Tiberias had 52,122 residents in 2024.
The place is a city.
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These are the people who live in Tiberias.
- 52,122Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 57,323Registered residents in November 2026
- +15.5%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others50,632 (97.1%)
- Arabs865 (1.7%)
- Foreigners625 (1.2%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
TiberiasIsrael
- Aged 0 to 512.5%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1820.8%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4533.4%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 559.7%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 647.9%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over15.7%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 Tiberias compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
TiberiasIsrael
- Median age30 years30 years
- People in an average household2.83
- Share with an academic degree12.1%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪80,700₪104,300
- Share who work61.2%66.2%
- Born abroad18.8%23.9%
- Households that own their home58.5%59.3%
- Households that rent their home33.9%31.6%
- Households with no car37.1%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more18.7%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre7,176
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 Tiberias, 2023 to 2025.
- 54.2Offences 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.
- 3,0442023
- 2,9572024
- 2,8252025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences1,088
- Property offences780
- Offences against the body590
- Fraud offences108
- Sexual offences96
- Offences against morality84
- Economic offences38
- Security offences14
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 Tiberias in the five years to August 2026.
- 1,808Accidents
- 7Killed
- 88Seriously injured
- 2,386Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians272
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters22
- Injured aged under 20427
- Injured aged 65 and over216
- Motorcycles involved216
- Bicycles involved25
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 Tiberias.
- 8 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 Tiberias.
How many people live in Tiberias?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 52,122 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 57,323.
What is the median age in Tiberias?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 30, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Tiberias?
The police's files held 2,825 offences in 2025, which is 54.2 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 Tiberias?
The police's files hold 1,808 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 7 killed and 88 seriously injured.