Shaqib al-Salam had 16,736 residents in 2024.
The place is a local council.
Shaqib al-Salam16736 residentsAmos Meron / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
These are the people who live in Shaqib al-Salam.
- 16,736Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 14,557Registered residents in November 2026
- +32.0%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others14 (0.1%)
- Arabs16,688 (99.7%)
- Foreigners34 (0.2%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Shaqib al-SalamIsrael
- Aged 0 to 517.6%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1831.4%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4538.7%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 556.7%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 643.1%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over2.5%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 Shaqib al-Salam compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Shaqib al-SalamIsrael
- Median age19 years30 years
- People in an average household4.63
- Share with an academic degree4.1%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪68,700₪104,300
- Share who work35%66.2%
- Households that own their home76.3%59.3%
- Households that rent their home9.2%31.6%
- Households with no car49%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more5.9%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre3,918
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 Shaqib al-Salam, 2023 to 2025.
- 55.4Offences 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.
- 7472023
- 9132024
- 9282025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences535
- Property offences134
- Offences against the body93
- Security offences77
- Offences against morality35
- Fraud offences20
- Economic offences14
- Traffic 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 Shaqib al-Salam in the five years to August 2026.
- 102Accidents
- 2Killed
- 18Seriously injured
- 107Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians35
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters2
- Injured aged under 2029
- Injured aged 65 and over4
- Motorcycles involved6
- Bicycles involved2
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 Shaqib al-Salam.
- 318 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 Shaqib al-Salam.
How many people live in Shaqib al-Salam?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 16,736 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 14,557.
What is the median age in Shaqib al-Salam?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 19, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Shaqib al-Salam?
The police's files held 928 offences in 2025, which is 55.4 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 Shaqib al-Salam?
The police's files hold 102 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 2 killed and 18 seriously injured.