Kiryat Yam had 41,959 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
Kiryat Yam41959 residentsניר ודל / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
These are the people who live in Kiryat Yam.
- 41,959Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 49,959Registered residents in November 2026
- +8.8%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others41,179 (98.1%)
- Arabs144 (0.3%)
- Foreigners636 (1.5%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Kiryat YamIsrael
- Aged 0 to 55.4%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1814%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4530%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5512.9%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 6410.4%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over27.3%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 Yam compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Kiryat YamIsrael
- Median age44 years30 years
- People in an average household2.43
- Share with an academic degree20.1%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪90,600₪104,300
- Share who work61.7%66.2%
- Born abroad52.4%23.9%
- Households that own their home62.1%59.3%
- Households that rent their home31.8%31.6%
- Households with no car38.9%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more17.6%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre12,510
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 Yam, 2023 to 2025.
- 38.2Offences 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.
- 1,8592023
- 1,7392024
- 1,6022025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Property offences533
- Public order offences425
- Offences against the body284
- Offences against morality138
- Fraud offences111
- Economic offences57
- Sexual offences21
- Security offences20
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 Yam in the five years to August 2026.
- 862Accidents
- 6Killed
- 49Seriously injured
- 1,143Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians135
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters41
- Injured aged under 20176
- Injured aged 65 and over217
- Motorcycles involved45
- Bicycles involved45
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 Yam.
- 1941Year the place was founded
- 7 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 Yam.
How many people live in Kiryat Yam?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 41,959 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 49,959.
What is the median age in Kiryat Yam?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 44, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Kiryat Yam?
The police's files held 1,602 offences in 2025, which is 38.2 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 Yam?
The police's files hold 862 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 6 killed and 49 seriously injured.