Petah Tikva had 270,403 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
These are the people who live in Petah Tikva.
- 270,403Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 284,282Registered residents in November 2026
- +4.8%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others257,961 (95.4%)
- Arabs827 (0.3%)
- Foreigners11,615 (4.3%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Petah TikvaIsrael
- Aged 0 to 57.5%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1819.9%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4531.9%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5513.3%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 648.7%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over18.7%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 Petah Tikva compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Petah TikvaIsrael
- Median age35 years30 years
- People in an average household2.83
- Share with an academic degree29.9%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪121,300₪104,300
- Share who work70.1%66.2%
- Born abroad27%23.9%
- Households that own their home61.7%59.3%
- Households that rent their home32.6%31.6%
- Households with no car23.1%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more31.3%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre12,123
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 Petah Tikva, 2023 to 2025.
- 31.7Offences 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.
- 9,3632023
- 9,2942024
- 8,5832025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Property offences3,625
- Public order offences2,246
- Offences against the body1,334
- Fraud offences621
- Offences against morality268
- Economic offences190
- Sexual offences159
- Traffic offences69
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 Petah Tikva in the five years to August 2026.
- 7,836Accidents
- 52Killed
- 358Seriously injured
- 9,062Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians1,230
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters655
- Injured aged under 201,206
- Injured aged 65 and over1,258
- Motorcycles involved1,633
- Bicycles involved574
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 Petah Tikva.
- 1878Year the place was founded
- 31 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 Petah Tikva.
How many people live in Petah Tikva?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 270,403 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 284,282.
What is the median age in Petah Tikva?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 35, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Petah Tikva?
The police's files held 8,583 offences in 2025, which is 31.7 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 Petah Tikva?
The police's files hold 7,836 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 52 killed and 358 seriously injured.