Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area
Arab locality or area
Confidence: highthe official sources agree and are detailed enough for this place.
The main religion of the area in the CBS 2022 census is Muslim or Christian (for a city: Arabs are at least 50% of the CBS population).
Jews and non-Jews — estimate
Jews (estimate)<1%
Non-Jews (estimate)>99%
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
Religious / very religious100%
CBS Census 2022: residents by the main household lifestyle of their statistical area (1 area)
Abu Ghosh (Jerusalem District) has 8,793 residents (CBS 2023, provisional). Community character (an estimate from official data): Arab locality or area. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: <1% (non-Jews: >99%).
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CBS Census 2022 · 8,660 residents in the census · every row beside the national average
Abu GhoshNational average
Aged 0–1933.3%
Aged 20–6460.7%
Aged 65+6.0%
Households with children aged 0–526.4%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.4Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪88,500Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)16.0%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)62.4%
Households owning their home54.7%
Households renting21.4%
Households without a car25.0%
Source: CBS Census 2022 (locality totals) and CBS localities file 2023 (provisional population).
Olim whose receiving locality was Abu Ghosh
Olim whose receiving locality was Abu Ghosh
Country of origin
2014–23
2024–25
per 1,000 residents
From the USA
< 10 (not listed)
1
0.1
From France
< 10 (not listed)
0
0.0
From the UK
< 10 (not listed)
0
0.0
All olim
< 10 (not listed)
2
0.2
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.
Jewish life & schools
Totals for all of Abu Ghosh. Open a street or neighbourhood for distances.
0Synagogues
0Mikvaot
4Schools
11Kindergartens
0Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
0Ulpanim for olim
Schools by stream 4
Arab, Druze and Bedouin (state) 4
Kindergartens by stream 11
Arab, Druze and Bedouin (state) 11
Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 2 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 0 · Community centres (OSM): 0 · Other places of worship (OSM): 4
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