Acre had 52,884 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
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These are the people who live in Acre.
- 52,884Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 60,675Registered residents in November 2026
- +7.0%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others34,071 (64.4%)
- Arabs18,292 (34.6%)
- Foreigners521 (1%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
AcreIsrael
- Aged 0 to 57.1%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1817.9%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4535.5%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5511.6%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 649.6%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over18.3%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 Acre compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
AcreIsrael
- Median age34 years30 years
- People in an average household2.83
- Share with an academic degree17.1%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪92,500₪104,300
- Share who work62.8%66.2%
- Born abroad38%23.9%
- Households that own their home61%59.3%
- Households that rent their home29.2%31.6%
- Households with no car33.3%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more22.8%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre7,468
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 Acre, 2023 to 2025.
- 52.3Offences 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.
- 3,6342023
- 3,5802024
- 2,7662025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences919
- Property offences851
- Offences against the body554
- Offences against morality197
- Fraud offences93
- Security offences47
- Economic offences41
- Sexual offences31
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 Acre in the five years to August 2026.
- 2,710Accidents
- 10Killed
- 57Seriously injured
- 3,994Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians286
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters192
- Injured aged under 20672
- Injured aged 65 and over348
- Motorcycles involved242
- Bicycles involved224
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 Acre.
- 1948Year the place was founded
- 8 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 Acre.
How many people live in Acre?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 52,884 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 60,675.
What is the median age in Acre?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 34, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Acre?
The police's files held 2,766 offences in 2025, which is 52.3 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 Acre?
The police's files hold 2,710 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 10 killed and 57 seriously injured.