Poverty and living standards in Ashdod, Israel: official figures
4,677 residents of Ashdod were recorded as income support (guaranteed minimum income) recipients in the welfare section of the CBS 2023 profile: 20.4 for every 1,000 residents. That is 4th highest share of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
How many pensioners in Ashdod need an income supplement?
30.2% of people receiving old-age and survivors pensions in Ashdod also received an income supplement for low-income pensioners (CBS profile, 2023). That is 2nd highest share of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow rich or poor is Ashdod?
The CBS socio-economic index (2021) places Ashdod in cluster 5 on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest); its index value was -0.246 and its rank was 107 of 255 local authorities (1 = lowest). That is 4th lowest index value of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow many older people in Ashdod have difficulty with daily activities?
In Ashdod, 40.2% of people aged 65 and over had great difficulty or could not perform daily activities at the 2022 Census. That is 4th highest share of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Ashdod?
Adult residents of Ashdod convicted in court in 2022 numbered 505, or 3.2 per 1,000 residents aged 18 and over (CBS profile, by the authority where the convicted person lived). That is 4th highest rate of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow many road accidents happen in Ashdod?
204 road accidents with casualties happened in Ashdod in the CBS 2023 profile, including 8 deaths: 0.9 injury accidents per 1,000 residents. That is 6th highest rate of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow Ashdod compares with other cities in Israel
Income support recipients per 1,000 residents (2023)
Ashdod ranks 4 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income support recipients per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Be'er Sheva | 33.1 |
| 2 | Ashqelon | 31.3 |
| 3 | Haifa | 21.3 |
| 4 | Ashdod | 20.4 |
| 5 | Jerusalem | 19.8 |
| 6 | Bat Yam | 19.1 |
| 7 | Hadera | 18.4 |
Socio-economic index value (2021)
Ashdod ranks 14 of 17, highest first. CBS socio-economic index of local authorities; higher is better off.
| Rank | City | Socio-economic index value |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Be'er Sheva | -0.111 |
| 12 | Ashqelon | -0.135 |
| 13 | Bat Yam | -0.219 |
| 14 | Ashdod | -0.246 |
| 15 | Jerusalem | -1.196 |
| 16 | Bet Shemesh | -1.485 |
| 17 | Bene Beraq | -1.627 |
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Sources
- Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel): Selected data, by localities and statistical areas - the 2022 Census, read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 881f2c062565…)
- Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel): Local Authorities in Israel 2023: municipality profile, Ashdod (Publication 1987), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 903df4431c1f…)
- Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel): Local Authorities in Israel 2023: municipality profiles (Publication 1987; one PDF per city, Jerusalem shown, the other 16 are cited on each city page), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5c1eddbb694d…)
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