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-Yafo | 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 | Qiryat Atta | 48,900 |
| 26 | Giv'atayim | 47,900 |
| 27 | Qiryat 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 | Qiryat Motzkin | 39,500 |
| 36 | Afula | 38,900 |
| 37 | Qiryat Yam | 38,000 |
| 38 | Rahat | 37,400 |
| 39 | Qiryat 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 HaEmeq | 24,800 |
| 57 | Qiryat Ono | 24,800 |
| 58 | Ofaqim | 24,000 |
| 59 | Sakhnin | 23,900 |
| 60 | Netivot | 23,700 |
| 61 | Carmel City | 23,600 |
| 62 | Arad | 23,500 |
| 63 | Qiryat Shemona | 22,000 |
| 64 | Nesher | 21,200 |
| 65 | Ma'alot-Tarshiha | 21,000 |
| 66 | Tira | 20,300 |
| 67 | Sderot | 20,000 |
| 68 | Qiryat 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 | Mughar | 18,600 |
| 6 | Yokneam Illit | 17,800 |
| 7 | Shoham | 17,500 |
| 8 | Giv'at Shmuel | 17,400 |
| 9 | Judeide-Makr | 17,200 |
| 10 | Kfar Kana | 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 |
| Qiryat 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 10% between the years 2000 and 2004.
| Name | 2000 estimate | 2004 estimate | Growth | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betar Illit | 15,800 | 24,900 | 9,100 | 57.6 |
| Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut (formerly separate towns) | 37,900 | 53,100 | 15,200 | 40.1 |
| Bet Shemesh | 44,200 | 61,900 | 17,700 | 40 |
| Ma'ale Adummim | 24,900 | 28,900 | 4,000 | 16 |
| Hod HaSharon | 36,000 | 41,700 | 5,700 | 15.8 |
| Ashdod | 174,200 | 196,900 | 22,700 | 13 |
| Tamra | 22,600 | 25,300 | 2,700 | 11.9 |
| Nahariya | 44,100 | 49,300 | 5,200 | 11.8 |
- Note: The town El'ad grew from 5,800 residents in 2000 to 22,600 in 2004, a growth of 289.6%. It is not a city however, and therefore was 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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