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
Secular53%
Haredi26%
Traditional21%
CBS Census 2022: residents by the main household lifestyle of their statistical area (60 areas)
Ashdod (Southern District) has 229,173 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%).
The full profile adds the map, the distance to each synagogue, mikveh and school, and a side-by-side comparison.
CBS Census 2022 · 227,870 residents in the census · every row beside the national average
AshdodNational average
Aged 0–1932.8%
Aged 20–6451.6%
Aged 65+15.6%
Households with children aged 0–520.2%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.2Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪98,400Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)20.5%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)65.1%
Households owning their home64.2%
Households renting29.5%
Households without a car35.9%
Source: CBS Census 2022 (locality totals) and CBS localities file 2023 (provisional population).
Olim whose receiving locality was Ashdod
Olim whose receiving locality was Ashdod
Country of origin
2014–23
2024–25
per 1,000 residents
From the USA
203
35
1.0
From France
2,578
270
12.4
From the UK
49
21
0.3
All olim
14,642
2,148
73.3
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)33.8%
Europe (incl. former USSR)39.4%
America & Oceania2.6%
Africa18.6%
Asia5.7%
38.1%Jews & others born abroad
≈ 8.0%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 Ashdod. Open a street or neighbourhood for distances.
28Synagogues
1Mikvaot
152Schools
500Kindergartens
3Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
2Ulpanim for olim
Schools by stream 152
State 41State-religious 20Haredi 91
Kindergartens by stream 500
State 162State-religious 82Haredi 256
Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 88 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 8 · Community centres (OSM): 13 · Other places of worship (OSM): 1
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