Tel Sheva had 24,781 residents in 2024.
The place is a local council.
These are the people who live in Tel Sheva.
- 24,781Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 25,159Registered residents in November 2026
- +21.9%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others39 (0.2%)
- Arabs24,737 (99.8%)
- Foreigners5 (0%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Tel ShevaIsrael
- Aged 0 to 518.6%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1832.4%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4537.7%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 555.9%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 643%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over2.4%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 Sheva compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Tel ShevaIsrael
- Median age17 years30 years
- People in an average household4.83
- Share with an academic degree5.4%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪71,500₪104,300
- Share who work31.9%66.2%
- Households that own their home74.8%59.3%
- Households that rent their home4.2%31.6%
- Households with no car42.7%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more11.2%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre5,733
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 Sheva, 2023 to 2025.
- 50.5Offences 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.
- 1,1292023
- 1,2102024
- 1,2522025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences548
- Offences against the body213
- Property offences205
- Security offences153
- Offences against morality66
- Fraud offences28
- Traffic offences9
- Economic offences9
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 Sheva in the five years to August 2026.
- 116Accidents
- 4Killed
- 16Seriously injured
- 120Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians44
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters4
- Injured aged under 2051
- Injured aged 65 and over2
- Motorcycles involved6
- Bicycles involved10
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 Sheva.
- 312 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 Sheva.
How many people live in Tel Sheva?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 24,781 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 25,159.
What is the median age in Tel Sheva?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 17, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Tel Sheva?
The police's files held 1,252 offences in 2025, which is 50.5 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 Sheva?
The police's files hold 116 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 4 killed and 16 seriously injured.