Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area
Mixed religious-traditional
Confidence: highthe official sources agree and are detailed enough for this place.
A substantial religious or Haredi presence alongside traditional and secular households.
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
Traditional49%
Secular28%
Haredi24%
CBS Census 2022: residents by the main household lifestyle of their statistical area (8 areas)
Ofakim (Southern District) has 37,837 residents (CBS 2023, provisional). Community character (an estimate from official data): Mixed religious-traditional. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: 99% (non-Jews: 1%).
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CBS Census 2022 · 35,360 residents in the census · every row beside the national average
OfakimNational average
Aged 0–1939.6%
Aged 20–6451.1%
Aged 65+9.3%
Households with children aged 0–532.0%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.6Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪91,700Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)14.3%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)68.5%
Households owning their home63.6%
Households renting28.7%
Households without a car35.5%
Source: CBS Census 2022 (locality totals) and CBS localities file 2023 (provisional population).
Olim whose receiving locality was Ofakim
Olim whose receiving locality was Ofakim
Country of origin
2014–23
2024–25
per 1,000 residents
From the USA
14
2
0.4
From France
46
8
1.4
From the UK
1
1
0.1
All olim
453
35
12.9
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)47.6%
Europe (incl. former USSR)25.2%
America & Oceania1.9%
Africa20.6%
Asia4.6%
22.6%Jews & others born abroad
≈ 2.9%Arrived 2002+ (≈ share of residents)
≈ 1.5%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 Ofakim. Open a street or neighbourhood for distances.
9Synagogues
4mikvaot · 1 without a location
32Schools
138Kindergartens
4Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
0Ulpanim for olim
Schools by stream 32
State 8State-religious 5Haredi 19
Kindergartens by stream 138
State 34State-religious 40Haredi 64
Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 26 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 0 · Community centres (OSM): 2
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