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Ness Ziona had 47,268 residents in 2024.

The place is a city.

Ness Ziona on a map of Israel
An aerial view of central Ness Ziona, with apartment blocks, houses and a main road.Ness Ziona47268 residents

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These are the people who live in Ness Ziona.

  • 47,268Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 49,859Registered residents in November 2026
  • +0.7%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others46,518 (98.4%)
  • Arabs36 (0.1%)
  • Foreigners714 (1.5%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

Ness ZionaIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 55.9%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1822.1%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4530.6%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 5516.1%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 648.9%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over16.4%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 Ness Ziona compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

Ness ZionaIsrael

  • Median age37 years30 years
  • People in an average household3.13
  • Share with an academic degree36.7%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪152,800₪104,300
  • Share who work71.9%66.2%
  • Born abroad15.7%23.9%
  • Households that own their home72.3%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home22.5%31.6%
  • Households with no car12.2%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more51.1%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre7,871

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 Ness Ziona, 2023 to 2025.

  • 25Offences 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.

  • 1,2592023
  • 1,3142024
  • 1,1812025

These are the groups of offences in 2025.

  • Property offences480
  • Public order offences357
  • Offences against the body156
  • Fraud offences74
  • Sexual offences40
  • Offences against morality26
  • Economic offences26
  • Traffic offences14

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 Ness Ziona in the five years to August 2026.

  • 1,200Accidents
  • 8Killed
  • 51Seriously injured
  • 1,487Slightly injured
  • Injured pedestrians140
  • Injured on electric bikes and scooters53
  • Injured aged under 20202
  • Injured aged 65 and over177
  • Motorcycles involved186
  • Bicycles involved63

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 Ness Ziona.

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

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

These towns are near Ness Ziona.

Ness Ziona 47,268Rehovot 155,050Rishon LeZion 259,275Be'er Ya'akov 37,493Givat Brenner 2,518

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These are the questions people ask about Ness Ziona.

How many people live in Ness Ziona?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 47,268 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 49,859.

What is the median age in Ness Ziona?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 37, and Israel's at 30.

How many offences were recorded in Ness Ziona?

The police's files held 1,181 offences in 2025, which is 25 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 Ness Ziona?

The police's files hold 1,200 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 8 killed and 51 seriously injured.

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