Kiryat Malachi had 27,957 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.

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These are the people who live in Kiryat Malachi.
- 27,957Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 31,022Registered residents in November 2026
- +18.7%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others26,801 (95.9%)
- Arabs153 (0.5%)
- Foreigners1,003 (3.6%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Kiryat MalachiIsrael
- Aged 0 to 513.1%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1824.1%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4536.3%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 558%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 646.3%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over12.2%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 Malachi compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Kiryat MalachiIsrael
- Median age28 years30 years
- People in an average household3.33
- Share with an academic degree12.5%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪89,100₪104,300
- Share who work66.5%66.2%
- Born abroad22.5%23.9%
- Households that own their home62.3%59.3%
- Households that rent their home31%31.6%
- Households with no car28.7%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more21%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre8,643
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 Malachi, 2023 to 2025.
- 57.8Offences 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.
- 1,4702023
- 1,4692024
- 1,6162025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences645
- Property offences426
- Offences against the body312
- Fraud offences73
- Offences against morality57
- Sexual offences37
- Economic offences32
- Security offences12
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 Malachi in the five years to August 2026.
- 528Accidents
- 2Killed
- 13Seriously injured
- 602Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians130
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters32
- Injured aged under 20112
- Injured aged 65 and over77
- Motorcycles involved24
- Bicycles involved34
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 Malachi.
- 1951Year the place was founded
- 62 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 Malachi.
How many people live in Kiryat Malachi?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 27,957 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 31,022.
What is the median age in Kiryat Malachi?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 28, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Kiryat Malachi?
The police's files held 1,616 offences in 2025, which is 57.8 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 Malachi?
The police's files hold 528 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 2 killed and 13 seriously injured.