Dimona had 39,590 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
These are the people who live in Dimona.
- 39,590Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 43,594Registered residents in November 2026
- +9.8%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others37,907 (95.7%)
- Arabs1,005 (2.5%)
- Foreigners678 (1.7%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
DimonaIsrael
- Aged 0 to 59.7%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1819.1%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4535.3%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5510.9%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 649.3%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over15.7%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 Dimona compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
DimonaIsrael
- Median age32 years30 years
- People in an average household2.83
- Share with an academic degree13%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪100,500₪104,300
- Share who work66.2%66.2%
- Born abroad26.3%23.9%
- Households that own their home61.2%59.3%
- Households that rent their home31.5%31.6%
- Households with no car37.3%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more19.3%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre5,271
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 Dimona, 2023 to 2025.
- 50.5Offences 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.
- 2,6482023
- 2,2402024
- 2,0012025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences702
- Property offences594
- Offences against the body388
- Offences against morality100
- Fraud offences100
- Sexual offences44
- Security offences37
- Economic offences19
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 Dimona in the five years to August 2026.
- 690Accidents
- 6Killed
- 33Seriously injured
- 843Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians155
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters37
- Injured aged under 20176
- Injured aged 65 and over87
- Motorcycles involved36
- Bicycles involved51
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 Dimona.
- 1955Year the place was founded
- 454 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 Dimona.
How many people live in Dimona?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 39,590 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 43,594.
What is the median age in Dimona?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 32, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Dimona?
The police's files held 2,001 offences in 2025, which is 50.5 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 Dimona?
The police's files hold 690 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 6 killed and 33 seriously injured.