Kiryat Shmona had 24,437 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
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These are the people who live in Kiryat Shmona.
- 24,437Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 25,213Registered residents in November 2026
- +3.8%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others23,014 (94.2%)
- Arabs1,219 (5%)
- Foreigners204 (0.8%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Kiryat ShmonaIsrael
- Aged 0 to 56.8%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1815.4%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4537.8%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5511.1%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 6410.2%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over18.7%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 Shmona compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Kiryat ShmonaIsrael
- Median age33 years30 years
- People in an average household2.53
- Share with an academic degree16.7%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪88,800₪104,300
- Share who work68.7%66.2%
- Born abroad23.6%23.9%
- Households that own their home54.5%59.3%
- Households that rent their home38.2%31.6%
- Households with no car27.3%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more25.7%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre4,617
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 Shmona, 2023 to 2025.
- 34.9Offences 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.
- 1,0642023
- 4342024
- 8542025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences327
- Property offences205
- Offences against the body181
- Fraud offences69
- Offences against morality30
- Sexual offences29
- Security offences8
- Economic offences4
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 Shmona in the five years to August 2026.
- 396Accidents
- 3Killed
- 19Seriously injured
- 563Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians50
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters18
- Injured aged under 2093
- Injured aged 65 and over64
- Motorcycles involved25
- Bicycles involved21
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 Shmona.
- 1950Year the place was founded
- 207 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 Shmona.
How many people live in Kiryat Shmona?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 24,437 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 25,213.
What is the median age in Kiryat Shmona?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 33, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Kiryat Shmona?
The police's files held 854 offences in 2025, which is 34.9 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 Shmona?
The police's files hold 396 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 3 killed and 19 seriously injured.