Bat Yam had 129,495 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
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These are the people who live in Bat Yam.
- 129,495Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 161,554Registered residents in November 2026
- +1.9%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others122,984 (95%)
- Arabs1,514 (1.2%)
- Foreigners4,997 (3.9%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Bat YamIsrael
- Aged 0 to 54.8%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1813%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4530%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5513.5%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 6411.1%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over27.6%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 Bat Yam compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Bat YamIsrael
- Median age44 years30 years
- People in an average household2.43
- Share with an academic degree20.5%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪93,900₪104,300
- Share who work64%66.2%
- Born abroad47.4%23.9%
- Households that own their home54.3%59.3%
- Households that rent their home39.5%31.6%
- Households with no car42.9%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more14.5%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre18,492
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 Bat Yam, 2023 to 2025.
- 60.1Offences 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.
- 7,3302023
- 7,6822024
- 7,7782025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Property offences2,970
- Public order offences2,266
- Offences against the body1,228
- Fraud offences539
- Offences against morality342
- Economic offences198
- Sexual offences104
- Traffic offences62
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 Bat Yam in the five years to August 2026.
- 3,606Accidents
- 19Killed
- 172Seriously injured
- 3,998Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians705
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters328
- Injured aged under 20547
- Injured aged 65 and over809
- Motorcycles involved809
- Bicycles involved224
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 Bat Yam.
- 1926Year 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 Bat Yam.
How many people live in Bat Yam?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 129,495 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 161,554.
What is the median age in Bat Yam?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 44, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Bat Yam?
The police's files held 7,778 offences in 2025, which is 60.1 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 Bat Yam?
The police's files hold 3,606 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 19 killed and 172 seriously injured.