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Kibbutz Tze'elim had 493 residents in 2024.

The place is a kibbutz.

Eshkol Regional Council

Tze'elim on a map of Israel
A red wooden synagogue with a covered white porch among trees and plants in Tze'elim.Kibbutz Tze'elim493 residents

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These are the people who live in Kibbutz Tze'elim.

  • 493Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
  • 492Registered residents in November 2026
  • -7.5%Change in registered residents since February 2020

This is how the Bureau divides the residents.

  • Jews and others446 (90.5%)
  • Foreigners47 (9.5%)

This is how the registered residents divide by age.

Tze'elimIsrael

  • Aged 0 to 55.5%9.8%
  • Aged 6 to 1817.5%21.5%
  • Aged 19 to 4527.4%34.6%
  • Aged 46 to 5516.7%11.1%
  • Aged 56 to 648.7%7.9%
  • Aged 65 and over24.2%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 Kibbutz Tze'elim compares with Israel in the 2022 census.

Tze'elimIsrael

  • Median age33 years30 years
  • People in an average household2.73
  • Share with an academic degree31.4%25.8%
  • Median annual wage of employees₪130,400₪104,300
  • Share who work68.5%66.2%
  • Born abroad18.7%23.9%
  • Households that own their home11.4%59.3%
  • Households that rent their home33.4%31.6%
  • Households with no car41.6%26.4%
  • Households with two cars or more24.9%30.3%
  • Residents for each square kilometre1,536

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.

The Bureau placed Kibbutz Tze'elim in cluster 6 of 10 in 2019.

In the Bureau's socio-economic ranking, cluster 1 is the lowest and cluster 10 the highest.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics' socio-economic cluster of 2019 for the localities of regional councils, read on 5 November 2026.

These are the road accidents in the police's files for Kibbutz Tze'elim in the five years to August 2026.

  • 27Accidents
  • 1Killed
  • 4Seriously injured
  • 35Slightly injured
  • Injured aged under 204
  • Injured aged 65 and over1
  • Motorcycles involved2
  • Bicycles involved1

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 Kibbutz Tze'elim.

  • 1947Year the place was founded
  • 143 mHeight above sea level

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

These towns are near Kibbutz Tze'elim.

Tze'elim 493Ofakim 39,894Netivot 56,019Beer Sheva 223,587Bir Hadaj 2,899

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These are the questions people ask about Kibbutz Tze'elim.

How many people live in Kibbutz Tze'elim?

The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 493 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 492.

What is the median age in Kibbutz Tze'elim?

The 2022 census puts the median age at 33, and Israel's at 30.

How many road accidents were recorded in Kibbutz Tze'elim?

The police's files hold 27 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 1 killed and 4 seriously injured.

Which regional council does Kibbutz Tze'elim belong to?

The Bureau's file places Kibbutz Tze'elim in the Eshkol Regional Council.

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