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Arraba had 27,175 residents in 2024.

The place is a city.

Arraba on a map of Israel
A view over the houses of Arraba spread across the valley, with wooded hills behind.Arraba27175 residents

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These are the people who live in Arraba.

  • 27,175Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 29,486Registered residents in November 2026
  • +10.7%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others21 (0.1%)
  • Arabs27,137 (99.9%)
  • Foreigners17 (0.1%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

ArrabaIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 59.6%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1823.5%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4542.7%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 5510.8%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 647.1%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over6.3%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 Arraba compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

ArrabaIsrael

  • Median age26 years30 years
  • People in an average household3.73
  • Share with an academic degree19.5%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪76,700₪104,300
  • Share who work53.2%66.2%
  • Households that own their home81.9%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home4.4%31.6%
  • Households with no car17.6%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more36.4%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre6,279

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 Arraba, 2023 to 2025.

  • 30.3Offences 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.

  • 9282023
  • 9712024
  • 8242025

These are the groups of offences in 2025.

  • Public order offences378
  • Property offences175
  • Offences against the body125
  • Security offences58
  • Fraud offences49
  • Traffic offences9
  • Offences against a person9
  • Economic offences8

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 Arraba in the five years to August 2026.

  • 1,143Accidents
  • 5Killed
  • 27Seriously injured
  • 2,269Slightly injured
  • Injured pedestrians67
  • Injured on electric bikes and scooters5
  • Injured aged under 20577
  • Injured aged 65 and over71
  • Motorcycles involved14
  • Bicycles involved9

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 Arraba.

  • 246 mHeight above sea level

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

These towns are near Arraba.

Arraba 27,175Deir Hanna 10,762Sallama 3,878Bu'eine Nujeidat 10,630Eilabun 5,849Uzeir 3,557

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These are the questions people ask about Arraba.

How many people live in Arraba?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 27,175 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 29,486.

What is the median age in Arraba?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 26, and Israel's at 30.

How many offences were recorded in Arraba?

The police's files held 824 offences in 2025, which is 30.3 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 Arraba?

The police's files hold 1,143 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 5 killed and 27 seriously injured.

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