Sakhnin had 33,726 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
Sakhnin33726 residentsשלמה רודד / CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
These are the people who live in Sakhnin.
- 33,726Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 36,276Registered residents in November 2026
- +9.8%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others16 (0%)
- Arabs33,660 (99.8%)
- Foreigners50 (0.1%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
SakhninIsrael
- Aged 0 to 59%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1822.6%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4541.7%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5511.8%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 648%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over6.9%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 Sakhnin compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
SakhninIsrael
- Median age28 years30 years
- People in an average household3.53
- Share with an academic degree19.9%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪71,100₪104,300
- Share who work59.6%66.2%
- Households that own their home78.5%59.3%
- Households that rent their home5.3%31.6%
- Households with no car17.9%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more42.1%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre6,382
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 Sakhnin, 2023 to 2025.
- 42.4Offences 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.
- 1,3632023
- 1,3672024
- 1,4312025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences648
- Property offences355
- Offences against the body183
- Fraud offences85
- Security offences84
- Economic offences25
- Offences against morality24
- Sexual offences8
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 Sakhnin in the five years to August 2026.
- 2,564Accidents
- 5Killed
- 26Seriously injured
- 5,063Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians145
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters11
- Injured aged under 201,211
- Injured aged 65 and over100
- Motorcycles involved45
- Bicycles involved31
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 Sakhnin.
- 231 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 Sakhnin.
How many people live in Sakhnin?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 33,726 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 36,276.
What is the median age in Sakhnin?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 28, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Sakhnin?
The police's files held 1,431 offences in 2025, which is 42.4 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 Sakhnin?
The police's files hold 2,564 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 5 killed and 26 seriously injured.