Lakiya had 19,361 residents in 2024.
The place is a local council.
Lakiya19361 residentsAmos Meron / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
These are the people who live in Lakiya.
- 19,361Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 20,013Registered residents in November 2026
- +28.7%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others2 (0%)
- Arabs19,357 (100%)
- Foreigners2 (0%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
LakiyaIsrael
- Aged 0 to 518.7%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1830.6%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4537.4%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 557%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 643.6%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over2.8%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 Lakiya compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
LakiyaIsrael
- Median age18 years30 years
- People in an average household4.33
- Share with an academic degree7.9%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪73,300₪104,300
- Share who work32.2%66.2%
- Households that own their home64.1%59.3%
- Households that rent their home3.6%31.6%
- Households with no car58.4%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more6.9%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre6,012
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 Lakiya, 2023 to 2025.
- 33.8Offences 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.
- 6312023
- 6372024
- 6542025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences326
- Property offences128
- Security offences71
- Offences against the body65
- Fraud offences28
- Traffic offences9
- Offences against a person8
- Offences against morality7
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 Lakiya in the five years to August 2026.
- 78Accidents
- 1Killed
- 11Seriously injured
- 85Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians26
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters1
- Injured aged under 2027
- Injured aged 65 and over1
- Motorcycles involved1
- Bicycles involved4
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 Lakiya.
- 391 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 Lakiya.
How many people live in Lakiya?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 19,361 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 20,013.
What is the median age in Lakiya?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 18, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Lakiya?
The police's files held 654 offences in 2025, which is 33.8 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 Lakiya?
The police's files hold 78 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 1 killed and 11 seriously injured.