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Ma'ale Adumim had 35,845 residents in 2024.

The place is a city.

Ma'ale Adumim on a map of Israel
A palm-lined road and car park in Ma'ale Adumim, with houses and a water tower on the hill behind.Ma'ale Adumim35845 residents

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These are the people who live in Ma'ale Adumim.

  • 35,845Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 41,009Registered residents in November 2026
  • -0.5%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others35,604 (99.3%)
  • Arabs46 (0.1%)
  • Foreigners195 (0.5%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

Ma'ale AdumimIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 58.6%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1820.6%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4535.8%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 5511.3%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 649.2%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over14.5%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 Ma'ale Adumim compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

Ma'ale AdumimIsrael

  • Median age30 years30 years
  • People in an average household3.33
  • Share with an academic degree25.9%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪120,300₪104,300
  • Share who work74.4%66.2%
  • Born abroad21%23.9%
  • Households that own their home75.1%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home20.1%31.6%
  • Households with no car19.5%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more37.3%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre6,654

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 Ma'ale Adumim, 2023 to 2025.

  • 31.3Offences 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.

  • 1,1512023
  • 1,0982024
  • 1,1232025

These are the groups of offences in 2025.

  • Public order offences381
  • Property offences266
  • Offences against the body218
  • Fraud offences110
  • Offences against morality54
  • Security offences38
  • Sexual offences31
  • Offences against a person8

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.

This is what the Bureau's file of localities gives for Ma'ale Adumim.

  • 1975Year the place was founded
  • 330 mHeight above sea level

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

These towns are near Ma'ale Adumim.

Ma'ale Adumim 35,845Kfar Adumim 5,206Geva Binyamin 5,900Mitzpe Yeriho 2,867Ma'ale Mikhmas 2,259

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These are the questions people ask about Ma'ale Adumim.

How many people live in Ma'ale Adumim?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 35,845 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 41,009.

What is the median age in Ma'ale Adumim?

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

How many offences were recorded in Ma'ale Adumim?

The police's files held 1,123 offences in 2025, which is 31.3 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.

What kind of place is Ma'ale Adumim?

The Bureau's file lists Ma'ale Adumim as a city founded in 1975.

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