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Bar Yohai had 1,173 residents in 2024.

The place is a community settlement.

Merom HaGalil Regional Council

Bar Yohai on a map of Israel

These are the people who live in Bar Yohai.

  • 1,173Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 1,249Registered residents in November 2026
  • +2.6%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others1,171 (99.8%)
  • Foreigners2 (0.2%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

Bar YohaiIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 510.7%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1828.6%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4538.4%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 5510.8%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 647.6%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over3.8%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 Bar Yohai compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

Bar YohaiIsrael

  • Median age19 years30 years
  • People in an average household4.63
  • Share with an academic degree26.2%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪102,800₪104,300
  • Share who work67.1%66.2%
  • Born abroad4.5%23.9%
  • Households that own their home60.7%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home35.5%31.6%
  • Households with no car4.9%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more47.3%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre5,359

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 Bar Yohai in cluster 5 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.

These are the road accidents in the police's files for Bar Yohai in the five years to August 2026.

  • 3Accidents
  • 0Killed
  • 0Seriously injured
  • 5Slightly injured
  • Injured aged under 201
  • Motorcycles involved1

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 Bar Yohai.

  • 1979Year the place was founded
  • 713 mHeight above sea level

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

These towns are near Bar Yohai.

Bar Yohai 1,173Jish 3,244Safed 38,687Hatzor HaGlilit 11,013Hurfeish 6,876

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These are the questions people ask about Bar Yohai.

How many people live in Bar Yohai?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 1,173 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 1,249.

What is the median age in Bar Yohai?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 19, and Israel's at 30.

How many road accidents were recorded in Bar Yohai?

The police's files hold 3 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 0 killed and 0 seriously injured.

Which regional council does Bar Yohai belong to?

The Bureau's file places Bar Yohai in the Merom HaGalil Regional Council.

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