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Mevaseret Zion had 26,534 residents in 2024.

The place is a local council.

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Cars parked along a curving, tree-lined stretch of Hermon Street in Mevaseret Zion.Mevaseret Zion26534 residents

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These are the people who live in Mevaseret Zion.

  • 26,534Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 29,953Registered residents in November 2026
  • +14.7%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others25,966 (97.9%)
  • Arabs123 (0.5%)
  • Foreigners445 (1.7%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

Mevaseret ZionIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 58.9%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1818.6%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4532.4%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 5511.3%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 649.4%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over19.4%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 Mevaseret Zion compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

Mevaseret ZionIsrael

  • Median age34 years30 years
  • People in an average household2.93
  • Share with an academic degree37.9%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪133,400₪104,300
  • Share who work72.9%66.2%
  • Born abroad16.3%23.9%
  • Households that own their home57%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home33%31.6%
  • Households with no car11.6%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more48%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre7,605

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 Mevaseret Zion, 2023 to 2025.

  • 32.8Offences 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.

  • 8752023
  • 8362024
  • 8702025

These are the groups of offences in 2025.

  • Public order offences312
  • Property offences256
  • Offences against the body151
  • Fraud offences62
  • Offences against morality38
  • Traffic offences17
  • Sexual offences16
  • Economic 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 Mevaseret Zion in the five years to August 2026.

  • 673Accidents
  • 3Killed
  • 28Seriously injured
  • 886Slightly injured
  • Injured pedestrians63
  • Injured on electric bikes and scooters3
  • Injured aged under 20108
  • Injured aged 65 and over94
  • Motorcycles involved54
  • Bicycles involved4

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 Mevaseret Zion.

  • 1951Year the place was founded
  • 719 mHeight above sea level

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

These towns are near Mevaseret Zion.

Mevaseret Zion 26,534Har Adar 4,340Giv'at Ze'ev 25,105Jerusalem 1,050,151

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These are the questions people ask about Mevaseret Zion.

How many people live in Mevaseret Zion?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 26,534 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 29,953.

What is the median age in Mevaseret Zion?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 34, and Israel's at 30.

How many offences were recorded in Mevaseret Zion?

The police's files held 870 offences in 2025, which is 32.8 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 Mevaseret Zion?

The police's files hold 673 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 3 killed and 28 seriously injured.

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