Abu Ghosh had 8,847 residents in 2024.
The place is a local council.
Abu Ghosh8847 residentsJosh Evnin from Chicago, IL, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
These are the people who live in Abu Ghosh.
- 8,847Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 9,020Registered residents in November 2026
- +9.4%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others51 (0.6%)
- Arabs8,381 (94.7%)
- Foreigners415 (4.7%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Abu GhoshIsrael
- Aged 0 to 59.4%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1822.5%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4540.2%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5510.9%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 647.9%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over9%15%
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics' file of localities for 2024, read on 5 November 2026.
Source: the Population and Immigration Authority's register of residents for November 2026, read on 5 November 2026. Israel's shares are those of the whole register.
Source: the Population and Immigration Authority's registers of February 2020 and November 2026, read on 5 November 2026.
This is how Abu Ghosh compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Abu GhoshIsrael
- Median age28 years30 years
- People in an average household3.43
- Share with an academic degree16%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪88,500₪104,300
- Share who work62.4%66.2%
- Households that own their home54.7%59.3%
- Households that rent their home21.4%31.6%
- Households with no car25%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more30.3%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre6,558
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics' census of 2022, read on 5 November 2026. Israel's figure is the census's figure for the whole country.
These are the offences in the police's files for Abu Ghosh, 2023 to 2025.
- 52.7Offences for every 1,000 residents in 2025
- 39.5Israel's offences for every 1,000 residents in 2025
This is how many offences the files hold in each year.
- 4362023
- 4222024
- 4662025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences201
- Offences against the body108
- Property offences105
- Fraud offences18
- Security offences14
- Sexual offences6
- Economic offences4
- Offences against morality4
The rate divides the files by the people who live in the town, though not every file concerns a resident.
Source: the Israel Police's investigation files for 2023 to 2025, read on 5 November 2026. Israel's rate is the police's total over the Bureau's population for 2024.
These are the road accidents in the police's files for Abu Ghosh in the five years to August 2026.
- 150Accidents
- 0Killed
- 6Seriously injured
- 183Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians28
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters2
- Injured aged under 2038
- Injured aged 65 and over11
- Motorcycles involved14
- Bicycles involved3
Source: the Israel Police's road accident files for the five years to August 2026, read on 5 November 2026.
This is what the Bureau's file of localities gives for Abu Ghosh.
- 686 mHeight above sea level
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics' file of localities for 2024, read on 5 November 2026.
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These are the questions people ask about Abu Ghosh.
How many people live in Abu Ghosh?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 8,847 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 9,020.
What is the median age in Abu Ghosh?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 28, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Abu Ghosh?
The police's files held 466 offences in 2025, which is 52.7 for every 1,000 residents, against 39.5 for Israel. The rate divides the files by the people who live in the town, though not every file concerns a resident.
How many road accidents were recorded in Abu Ghosh?
The police's files hold 150 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 0 killed and 6 seriously injured.