Bir al-Maksur had 11,068 residents in 2024.
The place is a local council.
Bir al-Maksur11068 residentsOmer berner / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
These are the people who live in Bir al-Maksur.
- 11,068Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 11,434Registered residents in November 2026
- +12.0%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others1 (0%)
- Arabs11,058 (99.9%)
- Foreigners9 (0.1%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Bir al-MaksurIsrael
- Aged 0 to 59.7%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1824.3%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4541.9%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5510.1%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 647.3%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over6.7%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 Bir al-Maksur compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Bir al-MaksurIsrael
- Median age25 years30 years
- People in an average household3.73
- Share with an academic degree8.5%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪74,700₪104,300
- Share who work56%66.2%
- Households that own their home72.7%59.3%
- Households that rent their home3.9%31.6%
- Households with no car19.5%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more32.3%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre4,492
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 Bir al-Maksur, 2023 to 2025.
- 36.2Offences 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.
- 2712023
- 3262024
- 4012025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences189
- Property offences103
- Offences against the body60
- Fraud offences17
- Security offences14
- Traffic offences8
- Offences against morality4
- Other offences2
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 Bir al-Maksur in the five years to August 2026.
- 102Accidents
- 1Killed
- 11Seriously injured
- 135Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians15
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters3
- Injured aged under 2028
- Injured aged 65 and over6
- Motorcycles involved6
- Bicycles involved2
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 Bir al-Maksur.
- 243 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 Bir al-Maksur.
How many people live in Bir al-Maksur?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 11,068 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 11,434.
What is the median age in Bir al-Maksur?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 25, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Bir al-Maksur?
The police's files held 401 offences in 2025, which is 36.2 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 Bir al-Maksur?
The police's files hold 102 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 1 killed and 11 seriously injured.