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Deir al-Asad had 12,620 residents in 2024.

The place is a local council.

Deir al-Asad on a map of Israel
Houses of Deir al-Asad spreading over a hillside, seen from the Zurim cliff, with hikers on a road below.Deir al-Asad12620 residents

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These are the people who live in Deir al-Asad.

  • 12,620Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 13,922Registered residents in November 2026
  • +9.0%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others5 (0%)
  • Arabs12,592 (99.8%)
  • Foreigners23 (0.2%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

Deir al-AsadIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 59.3%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1822.3%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4543.1%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 5510.9%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 647.2%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over7.2%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 Deir al-Asad compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

Deir al-AsadIsrael

  • Median age26 years30 years
  • People in an average household3.83
  • Share with an academic degree17.1%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪87,100₪104,300
  • Share who work60.4%66.2%
  • Households that own their home73%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home5.9%31.6%
  • Households with no car19.7%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more32.6%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre6,765

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 Deir al-Asad, 2023 to 2025.

  • 39.1Offences 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.

  • 4252023
  • 5772024
  • 4942025

These are the groups of offences in 2025.

  • Public order offences224
  • Offences against the body87
  • Property offences74
  • Offences against morality33
  • Fraud offences24
  • Security offences23
  • Economic offences17
  • Offences against a person5

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 Deir al-Asad in the five years to August 2026.

  • 328Accidents
  • 1Killed
  • 11Seriously injured
  • 575Slightly injured
  • Injured pedestrians36
  • Injured aged under 20115
  • Injured aged 65 and over20
  • Motorcycles involved6
  • Bicycles involved1

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 Deir al-Asad.

  • 468 mHeight above sea level

Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics' file of localities for 2024, read on 5 November 2026.

These towns are near Deir al-Asad.

Deir al-Asad 12,620Bi'ina 8,713Majd al-Krum 15,429Karmiel 47,941Kisra-Sumei 9,549Yanuh-Jat 6,890

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These are the questions people ask about Deir al-Asad.

How many people live in Deir al-Asad?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 12,620 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 13,922.

What is the median age in Deir al-Asad?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 26, and Israel's at 30.

How many offences were recorded in Deir al-Asad?

The police's files held 494 offences in 2025, which is 39.1 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 Deir al-Asad?

The police's files hold 328 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 1 killed and 11 seriously injured.

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