Safed had 38,687 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
Safed38687 residentsYehudit Garinkol / CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
These are the people who live in Safed.
- 38,687Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 41,841Registered residents in November 2026
- +6.6%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others37,482 (96.9%)
- Arabs809 (2.1%)
- Foreigners396 (1%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
SafedIsrael
- Aged 0 to 514.2%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1826.5%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4533.6%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 557.5%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 646.2%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over12.1%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 Safed compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
SafedIsrael
- Median age22 years30 years
- People in an average household3.43
- Share with an academic degree15.8%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪74,500₪104,300
- Share who work59.4%66.2%
- Born abroad17.7%23.9%
- Households that own their home58.7%59.3%
- Households that rent their home32.9%31.6%
- Households with no car37.9%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more17.9%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre7,427
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 Safed, 2023 to 2025.
- 28.7Offences 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.
- 1,1902023
- 1,1742024
- 1,1102025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences417
- Property offences253
- Offences against the body250
- Fraud offences55
- Sexual offences50
- Offences against morality49
- Security offences18
- Economic offences12
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 Safed in the five years to August 2026.
- 835Accidents
- 5Killed
- 42Seriously injured
- 1,080Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians147
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters13
- Injured aged under 20190
- Injured aged 65 and over99
- Motorcycles involved45
- Bicycles involved21
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 Safed.
- 604 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 Safed.
How many people live in Safed?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 38,687 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 41,841.
What is the median age in Safed?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 22, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Safed?
The police's files held 1,110 offences in 2025, which is 28.7 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 Safed?
The police's files hold 835 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 5 killed and 42 seriously injured.