Rahat had 77,996 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
These are the people who live in Rahat.
- 77,996Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 84,608Registered residents in November 2026
- +24.9%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others205 (0.3%)
- Arabs77,690 (99.6%)
- Foreigners101 (0.1%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
RahatIsrael
- Aged 0 to 517.5%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1830.7%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4539.1%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 556.7%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 643.4%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over2.6%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 Rahat compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
RahatIsrael
- Median age20 years30 years
- People in an average household4.53
- Share with an academic degree6.7%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪78,300₪104,300
- Share who work42.5%66.2%
- Households that own their home71.8%59.3%
- Households that rent their home5.2%31.6%
- Households with no car36.4%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more11.8%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre6,475
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 Rahat, 2023 to 2025.
- 52.2Offences 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.
- 3,3962023
- 3,9152024
- 4,0752025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences1,936
- Property offences770
- Offences against the body667
- Security offences270
- Fraud offences167
- Offences against morality81
- Traffic offences43
- Offences against a person37
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 Rahat in the five years to August 2026.
- 834Accidents
- 17Killed
- 73Seriously injured
- 990Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians214
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters9
- Injured aged under 20309
- Injured aged 65 and over30
- Motorcycles involved20
- Bicycles involved22
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 Rahat.
- 222 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 Rahat.
How many people live in Rahat?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 77,996 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 84,608.
What is the median age in Rahat?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 20, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Rahat?
The police's files held 4,075 offences in 2025, which is 52.2 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 Rahat?
The police's files hold 834 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 17 killed and 73 seriously injured.