Beer Sheva had 223,587 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
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These are the people who live in Beer Sheva.
- 223,587Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 233,555Registered residents in November 2026
- +5.4%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others207,873 (93%)
- Arabs10,117 (4.5%)
- Foreigners5,597 (2.5%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Beer ShevaIsrael
- Aged 0 to 57.9%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1817.8%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4534.4%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5511.2%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 649.1%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over19.6%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 Beer Sheva compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Beer ShevaIsrael
- Median age34 years30 years
- People in an average household2.63
- Share with an academic degree23.3%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪95,300₪104,300
- Share who work67.2%66.2%
- Born abroad36.2%23.9%
- Households that own their home57.6%59.3%
- Households that rent their home36.7%31.6%
- Households with no car33.3%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more20.7%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre7,202
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 Beer Sheva, 2023 to 2025.
- 73.5Offences 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.
- 18,3312023
- 16,3242024
- 16,4292025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences5,944
- Property offences5,299
- Offences against the body3,032
- Fraud offences791
- Offences against morality496
- Sexual offences290
- Economic offences262
- Traffic offences122
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 Beer Sheva in the five years to August 2026.
- 7,956Accidents
- 40Killed
- 312Seriously injured
- 10,624Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians1,027
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters313
- Injured aged under 201,439
- Injured aged 65 and over1,185
- Motorcycles involved555
- Bicycles involved253
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 Beer Sheva.
- 1948Year the place was founded
- 291 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 Beer Sheva.
How many people live in Beer Sheva?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 223,587 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 233,555.
What is the median age in Beer Sheva?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 34, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Beer Sheva?
The police's files held 16,429 offences in 2025, which is 73.5 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 Beer Sheva?
The police's files hold 7,956 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 40 killed and 312 seriously injured.