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Moshav Shahar had 889 residents in 2024.

The place is a moshav.

Lachish Regional Council

Shahar on a map of Israel

These are the people who live in Moshav Shahar.

  • 889Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 728Registered residents in November 2026
  • -7.0%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others724 (81.4%)
  • Arabs2 (0.2%)
  • Foreigners163 (18.3%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

ShaharIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 56.5%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1823.2%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4533.5%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 5512.2%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 6411.7%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over12.9%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 Moshav Shahar compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

ShaharIsrael

  • Median age32 years30 years
  • People in an average household3.43
  • Share with an academic degree21.3%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪130,600₪104,300
  • Share who work75.6%66.2%
  • Born abroad14.1%23.9%
  • Households that own their home63.3%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home18.3%31.6%
  • Households with no car16.9%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more45.9%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre1,817

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 Moshav Shahar in cluster 7 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 Moshav Shahar in the five years to August 2026.

  • 8Accidents
  • 0Killed
  • 3Seriously injured
  • 6Slightly injured
  • Injured on electric bikes and scooters1
  • Injured aged under 201
  • 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 Moshav Shahar.

  • 1955Year the place was founded
  • 100 mHeight above sea level

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

These towns are near Moshav Shahar.

Shahar 889Even Shmuel 2,007Merkaz Shapira 2,962Kiryat Malachi 27,957Ashkelon 166,865

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These are the questions people ask about Moshav Shahar.

How many people live in Moshav Shahar?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 889 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 728.

What is the median age in Moshav Shahar?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 32, and Israel's at 30.

How many road accidents were recorded in Moshav Shahar?

The police's files hold 8 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 0 killed and 3 seriously injured.

Which regional council does Moshav Shahar belong to?

The Bureau's file places Moshav Shahar in the Lachish Regional Council.

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