Ashdod had 228,562 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
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These are the people who live in Ashdod.
- 228,562Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 261,046Registered residents in November 2026
- +2.6%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others222,786 (97.5%)
- Arabs723 (0.3%)
- Foreigners5,053 (2.2%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
AshdodIsrael
- Aged 0 to 58.9%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1819.8%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4531.5%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5511.5%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 649.3%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over19%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 Ashdod compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
AshdodIsrael
- Median age33 years30 years
- People in an average household33
- Share with an academic degree20.5%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪98,400₪104,300
- Share who work65.1%66.2%
- Born abroad38.1%23.9%
- Households that own their home64.2%59.3%
- Households that rent their home29.5%31.6%
- Households with no car35.9%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more21%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre11,491
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 Ashdod, 2023 to 2025.
- 43.9Offences 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.
- 8,8972023
- 9,5222024
- 10,0292025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences3,577
- Property offences3,001
- Offences against the body1,921
- Fraud offences621
- Offences against morality369
- Sexual offences195
- Economic offences157
- Security offences69
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 Ashdod in the five years to August 2026.
- 7,326Accidents
- 34Killed
- 282Seriously injured
- 8,993Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians1,152
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters502
- Injured aged under 201,364
- Injured aged 65 and over1,083
- Motorcycles involved720
- Bicycles involved482
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 Ashdod.
- 1955Year the place was founded
- 22 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 Ashdod.
How many people live in Ashdod?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 228,562 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 261,046.
What is the median age in Ashdod?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 33, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Ashdod?
The police's files held 10,029 offences in 2025, which is 43.9 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 Ashdod?
The police's files hold 7,326 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 34 killed and 282 seriously injured.