Or Akiva had 25,922 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
Or Akiva25922 residentsAvi1111 dr. avishai teicher / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
These are the people who live in Or Akiva.
- 25,922Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 28,582Registered residents in November 2026
- +30.7%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others25,108 (96.9%)
- Arabs163 (0.6%)
- Foreigners651 (2.5%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Or AkivaIsrael
- Aged 0 to 59.9%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1818.6%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4534.5%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5511%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 648.7%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over17.3%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 Or Akiva compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Or AkivaIsrael
- Median age35 years30 years
- People in an average household2.73
- Share with an academic degree21.2%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪105,700₪104,300
- Share who work70%66.2%
- Born abroad36.7%23.9%
- Households that own their home58.7%59.3%
- Households that rent their home34.3%31.6%
- Households with no car24.6%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more29.4%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre7,753
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 Or Akiva, 2023 to 2025.
- 33.1Offences 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.
- 1,0162023
- 1,0112024
- 8592025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Property offences280
- Public order offences245
- Offences against the body179
- Offences against morality48
- Fraud offences41
- Economic offences19
- Sexual offences17
- Security offences15
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 Or Akiva in the five years to August 2026.
- 448Accidents
- 5Killed
- 16Seriously injured
- 546Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians100
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters42
- Injured aged under 20106
- Injured aged 65 and over80
- Motorcycles involved30
- Bicycles involved38
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 Or Akiva.
- 1951Year the place was founded
- 15 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 Or Akiva.
How many people live in Or Akiva?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 25,922 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 28,582.
What is the median age in Or Akiva?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 35, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Or Akiva?
The police's files held 859 offences in 2025, which is 33.1 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 Or Akiva?
The police's files hold 448 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 5 killed and 16 seriously injured.