Merhav Am had 679 residents in 2024.
The place is a community settlement.
Merhav Am679 residentsAvi1111 dr. avishai teicher / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
These are the people who live in Merhav Am.
- 679Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 693Registered residents in November 2026
- +24.0%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Merhav AmIsrael
- Aged 0 to 511%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1844.7%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4531.7%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 558.5%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 642.7%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over1.3%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 Merhav Am compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Merhav AmIsrael
- Median age14 years30 years
- People in an average household5.13
- Share with an academic degree40.4%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪88,800₪104,300
- Share who work80.6%66.2%
- Born abroad4.9%23.9%
- Households that own their home45.4%59.3%
- Households that rent their home48.5%31.6%
- Households with no car6.2%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more46.7%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre5,200
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.
The Bureau placed Merhav Am in cluster 6 of 10 in 2019.
In the Bureau's socio-economic ranking, cluster 1 is the lowest and cluster 10 the highest.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics' socio-economic cluster of 2019 for the localities of regional councils, read on 5 November 2026.
These are the road accidents in the police's files for Merhav Am in the five years to August 2026.
- 1Accidents
- 0Killed
- 0Seriously injured
- 2Slightly injured
- Injured aged under 201
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 Merhav Am.
- 2002Year the place was founded
- 511 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 Merhav Am.
How many people live in Merhav Am?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 679 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 693.
What is the median age in Merhav Am?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 14, and Israel's at 30.
How many road accidents were recorded in Merhav Am?
The police's files hold 1 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 0 killed and 0 seriously injured.
Which regional council does Merhav Am belong to?
The Bureau's file places Merhav Am in the Ramat Negev Regional Council.