Shefa-Amr had 43,858 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
These are the people who live in Shefa-Amr.
- 43,858Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 45,092Registered residents in November 2026
- +7.2%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others250 (0.6%)
- Arabs43,532 (99.3%)
- Foreigners76 (0.2%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Shefa-AmrIsrael
- Aged 0 to 58%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1819.5%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4541.5%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5511.9%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 649.5%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over9.6%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 Shefa-Amr compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Shefa-AmrIsrael
- Median age29 years30 years
- People in an average household3.53
- Share with an academic degree12.8%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪80,100₪104,300
- Share who work59.9%66.2%
- Households that own their home74.6%59.3%
- Households that rent their home7.1%31.6%
- Households with no car17.7%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more35.8%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre5,115
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 Shefa-Amr, 2023 to 2025.
- 45.1Offences 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.
- 2,0852023
- 2,0012024
- 1,9782025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences837
- Property offences523
- Offences against the body261
- Fraud offences112
- Security offences101
- Offences against morality61
- Economic offences37
- Traffic offences19
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 Shefa-Amr in the five years to August 2026.
- 1,857Accidents
- 8Killed
- 59Seriously injured
- 2,943Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians120
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters12
- Injured aged under 20572
- Injured aged 65 and over144
- Motorcycles involved89
- Bicycles involved24
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 Shefa-Amr.
- 137 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 Shefa-Amr.
How many people live in Shefa-Amr?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 43,858 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 45,092.
What is the median age in Shefa-Amr?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 29, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Shefa-Amr?
The police's files held 1,978 offences in 2025, which is 45.1 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 Shefa-Amr?
The police's files hold 1,857 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 8 killed and 59 seriously injured.