Bnei Ayish had 6,579 residents in 2024.
The place is a local council.
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These are the people who live in Bnei Ayish.
- 6,579Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 7,059Registered residents in November 2026
- -6.6%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others6,381 (97%)
- Arabs56 (0.9%)
- Foreigners142 (2.2%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Bnei AyishIsrael
- Aged 0 to 57%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1815.8%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4530.9%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5511.2%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 6411.5%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over23.7%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 Bnei Ayish compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Bnei AyishIsrael
- Median age39 years30 years
- People in an average household2.63
- Share with an academic degree23.4%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪105,100₪104,300
- Share who work69.3%66.2%
- Born abroad45.6%23.9%
- Households that own their home64.3%59.3%
- Households that rent their home27.9%31.6%
- Households with no car23.8%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more30%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre11,049
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 Bnei Ayish, 2023 to 2025.
- 38.5Offences 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.
- 2012023
- 2412024
- 2532025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences125
- Property offences59
- Offences against the body44
- Fraud offences12
- Sexual offences7
- Offences against morality5
- Traffic offences1
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 Bnei Ayish in the five years to August 2026.
- 76Accidents
- 1Killed
- 4Seriously injured
- 95Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians10
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters2
- Injured aged under 2016
- Injured aged 65 and over15
- Motorcycles involved7
- Bicycles involved4
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 Bnei Ayish.
- 1958Year the place was founded
- 72 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 Bnei Ayish.
How many people live in Bnei Ayish?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 6,579 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 7,059.
What is the median age in Bnei Ayish?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 39, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Bnei Ayish?
The police's files held 253 offences in 2025, which is 38.5 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 Bnei Ayish?
The police's files hold 76 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 1 killed and 4 seriously injured.