Ma'ale Iron had 15,486 residents in 2024.
The place is a local council.
These are the people who live in Ma'ale Iron.
- 15,486Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 16,983Registered residents in November 2026
- +10.5%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others2 (0%)
- Arabs15,457 (99.8%)
- Foreigners27 (0.2%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Ma'ale IronIsrael
- Aged 0 to 511%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1822.3%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4541.4%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5511%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 647.9%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over6.5%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 Iron compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Ma'ale IronIsrael
- Median age25 years30 years
- People in an average household3.83
- Share with an academic degree13%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪68,800₪104,300
- Share who work56%66.2%
- Households that own their home82.7%59.3%
- Households that rent their home5.4%31.6%
- Households with no car21%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more30.6%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre4,674
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 Iron, 2023 to 2025.
- 21.6Offences 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.
- 2782023
- 3392024
- 3352025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences128
- Property offences78
- Offences against the body52
- Security offences44
- Fraud offences10
- Offences against morality8
- Economic offences5
- Offences against a person4
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 Ma'ale Iron in the five years to August 2026.
- 168Accidents
- 1Killed
- 13Seriously injured
- 285Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians21
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters3
- Injured aged under 2090
- Injured aged 65 and over6
- Motorcycles involved10
- 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 Ma'ale Iron.
- 249 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 Ma'ale Iron.
How many people live in Ma'ale Iron?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 15,486 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 16,983.
What is the median age in Ma'ale Iron?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 25, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Ma'ale Iron?
The police's files held 335 offences in 2025, which is 21.6 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 Ma'ale Iron?
The police's files hold 168 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 1 killed and 13 seriously injured.