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Karmei Katif had 833 residents in 2024.

The place is a community settlement.

Lachish Regional Council

Karmei Katif on a map of Israel

These are the people who live in Karmei Katif.

  • 833Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 928Registered residents in November 2026
  • +58.6%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others826 (99.2%)
  • Foreigners7 (0.8%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

Karmei KatifIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 517.2%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1839%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4532.8%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 556.6%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 643.8%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over0.6%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 Karmei Katif compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

Karmei KatifIsrael

  • Median age15 years30 years
  • People in an average household5.63
  • Share with an academic degree46.3%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪122,100₪104,300
  • Share who work80.2%66.2%
  • Born abroad3.5%23.9%
  • Households that own their home50.9%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home45.3%31.6%
  • Households with no car2.3%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more75.7%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre6,467

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 Karmei Katif in cluster 7 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.

These are the road accidents in the police's files for Karmei Katif in the five years to August 2026.

  • 3Accidents
  • 0Killed
  • 0Seriously injured
  • 3Slightly injured
  • Injured aged 65 and over1

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 Karmei Katif.

  • 2016Year the place was founded
  • 338 mHeight above sea level

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

These towns are near Karmei Katif.

Karmei Katif 833Even Shmuel 2,007Kiryat Gat 72,139Lehavim 8,028Bat Ayin 2,034

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These are the questions people ask about Karmei Katif.

How many people live in Karmei Katif?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 833 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 928.

What is the median age in Karmei Katif?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 15, and Israel's at 30.

How many road accidents were recorded in Karmei Katif?

The police's files hold 3 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 0 killed and 0 seriously injured.

Which regional council does Karmei Katif belong to?

The Bureau's file places Karmei Katif in the Lachish Regional Council.

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