Beit She'an had 20,253 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
Beit She'an20253 residentsRudolfo Kithera / CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
These are the people who live in Beit She'an.
- 20,253Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 21,944Registered residents in November 2026
- +6.9%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others19,650 (97%)
- Arabs265 (1.3%)
- Foreigners338 (1.7%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Beit She'anIsrael
- Aged 0 to 510.2%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1820.2%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4535.9%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5510.4%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 648.8%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over14.5%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 Beit She'an compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Beit She'anIsrael
- Median age31 years30 years
- People in an average household2.93
- Share with an academic degree11.7%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪96,200₪104,300
- Share who work65.5%66.2%
- Born abroad16.3%23.9%
- Households that own their home60.9%59.3%
- Households that rent their home30.3%31.6%
- Households with no car29.6%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more21.9%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre5,402
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 Beit She'an, 2023 to 2025.
- 56.8Offences 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.
- 1,1942023
- 1,0252024
- 1,1502025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences497
- Property offences256
- Offences against the body158
- Offences against morality116
- Fraud offences39
- Sexual offences27
- Economic offences24
- Security offences23
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 Beit She'an in the five years to August 2026.
- 322Accidents
- 1Killed
- 18Seriously injured
- 405Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians59
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters20
- Injured aged under 2084
- Injured aged 65 and over54
- Motorcycles involved14
- Bicycles involved29
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 Beit She'an.
- 1948Year the place was founded
- 131 mHeight below 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 Beit She'an.
How many people live in Beit She'an?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 20,253 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 21,944.
What is the median age in Beit She'an?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 31, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Beit She'an?
The police's files held 1,150 offences in 2025, which is 56.8 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 Beit She'an?
The police's files hold 322 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 1 killed and 18 seriously injured.