Maghar had 23,486 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
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These are the people who live in Maghar.
- 23,486Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 25,480Registered residents in November 2026
- +9.4%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others11 (0%)
- Arabs23,437 (99.8%)
- Foreigners38 (0.2%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
MagharIsrael
- Aged 0 to 59%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1820.5%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4543.4%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5511.6%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 648%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over7.6%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 Maghar compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
MagharIsrael
- Median age29 years30 years
- People in an average household3.53
- Share with an academic degree14.4%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪73,700₪104,300
- Share who work58.4%66.2%
- Households that own their home77.9%59.3%
- Households that rent their home2.8%31.6%
- Households with no car16.5%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more37.4%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre4,771
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 Maghar, 2023 to 2025.
- 20.5Offences 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.
- 5302023
- 4982024
- 4812025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences218
- Property offences104
- Offences against the body82
- Fraud offences30
- Offences against morality13
- Economic offences12
- Security offences12
- Sexual offences8
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 Maghar in the five years to August 2026.
- 936Accidents
- 2Killed
- 23Seriously injured
- 1,660Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians42
- Injured aged under 20361
- Injured aged 65 and over80
- Motorcycles involved18
- Bicycles involved1
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 Maghar.
- 147 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 Maghar.
How many people live in Maghar?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 23,486 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 25,480.
What is the median age in Maghar?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 29, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Maghar?
The police's files held 481 offences in 2025, which is 20.5 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 Maghar?
The police's files hold 936 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 2 killed and 23 seriously injured.