Yeruham had 11,989 residents in 2024.
The place is a local council.
Yeruham11989 residentsשלמה רודד / CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
These are the people who live in Yeruham.
- 11,989Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 13,022Registered residents in November 2026
- +14.8%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others10,982 (91.6%)
- Arabs696 (5.8%)
- Foreigners311 (2.6%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
YeruhamIsrael
- Aged 0 to 511.3%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1824.3%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4535.3%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 559.9%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 647.7%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over11.4%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 Yeruham compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
YeruhamIsrael
- Median age27 years30 years
- People in an average household3.23
- Share with an academic degree18.8%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪101,500₪104,300
- Share who work66.8%66.2%
- Born abroad22.8%23.9%
- Households that own their home60.8%59.3%
- Households that rent their home33.3%31.6%
- Households with no car30.6%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more22.2%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre3,498
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 Yeruham, 2023 to 2025.
- 43Offences 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.
- 6762023
- 5432024
- 5152025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Property offences258
- Public order offences151
- Offences against the body60
- Fraud offences14
- Offences against morality13
- Sexual offences6
- Licensing offences5
- Traffic offences4
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 Yeruham in the five years to August 2026.
- 129Accidents
- 4Killed
- 19Seriously injured
- 170Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians12
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters4
- Injured aged under 2033
- Injured aged 65 and over16
- Motorcycles involved6
- Bicycles involved6
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 Yeruham.
- 1951Year the place was founded
- 518 mHeight above sea level
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics' file of localities for 2024, read on 5 November 2026.
These towns are near Yeruham.
Israel.com has more pages about Yeruham.
These are the questions people ask about Yeruham.
How many people live in Yeruham?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 11,989 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 13,022.
What is the median age in Yeruham?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 27, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Yeruham?
The police's files held 515 offences in 2025, which is 43 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 Yeruham?
The police's files hold 129 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 4 killed and 19 seriously injured.