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Ovnat had 292 residents in 2024.

The place is a community settlement.

Megilot Dead Sea Regional Council

Ovnat on a map of Israel

These are the people who live in Ovnat.

  • 292Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 318Registered residents in November 2026
  • +52.2%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

OvnatIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 516.7%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1839.9%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4536.5%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 556.9%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 640%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over0%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 Ovnat compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

OvnatIsrael

  • Median age14 years30 years
  • People in an average household5.33
  • Share with an academic degree63.7%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪111,900₪104,300
  • Share who work86.9%66.2%
  • Born abroad3.8%23.9%
  • Households that own their home53.6%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home46.4%31.6%
  • Households with no car4.7%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more57.8%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre4,826

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 Ovnat in cluster 7 of 10 in 2019.

In the Bureau's socio-economic ranking, cluster 1 is the lowest and cluster 10 the highest.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics' socio-economic cluster of 2019 for the localities of regional councils, read on 5 November 2026.

This is what the Bureau's file of localities gives for Ovnat.

  • 1983Year the place was founded
  • 352 mHeight below sea level

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

These towns are near Ovnat.

Ovnat 292Mitzpe Yeriho 2,867Ma'ale Adumim 35,845Nokdim 3,498

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These are the questions people ask about Ovnat.

How many people live in Ovnat?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 292 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 318.

What is the median age in Ovnat?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 14, and Israel's at 30.

Which regional council does Ovnat belong to?

The Bureau's file places Ovnat in the Megilot Dead Sea Regional Council.

What kind of place is Ovnat?

The Bureau's file lists Ovnat as a community settlement founded in 1983.

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