Kiryat Ye'arim had 7,839 residents in 2024.
The place is a local council.
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These are the people who live in Kiryat Ye'arim.
- 7,839Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 8,035Registered residents in November 2026
- +18.1%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others7,680 (98%)
- Arabs4 (0.1%)
- Foreigners155 (2%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Kiryat Ye'arimIsrael
- Aged 0 to 518.7%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1832.3%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4534.5%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 555%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 643.6%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over5.9%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 Ye'arim compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Kiryat Ye'arimIsrael
- Median age18 years30 years
- People in an average household4.63
- Share with an academic degree18.5%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪76,100₪104,300
- Share who work62%66.2%
- Born abroad13.4%23.9%
- Households that own their home55.3%59.3%
- Households that rent their home43.1%31.6%
- Households with no car35.8%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more14.4%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre15,913
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 Ye'arim, 2023 to 2025.
- 9.7Offences 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.
- 622023
- 722024
- 762025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Property offences31
- Public order offences22
- Offences against the body11
- Sexual offences6
- Fraud offences3
- Security offences2
- Traffic offences1
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 Ye'arim in the five years to August 2026.
- 20Accidents
- 0Killed
- 2Seriously injured
- 20Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians6
- Injured aged under 205
- Injured aged 65 and over5
- Motorcycles involved1
- Bicycles involved1
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 Ye'arim.
- 1975Year the place was founded
- 711 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 Ye'arim.
How many people live in Kiryat Ye'arim?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 7,839 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 8,035.
What is the median age in Kiryat Ye'arim?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 18, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Kiryat Ye'arim?
The police's files held 76 offences in 2025, which is 9.7 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 Ye'arim?
The police's files hold 20 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 0 killed and 2 seriously injured.