Illit grew from 16,400 residents to 30,500, an 86% growth. They are not cities however, and therefore were not included in the list.
[edit] List of cities with a large immigrant population
Following is a list of cities with a large immigrant population. Immigrants are considered those who arrived in Israel after 1990. Most came from the former Soviet Union, although a considerable amount came from Ethiopia and Argentina.
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