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Kibbutz Shamir had 824 residents in 2024.

The place is a kibbutz.

Upper Galilee Regional Council

Shamir on a map of Israel

These are the people who live in Kibbutz Shamir.

  • 824Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 1,021Registered residents in November 2026
  • +9.3%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others817 (99.2%)
  • Foreigners7 (0.8%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

ShamirIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 58.5%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1818.1%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4534%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 5511.9%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 649.8%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over17.6%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 Kibbutz Shamir compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

ShamirIsrael

  • Median age37 years30 years
  • People in an average household2.83
  • Share with an academic degree31.9%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪100,000₪104,300
  • Share who work76%66.2%
  • Born abroad14.3%23.9%
  • Households that own their home26%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home26.1%31.6%
  • Households with no car15%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more35%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre1,961

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 Shamir 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 Kibbutz Shamir in the five years to August 2026.

  • 33Accidents
  • 0Killed
  • 6Seriously injured
  • 67Slightly injured
  • Injured pedestrians1
  • Injured aged under 2019
  • Injured aged 65 and over6

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 Shamir.

  • 1944Year the place was founded
  • 192 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 Shamir.

Shamir 824Kiryat Shmona 24,437Ein Qiniyye 2,470Ghajar 2,739

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These are the questions people ask about Kibbutz Shamir.

How many people live in Kibbutz Shamir?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 824 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 1,021.

What is the median age in Kibbutz Shamir?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 37, and Israel's at 30.

How many road accidents were recorded in Kibbutz Shamir?

The police's files hold 33 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 0 killed and 6 seriously injured.

Which regional council does Kibbutz Shamir belong to?

The Bureau's file places Kibbutz Shamir in the Upper Galilee Regional Council.

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