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Christian Quarter

הרובע הנוצרי

  • Neighbourhood
  • Jerusalem
  • 4,190 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)11%
  • Non-Jews (estimate)89%

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 2514 is Traditional · main religion: Christian

In brief

Christian Quarter is a neighbourhood of Jerusalem. Community character (an estimate from official data): Arab locality or area. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: 11% (non-Jews: 89%).

The full profile adds the map, the distance to each synagogue, mikveh and school, and a side-by-side comparison.

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Median age

29

Israel: 30

Average household size

3.8

Israel: 3.0

Aged 0–19

34.4%

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 · 4,190 residents in the census · every row beside the national average

Christian QuarterNational average

Main religionChristian
Most common household lifestyleTraditional
Aged 0–1934.4%
Aged 20–6454.9%
Aged 65+10.7%
Households with children aged 0–523.4%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.3Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪74,200Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)13.3%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)48.5%
Households owning their home20.3%
Households renting39.8%
Households without a car40.6%

Source: CBS, Population and Housing Census 2022, statistical area 2514 (2022 boundaries).

Jewish life nearby

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

41Synagogues
6Mikvaot
30Schools
71Kindergartens
22Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
2Ulpanim for olim

Schools by stream 30

State 2State-religious 1Haredi 12Arab, Druze and Bedouin (state) 15

Kindergartens by stream 71

State 4State-religious 6Haredi 32Arab, Druze and Bedouin (state) 29

Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 4 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 6 · Community centres (OSM): 9 · Other places of worship (OSM): 108

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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