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Rabbi Akiva

רבי עקיבא

  • Neighbourhood
  • Tiberias
  • 1,630 residents

Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area

Mainly traditional area
Confidence: highthe official sources agree and are detailed enough for this place.

In the CBS 2022 census, traditional (masorti) households are the most common group in this area (for a city: in the areas where most residents live). Other groups can be large.

Jews and non-Jews — estimate

  • Jews (estimate)98%
  • Non-Jews (estimate)2%

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 22 is Traditional · main religion: Jewish

In brief

Rabbi Akiva is a neighbourhood of Tiberias. Community character (an estimate from official data): Mainly traditional area. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: 98% (non-Jews: 2%).

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

40

Israel: 30

Average household size

2.4

Israel: 3.0

Aged 0–19

26.4%

Israel: 35.4%

America & Oceania origin

1.3%

Israel: 4.8%

CBS socio-economic cluster (2021)

4 of 10

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

Who lives here

CBS Census 2022 · 1,630 residents in the census · every row beside the national average

Rabbi AkivaNational average

Main religionJewish
Most common household lifestyleTraditional
Aged 0–1926.4%
Aged 20–6455.7%
Aged 65+17.9%
Households with children aged 0–512.4%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.6Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪82,700Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)11.7%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)62.1%
Households owning their home58.7%
Households renting25.5%
Households without a car40.6%

Source: CBS, Population and Housing Census 2022, statistical area 22 (2022 boundaries).

Continent of origin (Jews & others, CBS categories)

Israel (born in Israel, father born in Israel)44.0%
Europe (incl. former USSR)23.0%
America & Oceania1.3%
Africa24.9%
Asia6.9%
25.6%Jews & others born abroad
≈ 5.0%Arrived 2002+ (≈ share of residents)
≈ 2.6%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 nearby

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

2Synagogues
0Mikvaot
13Schools
43Kindergartens
0Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
1Ulpanim for olim

Schools by stream 13

State 7State-religious 1Haredi 5

Kindergartens by stream 43

State 18State-religious 14Haredi 11

Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 14 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 0 · Community centres (OSM): 0

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.

Other neighbourhoods in Tiberias

Non-binding estimate. General orientation only, from public third-party data that may be inaccurate, incomplete or outdated. Not professional, legal, real-estate, financial or immigration advice. Aggregate statistics describe areas, not individuals. Verify independently before any decision; the site operators accept no responsibility or liability.

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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