Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area
Mainly Haredi area
Confidence: highthe official sources agree and are detailed enough for this place.
In the CBS 2022 census, Haredi households are the most common group in this area (for a city: in the areas where most residents live). Other groups can be large.
Jews and non-Jews — estimate
Jews (estimate)>99%
Non-Jews (estimate)<1%
Share of Israeli residents, foreign nationals not included; “Jews” includes residents the CBS classes as “others”. Non-binding estimate. How is this calculated?
Household lifestyle
Haredi71%
Traditional19%
Religious / very religious10%
CBS Census 2022: residents by the main household lifestyle of their statistical area (37 areas)
Beit Shemesh (Jerusalem District) has 167,318 residents (CBS 2023, provisional). Community character (an estimate from official data): Mainly Haredi area. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: >99% (non-Jews: <1%).
The full profile adds the map, the distance to each synagogue, mikveh and school, and a side-by-side comparison.
CBS Census 2022 · 145,550 residents in the census · every row beside the national average
Beit ShemeshNational average
Aged 0–1954.0%
Aged 20–6441.8%
Aged 65+4.3%
Households with children aged 0–548.2%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)3.1Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪77,200Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)14.8%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)59.7%
Households owning their home59.8%
Households renting35.7%
Households without a car47.3%
Source: CBS Census 2022 (locality totals) and CBS localities file 2023 (provisional population).
Olim whose receiving locality was Beit Shemesh
Olim whose receiving locality was Beit Shemesh
Country of origin
2014–23
2024–25
per 1,000 residents
From the USA
3,646
954
27.5
From France
484
82
3.4
From the UK
599
186
4.7
All olim
6,422
1,443
47.0
Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: olim by receiving locality at arrival (2014–2023 table; 2024 and 2025 individual records). People may have moved since. Rate per 1,000 uses the CBS 2023 population.
Continent of origin (Jews & others, CBS categories)
Israel (born in Israel, father born in Israel)60.8%
Europe (incl. former USSR)12.5%
America & Oceania13.9%
Africa10.0%
Asia2.7%
17.3%Jews & others born abroad
≈ 9.0%Arrived 2002+ (≈ share of residents)
≈ 5.1%Arrived 2010+ (≈ share of residents)
Most common country of origin here: Israel
CBS “origin” = own country of birth for those born abroad, father's country of birth for those born in Israel. “America & Oceania” is a single CBS category covering North, Central and South America and Oceania. CBS does not publish a France-only share by area.
Sources: CBS Census 2022; Ministry of Aliyah and Integration (data.gov.il).
Jewish life & schools
Totals for all of Beit Shemesh. Open a street or neighbourhood for distances.
61Synagogues
18mikvaot · 3 without a location
218Schools
752Kindergartens
16Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
1Ulpanim for olim
Schools by stream 218
State 10State-religious 19Haredi 189
Kindergartens by stream 752
State 16State-religious 72Haredi 664
Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 75 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 4 · Community centres (OSM): 4 · Other places of worship (OSM): 1
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