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Tamra had 36,919 residents in 2024.

The place is a city.

Tamra on a map of Israel
The houses of Tamra spread along the foot of a hill, seen across green fields and dry grass.Tamra36919 residents

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These are the people who live in Tamra.

  • 36,919Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 38,213Registered residents in November 2026
  • +10.2%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others30 (0.1%)
  • Arabs36,770 (99.6%)
  • Foreigners119 (0.3%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

TamraIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 59.6%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1821.3%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4542%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 5511.6%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 648%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over7.5%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 Tamra compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

TamraIsrael

  • Median age27 years30 years
  • People in an average household3.63
  • Share with an academic degree13.5%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪70,700₪104,300
  • Share who work58.3%66.2%
  • Households that own their home76.6%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home3.8%31.6%
  • Households with no car20.2%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more36.3%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre5,611

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 Tamra, 2023 to 2025.

  • 64.1Offences 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.

  • 2,1982023
  • 2,3152024
  • 2,3662025

These are the groups of offences in 2025.

  • Public order offences1,063
  • Property offences581
  • Offences against the body314
  • Security offences170
  • Fraud offences82
  • Offences against morality45
  • Traffic offences39
  • Offences against a person26

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 Tamra in the five years to August 2026.

  • 1,282Accidents
  • 6Killed
  • 39Seriously injured
  • 2,207Slightly injured
  • Injured pedestrians83
  • Injured on electric bikes and scooters8
  • Injured aged under 20483
  • Injured aged 65 and over80
  • Motorcycles involved57
  • Bicycles involved20

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 Tamra.

  • 94 mHeight above sea level

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

These towns are near Tamra.

Tamra 36,919Kabul 12,589I'billin 13,634Shefa-Amr 43,858Sha'ab 7,790

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These are the questions people ask about Tamra.

How many people live in Tamra?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 36,919 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 38,213.

What is the median age in Tamra?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 27, and Israel's at 30.

How many offences were recorded in Tamra?

The police's files held 2,366 offences in 2025, which is 64.1 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 Tamra?

The police's files hold 1,282 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 6 killed and 39 seriously injured.

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