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Sheikh Jarrah

שייח' ג'ראח

  • Neighbourhood
  • Jerusalem
  • 11,700 residents

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?

CBS Census 2022: the main household lifestyle in statistical area 2411 is Traditional · main religion: Muslim

In brief

Sheikh Jarrah is a neighbourhood of Jerusalem. 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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Median age

25

Israel: 30

Average household size

4.3

Israel: 3.0

Aged 0–19

39.1%

Israel: 35.4%

CBS socio-economic cluster (2021)

2 of 10

Cluster of the matching 2011 statistical area (1 = lowest, 10 = highest; area overlap 100%).

Who lives here

CBS Census 2022 · 11,700 residents in the census · every row beside the national average

Sheikh JarrahNational average

Main religionMuslim
Most common household lifestyleTraditional
Aged 0–1939.1%
Aged 20–6454.9%
Aged 65+5.9%
Households with children aged 0–532.1%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.4Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪67,600Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)15.7%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)49.7%
Households owning their home45.0%
Households renting23.8%
Households without a car17.0%

Source: CBS, Population and Housing Census 2022, statistical area 2411 (2022 boundaries).

Jewish life nearby

Counted within 1.0 km of the neighbourhood centre, in a straight line (mikvaot: within 1.5 km).

22Synagogues
4Mikvaot
48Schools
158Kindergartens
9Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
0Ulpanim for olim

Schools by stream 48

State 4State-religious 3Haredi 28Arab, Druze and Bedouin (state) 13

Kindergartens by stream 158

State 22State-religious 2Haredi 97Arab, Druze and Bedouin (state) 37

Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 9 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 13 · Community centres (OSM): 9 · Other places of worship (OSM): 7

Sources: Ministry of Education (institutions, Oct 2026), Ministry of Religious Services (mikvaot, Aug 2026), Be'er Sheva municipality (synagogues), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). OSM coverage of synagogues and their nusach is incomplete.

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Sources: official public data — CBS Census 2022 and socio-economic index 2021, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Religious Services, Ministry of Aliyah and Integration — and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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