Meitar had 11,609 residents in 2024.
The place is a local council.
These are the people who live in Meitar.
- 11,609Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 12,733Registered residents in November 2026
- +16.7%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others11,231 (96.7%)
- Arabs308 (2.7%)
- Foreigners70 (0.6%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
MeitarIsrael
- Aged 0 to 56.5%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1828.2%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4532.2%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5514.4%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 647.9%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over10.8%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 Meitar compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
MeitarIsrael
- Median age31 years30 years
- People in an average household3.53
- Share with an academic degree46.5%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪196,900₪104,300
- Share who work74.8%66.2%
- Born abroad14.6%23.9%
- Households that own their home81.1%59.3%
- Households that rent their home16.1%31.6%
- Households with no car5%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more65.5%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre3,166
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 Meitar, 2023 to 2025.
- 29.4Offences 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.
- 4612023
- 4002024
- 3412025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences142
- Property offences85
- Fraud offences35
- Offences against the body31
- Security offences19
- Traffic offences10
- Offences against morality9
- Sexual offences5
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 Meitar in the five years to August 2026.
- 144Accidents
- 2Killed
- 11Seriously injured
- 197Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians11
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters2
- Injured aged under 2038
- Injured aged 65 and over18
- Motorcycles involved8
- 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 Meitar.
- 1984Year the place was founded
- 408 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 Meitar.
How many people live in Meitar?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 11,609 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 12,733.
What is the median age in Meitar?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 31, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Meitar?
The police's files held 341 offences in 2025, which is 29.4 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 Meitar?
The police's files hold 144 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 2 killed and 11 seriously injured.