Ariel had 22,190 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
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These are the people who live in Ariel.
- 22,190Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 22,911Registered residents in November 2026
- +11.5%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others21,168 (95.4%)
- Arabs702 (3.2%)
- Foreigners320 (1.4%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
ArielIsrael
- Aged 0 to 57.3%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1818.2%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4536%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5511.5%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 649.8%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over17.3%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 Ariel compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
ArielIsrael
- Median age29 years30 years
- People in an average household2.73
- Share with an academic degree29%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪95,800₪104,300
- Share who work74.1%66.2%
- Born abroad35.6%23.9%
- Households that own their home54.6%59.3%
- Households that rent their home38.2%31.6%
- Households with no car22.9%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more30.9%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre6,717
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 Ariel, 2023 to 2025.
- 27Offences 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.
- 6582023
- 5752024
- 5992025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences203
- Offences against the body140
- Property offences96
- Fraud offences67
- Offences against morality41
- Security offences21
- Sexual offences17
- Economic offences4
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.
This is what the Bureau's file of localities gives for Ariel.
- 1978Year the place was founded
- 520 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 Ariel.
How many people live in Ariel?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 22,190 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 22,911.
What is the median age in Ariel?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 29, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Ariel?
The police's files held 599 offences in 2025, which is 27 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.
What kind of place is Ariel?
The Bureau's file lists Ariel as a city founded in 1978.