Kiryat Gat had 72,139 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
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These are the people who live in Kiryat Gat.
- 72,139Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 80,747Registered residents in November 2026
- +28.6%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others69,410 (96.2%)
- Arabs206 (0.3%)
- Foreigners2,523 (3.5%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Kiryat GatIsrael
- Aged 0 to 513.3%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1822.3%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4535.4%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 558.5%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 646.8%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over13.7%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 Kiryat Gat compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Kiryat GatIsrael
- Median age30 years30 years
- People in an average household33
- Share with an academic degree16.1%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪90,600₪104,300
- Share who work67.6%66.2%
- Born abroad31.2%23.9%
- Households that own their home64.4%59.3%
- Households that rent their home29.9%31.6%
- Households with no car35.5%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more20.9%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre8,179
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 Kiryat Gat, 2023 to 2025.
- 46.6Offences 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.
- 3,6332023
- 3,4092024
- 3,3642025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences1,209
- Property offences939
- Offences against the body671
- Fraud offences167
- Offences against morality162
- Sexual offences76
- Economic offences74
- Security offences24
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 Kiryat Gat in the five years to August 2026.
- 1,507Accidents
- 3Killed
- 38Seriously injured
- 1,772Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians265
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters37
- Injured aged under 20243
- Injured aged 65 and over216
- Motorcycles involved59
- Bicycles involved67
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 Kiryat Gat.
- 1954Year the place was founded
- 129 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 Kiryat Gat.
How many people live in Kiryat Gat?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 72,139 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 80,747.
What is the median age in Kiryat Gat?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 30, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Kiryat Gat?
The police's files held 3,364 offences in 2025, which is 46.6 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 Kiryat Gat?
The police's files hold 1,507 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 3 killed and 38 seriously injured.