Zarzir had 9,149 residents in 2024.
The place is a local council.
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These are the people who live in Zarzir.
- 9,149Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 9,546Registered residents in November 2026
- +9.6%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others13 (0.1%)
- Arabs9,123 (99.7%)
- Foreigners13 (0.1%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
ZarzirIsrael
- Aged 0 to 510%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1825.1%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4541.9%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5510.5%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 646.8%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over5.6%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 Zarzir compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
ZarzirIsrael
- Median age24 years30 years
- People in an average household3.93
- Share with an academic degree10.2%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪79,700₪104,300
- Share who work60.4%66.2%
- Households that own their home69.5%59.3%
- Households that rent their home9.9%31.6%
- Households with no car19.1%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more39.6%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre3,399
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 Zarzir, 2023 to 2025.
- 46.6Offences 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.
- 4352023
- 4692024
- 4262025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences187
- Offences against the body86
- Property offences65
- Security offences44
- Offences against morality18
- Fraud offences11
- Sexual offences4
- 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 Zarzir in the five years to August 2026.
- 224Accidents
- 2Killed
- 5Seriously injured
- 330Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians14
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters2
- Injured aged under 2073
- Injured aged 65 and over18
- Motorcycles involved7
- Bicycles involved7
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 Zarzir.
- 186 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 Zarzir.
How many people live in Zarzir?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 9,149 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 9,546.
What is the median age in Zarzir?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 24, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Zarzir?
The police's files held 426 offences in 2025, which is 46.6 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 Zarzir?
The police's files hold 224 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 2 killed and 5 seriously injured.