Tel Aviv had 494,900 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
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These are the people who live in Tel Aviv.
- 494,900Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 602,696Registered residents in November 2026
- +8.8%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others440,299 (89%)
- Arabs26,974 (5.5%)
- Foreigners27,627 (5.6%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Tel AvivIsrael
- Aged 0 to 56.6%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1812.8%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4539%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5512.5%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 648.8%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over20.2%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 Tel Aviv compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Tel AvivIsrael
- Median age35 years30 years
- People in an average household2.23
- Share with an academic degree43%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪135,000₪104,300
- Share who work75%66.2%
- Born abroad22.9%23.9%
- Households that own their home37.6%59.3%
- Households that rent their home55.2%31.6%
- Households with no car31.8%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more20.9%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre12,661
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 Tel Aviv, 2023 to 2025.
- 74.9Offences 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.
- 36,5682023
- 37,6642024
- 37,0522025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Property offences19,806
- Public order offences8,217
- Offences against the body3,930
- Offences against morality1,833
- Fraud offences1,517
- Economic offences511
- Sexual offences458
- Traffic offences315
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 Tel Aviv in the five years to August 2026.
- 23,150Accidents
- 113Killed
- 1,287Seriously injured
- 25,031Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians2,670
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters3,185
- Injured aged under 202,002
- Injured aged 65 and over2,963
- Motorcycles involved7,444
- Bicycles involved2,699
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 Tel Aviv.
- 1909Year the place was founded
- 17 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 Tel Aviv.
How many people live in Tel Aviv?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 494,900 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 602,696.
What is the median age in Tel Aviv?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 35, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Tel Aviv?
The police's files held 37,052 offences in 2025, which is 74.9 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 Tel Aviv?
The police's files hold 23,150 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 113 killed and 1,287 seriously injured.