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Kuseife had 21,849 residents in 2024.

The place is a local council.

Kuseife on a map of Israel

These are the people who live in Kuseife.

  • 21,849Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 23,156Registered residents in November 2026
  • +29.1%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others16 (0.1%)
  • Arabs21,833 (99.9%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

KuseifeIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 518.6%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1832.2%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4537.3%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 556.1%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 643.2%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over2.6%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 Kuseife compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

KuseifeIsrael

  • Median age18 years30 years
  • People in an average household4.83
  • Share with an academic degree12.5%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪94,700₪104,300
  • Share who work44.9%66.2%
  • Households that own their home72.6%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home10.5%31.6%
  • Households with no car37.9%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more11.8%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre5,315

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 Kuseife, 2023 to 2025.

  • 33.2Offences 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.

  • 7072023
  • 5802024
  • 7252025

These are the groups of offences in 2025.

  • Public order offences445
  • Offences against the body109
  • Property offences99
  • Security offences27
  • Fraud offences21
  • Licensing offences9
  • Economic offences5
  • Offences against morality3

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 Kuseife in the five years to August 2026.

  • 82Accidents
  • 1Killed
  • 9Seriously injured
  • 91Slightly injured
  • Injured pedestrians28
  • Injured on electric bikes and scooters1
  • Injured aged under 2038
  • Motorcycles involved1
  • Bicycles involved3

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 Kuseife.

  • 466 mHeight above sea level

Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics' file of localities for 2024, read on 5 November 2026.

These towns are near Kuseife.

Kuseife 21,849Makhul 2,105Mulada 5,466Ar'arat an-Naqab 21,259Hura 23,035Abu Talul 5,716

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These are the questions people ask about Kuseife.

How many people live in Kuseife?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 21,849 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 23,156.

What is the median age in Kuseife?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 18, and Israel's at 30.

How many offences were recorded in Kuseife?

The police's files held 725 offences in 2025, which is 33.2 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 Kuseife?

The police's files hold 82 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 1 killed and 9 seriously injured.

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