Nazareth had 75,704 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
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These are the people who live in Nazareth.
- 75,704Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 82,002Registered residents in November 2026
- -0.3%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others143 (0.2%)
- Arabs75,284 (99.4%)
- Foreigners277 (0.4%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
NazarethIsrael
- Aged 0 to 58%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1819.1%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4539.6%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5511.9%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 649.4%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over12%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 Nazareth compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
NazarethIsrael
- Median age29 years30 years
- People in an average household3.33
- Share with an academic degree13.4%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪72,000₪104,300
- Share who work54.2%66.2%
- Households that own their home69.6%59.3%
- Households that rent their home11%31.6%
- Households with no car26.4%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more30.1%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre9,662
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 Nazareth, 2023 to 2025.
- 48.8Offences 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.
- 3,4282023
- 3,5262024
- 3,6922025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences1,648
- Property offences816
- Offences against the body558
- Security offences201
- Fraud offences164
- Offences against morality153
- Economic offences61
- Traffic offences38
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 Nazareth in the five years to August 2026.
- 2,701Accidents
- 14Killed
- 75Seriously injured
- 3,905Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians194
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters13
- Injured aged under 20757
- Injured aged 65 and over181
- Motorcycles involved203
- Bicycles involved33
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 Nazareth.
- 347 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 Nazareth.
How many people live in Nazareth?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 75,704 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 82,002.
What is the median age in Nazareth?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 29, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Nazareth?
The police's files held 3,692 offences in 2025, which is 48.8 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 Nazareth?
The police's files hold 2,701 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 14 killed and 75 seriously injured.