Ma'alot-Tarshiha had 23,042 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
Ma'alot-Tarshiha23042 residentsשלמה רודד / CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
These are the people who live in Ma'alot-Tarshiha.
- 23,042Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 26,435Registered residents in November 2026
- +6.0%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others17,291 (75%)
- Arabs5,639 (24.5%)
- Foreigners112 (0.5%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Ma'alot-TarshihaIsrael
- Aged 0 to 57.1%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1818%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4534.2%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5512.5%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 649.9%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over18.3%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'alot-Tarshiha compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Ma'alot-TarshihaIsrael
- Median age35 years30 years
- People in an average household2.93
- Share with an academic degree25.2%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪104,600₪104,300
- Share who work67.3%66.2%
- Born abroad42.9%23.9%
- Households that own their home62.3%59.3%
- Households that rent their home28.5%31.6%
- Households with no car24.6%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more34.1%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre5,528
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'alot-Tarshiha, 2023 to 2025.
- 25.2Offences 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.
- 6152023
- 5952024
- 5802025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences181
- Property offences172
- Offences against the body103
- Fraud offences52
- Offences against morality48
- Security offences10
- Economic offences8
- Offences against a person2
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'alot-Tarshiha in the five years to August 2026.
- 496Accidents
- 3Killed
- 21Seriously injured
- 719Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians60
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters5
- Injured aged under 20126
- Injured aged 65 and over84
- Motorcycles involved20
- Bicycles involved8
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'alot-Tarshiha.
- 1957Year the place was founded
- 517 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'alot-Tarshiha.
How many people live in Ma'alot-Tarshiha?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 23,042 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 26,435.
What is the median age in Ma'alot-Tarshiha?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 35, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Ma'alot-Tarshiha?
The police's files held 580 offences in 2025, which is 25.2 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 Ma'alot-Tarshiha?
The police's files hold 496 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 3 killed and 21 seriously injured.