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Kibbutz Sde Boker had 555 residents in 2024.

The place is a kibbutz.

Ramat Negev Regional Council

Sde Boker on a map of Israel

These are the people who live in Kibbutz Sde Boker.

  • 555Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 651Registered residents in November 2026
  • +12.6%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others495 (89.2%)
  • Arabs1 (0.2%)
  • Foreigners59 (10.6%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

Sde BokerIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 56.5%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1820.3%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4530.7%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 5513.7%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 647.2%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over21.7%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 Kibbutz Sde Boker compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

Sde BokerIsrael

  • Median age36 years30 years
  • People in an average household2.43
  • Share with an academic degree32.7%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪105,300₪104,300
  • Share who work84.2%66.2%
  • Born abroad17.7%23.9%
  • Households that own their home5.1%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home43.5%31.6%
  • Households with no car49.3%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more10.6%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre1,874

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 Kibbutz Sde Boker in cluster 6 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.

These are the road accidents in the police's files for Kibbutz Sde Boker in the five years to August 2026.

  • 39Accidents
  • 0Killed
  • 7Seriously injured
  • 75Slightly injured
  • Injured pedestrians1
  • Injured aged under 2015
  • Injured aged 65 and over3
  • Motorcycles involved4
  • Bicycles involved1

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 Kibbutz Sde Boker.

  • 1952Year the place was founded
  • 470 mHeight above sea level

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

These towns are near Kibbutz Sde Boker.

Sde Boker 555Yeruham 11,989Bir Hadaj 2,899Mitzpe Ramon 5,842Qasr al-Sir 3,551Abu Qrenat 2,827

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These are the questions people ask about Kibbutz Sde Boker.

How many people live in Kibbutz Sde Boker?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 555 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 651.

What is the median age in Kibbutz Sde Boker?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 36, and Israel's at 30.

How many road accidents were recorded in Kibbutz Sde Boker?

The police's files hold 39 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 0 killed and 7 seriously injured.

Which regional council does Kibbutz Sde Boker belong to?

The Bureau's file places Kibbutz Sde Boker in the Ramat Negev Regional Council.

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