Lehavim had 8,028 residents in 2024.
The place is a local council.
Lehavim8028 residentsAmos Meron / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
These are the people who live in Lehavim.
- 8,028Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 7,901Registered residents in November 2026
- +17.1%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others7,263 (90.5%)
- Arabs705 (8.8%)
- Foreigners60 (0.7%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
LehavimIsrael
- Aged 0 to 56.8%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1821%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4531%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5511.3%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 6410.5%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over19.4%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 Lehavim compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
LehavimIsrael
- Median age38 years30 years
- People in an average household3.13
- Share with an academic degree49.6%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪230,900₪104,300
- Share who work66.1%66.2%
- Born abroad19.9%23.9%
- Households that own their home72.1%59.3%
- Households that rent their home21.8%31.6%
- Households with no car9.3%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more59.9%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre3,026
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 Lehavim, 2023 to 2025.
- 16.1Offences 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.
- 1382023
- 962024
- 1292025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Property offences67
- Public order offences36
- Fraud offences13
- Offences against the body5
- Economic offences4
- Security offences3
- Sexual 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 Lehavim in the five years to August 2026.
- 50Accidents
- 1Killed
- 5Seriously injured
- 55Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians8
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters3
- Injured aged under 205
- Injured aged 65 and over8
- Motorcycles involved5
- Bicycles involved2
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 Lehavim.
- 1985Year the place was founded
- 296 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 Lehavim.
How many people live in Lehavim?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 8,028 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 7,901.
What is the median age in Lehavim?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 38, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Lehavim?
The police's files held 129 offences in 2025, which is 16.1 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 Lehavim?
The police's files hold 50 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 1 killed and 5 seriously injured.