Jisr az-Zarqa had 15,823 residents in 2024.
The place is a local council.
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These are the people who live in Jisr az-Zarqa.
- 15,823Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 16,196Registered residents in November 2026
- +6.7%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others10 (0.1%)
- Arabs15,800 (99.9%)
- Foreigners13 (0.1%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Jisr az-ZarqaIsrael
- Aged 0 to 510.3%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1826.9%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4542.4%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5510.3%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 645.6%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over4.5%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 Jisr az-Zarqa compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Jisr az-ZarqaIsrael
- Median age21 years30 years
- People in an average household4.23
- Share with an academic degree5.2%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪75,100₪104,300
- Share who work61%66.2%
- Households that own their home57.3%59.3%
- Households that rent their home14%31.6%
- Households with no car36.7%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more14.8%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre14,825
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 Jisr az-Zarqa, 2023 to 2025.
- 89.1Offences 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.
- 1,6582023
- 1,4672024
- 1,4102025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences519
- Property offences326
- Offences against the body287
- Offences against morality147
- Security offences91
- Sexual offences9
- Fraud offences8
- Traffic offences7
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 Jisr az-Zarqa in the five years to August 2026.
- 138Accidents
- 1Killed
- 12Seriously injured
- 156Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians52
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters15
- Injured aged under 2062
- Injured aged 65 and over4
- Bicycles involved20
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 Jisr az-Zarqa.
- 11 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 Jisr az-Zarqa.
How many people live in Jisr az-Zarqa?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 15,823 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 16,196.
What is the median age in Jisr az-Zarqa?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 21, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Jisr az-Zarqa?
The police's files held 1,410 offences in 2025, which is 89.1 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 Jisr az-Zarqa?
The police's files hold 138 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 1 killed and 12 seriously injured.