Ar'ara had 20,733 residents in 2024.
The place is a local council.
Ar'ara20733 residentsAmos Meron / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
These are the people who live in Ar'ara.
- 20,733Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 22,334Registered residents in November 2026
- +9.7%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others18 (0.1%)
- Arabs20,690 (99.8%)
- Foreigners25 (0.1%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Ar'araIsrael
- Aged 0 to 59.9%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1821.8%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4540.5%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5511.5%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 648.2%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over8.1%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 Ar'ara compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Ar'araIsrael
- Median age26 years30 years
- People in an average household3.83
- Share with an academic degree18.5%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪82,500₪104,300
- Share who work60%66.2%
- Households that own their home77.2%59.3%
- Households that rent their home7.6%31.6%
- Households with no car18.3%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more41.4%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre3,628
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 Ar'ara, 2023 to 2025.
- 40.9Offences 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.
- 8612023
- 7462024
- 8482025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences336
- Property offences237
- Offences against the body137
- Security offences62
- Fraud offences29
- Offences against morality18
- Traffic offences15
- Economic offences6
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 Ar'ara in the five years to August 2026.
- 305Accidents
- 1Killed
- 26Seriously injured
- 385Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians31
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters28
- Injured aged under 2098
- Injured aged 65 and over22
- Motorcycles involved18
- Bicycles involved38
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 Ar'ara.
- 173 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 Ar'ara.
How many people live in Ar'ara?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 20,733 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 22,334.
What is the median age in Ar'ara?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 26, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Ar'ara?
The police's files held 848 offences in 2025, which is 40.9 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 Ar'ara?
The police's files hold 305 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 1 killed and 26 seriously injured.