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Alon Shvut had 3,141 residents in 2024.

The place is a locality.

Gush Etzion Regional Council

Alon Shvut on a map of Israel
Houses with red roofs along a ridge in Alon Shvut, seen across stony terraced fields and scrub.Alon Shvut3141 residents

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These are the people who live in Alon Shvut.

  • 3,141Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 3,664Registered residents in November 2026
  • +5.1%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others3,110 (99%)
  • Foreigners31 (1%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

Alon ShvutIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 511.7%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1822.8%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4537.1%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 559.4%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 647.8%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over11.2%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 Alon Shvut compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

Alon ShvutIsrael

  • Median age24 years30 years
  • People in an average household3.23
  • Share with an academic degree49.7%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪104,200₪104,300
  • Share who work76.2%66.2%
  • Born abroad22.1%23.9%
  • Households that own their home49.1%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home42.3%31.6%
  • Households with no car13.5%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more34%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre8,433

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.

The Bureau placed Alon Shvut in cluster 6 of 10 in 2019.

In the Bureau's socio-economic ranking, cluster 1 is the lowest and cluster 10 the highest.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics' socio-economic cluster of 2019 for the localities of regional councils, read on 5 November 2026.

This is what the Bureau's file of localities gives for Alon Shvut.

  • 1970Year the place was founded
  • 953 mHeight above sea level

Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics' file of localities for 2024, read on 5 November 2026.

These towns are near Alon Shvut.

Alon Shvut 3,141Neve Daniel 2,418Efrat 12,115Beitar Illit 71,698Tzur Hadassah 10,458

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These are the questions people ask about Alon Shvut.

How many people live in Alon Shvut?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 3,141 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 3,664.

What is the median age in Alon Shvut?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 24, and Israel's at 30.

Which regional council does Alon Shvut belong to?

The Bureau's file places Alon Shvut in the Gush Etzion Regional Council.

What kind of place is Alon Shvut?

The Bureau's file lists Alon Shvut as a locality founded in 1970.

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