Poverty and living standards in Bat Yam, Israel: official figures
2,507 residents of Bat Yam were recorded as income support (guaranteed minimum income) recipients in the welfare section of the CBS 2023 profile: 19.1 for every 1,000 residents. That is 6th highest share of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
How many pensioners in Bat Yam need an income supplement?
28.3% of people receiving old-age and survivors pensions in Bat Yam also received an income supplement for low-income pensioners (CBS profile, 2023). That is 4th highest share of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow rich or poor is Bat Yam?
The CBS socio-economic index (2021) places Bat Yam in cluster 5 on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest); its index value was -0.219 and its rank was 109 of 255 local authorities (1 = lowest). That is 5th lowest index value of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow many older people in Bat Yam have difficulty with daily activities?
In Bat Yam, 42.8% of people aged 65 and over had great difficulty or could not perform daily activities at the 2022 Census. That is 2nd highest share of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Bat Yam?
Adult residents of Bat Yam convicted in court in 2022 numbered 397, or 3.9 per 1,000 residents aged 18 and over (CBS profile, by the authority where the convicted person lived). That is 2nd highest rate of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow many road accidents happen in Bat Yam?
149 road accidents with casualties happened in Bat Yam in the CBS 2023 profile, including 8 deaths: 1.1 injury accidents per 1,000 residents. That is 3rd highest rate of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow Bat Yam compares with other cities in Israel
Income support recipients per 1,000 residents (2023)
Bat Yam ranks 6 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income support recipients per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Haifa | 21.3 |
| 4 | Ashdod | 20.4 |
| 5 | Jerusalem | 19.8 |
| 6 | Bat Yam | 19.1 |
| 7 | Hadera | 18.4 |
| 8 | Bet Shemesh | 18.3 |
| 9 | Netanya | 16.5 |
Socio-economic index value (2021)
Bat Yam ranks 13 of 17, highest first. CBS socio-economic index of local authorities; higher is better off.
| Rank | City | Socio-economic index value |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Netanya | 0.084 |
| 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 |
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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, Bat Yam (Publication 1987), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 02522c1746ac…)
- 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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