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Eilabun had 5,849 residents in 2024.

The place is a local council.

Eilabun on a map of Israel
An arched stone gateway with an iron gate and a cross leading to an old stone church with a bell tower in Eilabun.Eilabun5849 residents

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These are the people who live in Eilabun.

  • 5,849Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 6,035Registered residents in November 2026
  • +2.5%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others32 (0.5%)
  • Arabs5,793 (99%)
  • Foreigners24 (0.4%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

EilabunIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 57.7%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1819.2%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4539.4%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 5512.3%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 648.8%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over12.7%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 Eilabun compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

EilabunIsrael

  • Median age34 years30 years
  • People in an average household3.33
  • Share with an academic degree20.3%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪90,800₪104,300
  • Share who work53.7%66.2%
  • Households that own their home76.6%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home5.8%31.6%
  • Households with no car20.1%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more37.3%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre4,736

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 Eilabun, 2023 to 2025.

  • 34.4Offences 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.

  • 1972023
  • 1602024
  • 2012025

These are the groups of offences in 2025.

  • Public order offences94
  • Property offences48
  • Offences against the body29
  • Security offences9
  • Fraud offences8
  • Offences against a person3
  • Offences against morality3
  • Other offences3

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 Eilabun in the five years to August 2026.

  • 272Accidents
  • 0Killed
  • 5Seriously injured
  • 474Slightly injured
  • Injured pedestrians12
  • Injured aged under 2070
  • Injured aged 65 and over23
  • Motorcycles involved6

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 Eilabun.

  • 161 mHeight above sea level

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

These towns are near Eilabun.

Eilabun 5,849Deir Hanna 10,762Maghar 23,486Arraba 27,175Tur'an 14,931Sallama 3,878

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These are the questions people ask about Eilabun.

How many people live in Eilabun?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 5,849 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 6,035.

What is the median age in Eilabun?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 34, and Israel's at 30.

How many offences were recorded in Eilabun?

The police's files held 201 offences in 2025, which is 34.4 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 Eilabun?

The police's files hold 272 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 0 killed and 5 seriously injured.

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