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Har Gilo had 1,634 residents in 2024.

The place is a community settlement.

Gush Etzion Regional Council

Har Gilo on a map of Israel
Small houses with orange tiled roofs behind a low stone wall on a street corner in Har Gilo, among pine trees.Har Gilo1634 residents

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These are the people who live in Har Gilo.

  • 1,634Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 1,655Registered residents in November 2026
  • +0.6%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others1,599 (97.9%)
  • Arabs31 (1.9%)
  • Foreigners4 (0.2%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

Har GiloIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 56.8%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1826.7%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4534.1%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 5515.5%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 645.4%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over11.5%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 Har Gilo compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

Har GiloIsrael

  • Median age28 years30 years
  • People in an average household3.13
  • Share with an academic degree33.4%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪128,900₪104,300
  • Share who work79.1%66.2%
  • Born abroad10.6%23.9%
  • Households that own their home58.8%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home29.8%31.6%
  • Households with no car11.8%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more58.3%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre5,610

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.

The Bureau placed Har Gilo in cluster 6 of 10 in 2019.

In the Bureau's socio-economic ranking, cluster 1 is the lowest and cluster 10 the highest.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics' socio-economic cluster of 2019 for the localities of regional councils, read on 5 November 2026.

This is what the Bureau's file of localities gives for Har Gilo.

  • 1972Year the place was founded
  • 891 mHeight above sea level

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

These towns are near Har Gilo.

Har Gilo 1,634Neve Daniel 2,418Beitar Illit 71,698Efrat 12,115Jerusalem 1,050,151

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These are the questions people ask about Har Gilo.

How many people live in Har Gilo?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 1,634 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 1,655.

What is the median age in Har Gilo?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 28, and Israel's at 30.

Which regional council does Har Gilo belong to?

The Bureau's file places Har Gilo in the Gush Etzion Regional Council.

What kind of place is Har Gilo?

The Bureau's file lists Har Gilo as a community settlement founded in 1972.

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