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Mazkeret Batya had 16,334 residents in 2024.

The place is a local council.

Mazkeret Batya on a map of Israel
A quiet street in Mazkeret Batya lined with an old stone wall, palm trees and parked cars.Mazkeret Batya16334 residents

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These are the people who live in Mazkeret Batya.

  • 16,334Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 17,644Registered residents in November 2026
  • +9.0%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others16,181 (99.1%)
  • Arabs9 (0.1%)
  • Foreigners144 (0.9%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

Mazkeret BatyaIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 56.7%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1825.5%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4532.2%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 5514.9%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 648.8%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over11.8%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 Mazkeret Batya compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

Mazkeret BatyaIsrael

  • Median age31 years30 years
  • People in an average household3.53
  • Share with an academic degree41%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪172,600₪104,300
  • Share who work76.6%66.2%
  • Born abroad13.1%23.9%
  • Households that own their home75.6%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home18%31.6%
  • Households with no car6.4%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more64.8%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre7,274

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 Mazkeret Batya, 2023 to 2025.

  • 19.8Offences 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.

  • 2882023
  • 3012024
  • 3242025

These are the groups of offences in 2025.

  • Property offences125
  • Public order offences99
  • Offences against the body41
  • Fraud offences27
  • Sexual offences10
  • Offences against morality8
  • Traffic offences5
  • Economic offences4

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 Mazkeret Batya in the five years to August 2026.

  • 160Accidents
  • 3Killed
  • 12Seriously injured
  • 192Slightly injured
  • Injured pedestrians27
  • Injured on electric bikes and scooters10
  • Injured aged under 2048
  • Injured aged 65 and over20
  • Motorcycles involved21
  • Bicycles involved17

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 Mazkeret Batya.

  • 1883Year the place was founded
  • 62 mHeight above sea level

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

These towns are near Mazkeret Batya.

Mazkeret Batya 16,334Kiryat Ekron 11,283Rehovot 155,050Yad Binyamin 4,338Gedera 31,389

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These are the questions people ask about Mazkeret Batya.

How many people live in Mazkeret Batya?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 16,334 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 17,644.

What is the median age in Mazkeret Batya?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 31, and Israel's at 30.

How many offences were recorded in Mazkeret Batya?

The police's files held 324 offences in 2025, which is 19.8 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 Mazkeret Batya?

The police's files hold 160 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 3 killed and 12 seriously injured.

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