Haifa had 297,083 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
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These are the people who live in Haifa.
- 297,083Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 344,225Registered residents in November 2026
- +6.1%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others249,291 (83.9%)
- Arabs40,865 (13.8%)
- Foreigners6,927 (2.3%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
HaifaIsrael
- Aged 0 to 56.1%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1815.1%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4532.4%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5512.5%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 649.9%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over24%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 Haifa compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
HaifaIsrael
- Median age37 years30 years
- People in an average household2.43
- Share with an academic degree36.1%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪105,100₪104,300
- Share who work65%66.2%
- Born abroad36.9%23.9%
- Households that own their home55.7%59.3%
- Households that rent their home38%31.6%
- Households with no car31.7%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more25.2%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre8,037
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 Haifa, 2023 to 2025.
- 41.9Offences 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.
- 15,0332023
- 13,6522024
- 12,4572025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Property offences4,619
- Public order offences3,582
- Offences against the body2,061
- Fraud offences890
- Offences against morality581
- Economic offences317
- Sexual offences189
- Security offences78
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 Haifa in the five years to August 2026.
- 12,003Accidents
- 54Killed
- 494Seriously injured
- 15,324Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians1,607
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters180
- Injured aged under 201,845
- Injured aged 65 and over2,124
- Motorcycles involved1,263
- Bicycles involved210
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 Haifa.
- 96 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 Haifa.
How many people live in Haifa?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 297,083 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 344,225.
What is the median age in Haifa?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 37, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Haifa?
The police's files held 12,457 offences in 2025, which is 41.9 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 Haifa?
The police's files hold 12,003 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 54 killed and 494 seriously injured.