Poverty and living standards in Bet Shemesh, Israel: official figures
3,062 residents of Bet Shemesh were recorded as income support (guaranteed minimum income) recipients in the welfare section of the CBS 2023 profile: 18.3 for every 1,000 residents. That is 8th highest share of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
How many pensioners in Bet Shemesh need an income supplement?
22.6% of people receiving old-age and survivors pensions in Bet Shemesh also received an income supplement for low-income pensioners (CBS profile, 2023). That is 5th highest share of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow rich or poor is Bet Shemesh?
The CBS socio-economic index (2021) places Bet Shemesh in cluster 2 on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest); its index value was -1.485 and its rank was 15 of 255 local authorities (1 = lowest). That is 2nd lowest index value of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow many older people in Bet Shemesh have difficulty with daily activities?
In Bet Shemesh, 34.9% of people aged 65 and over had great difficulty or could not perform daily activities at the 2022 Census. That is 6th highest share of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Bet Shemesh?
Adult residents of Bet Shemesh convicted in court in 2022 numbered 192, or 2.7 per 1,000 residents aged 18 and over (CBS profile, by the authority where the convicted person lived). That is joint 7th highest rate of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow many road accidents happen in Bet Shemesh?
46 road accidents with casualties happened in Bet Shemesh in the CBS 2023 profile, including 1 deaths: 0.3 injury accidents per 1,000 residents. That is the lowest rate of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow Bet Shemesh compares with other cities in Israel
Income support recipients per 1,000 residents (2023)
Bet Shemesh ranks 8 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income support recipients per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jerusalem | 19.8 |
| 6 | Bat Yam | 19.1 |
| 7 | Hadera | 18.4 |
| 8 | Bet Shemesh | 18.3 |
| 9 | Netanya | 16.5 |
| 10 | Holon | 12.7 |
| 11 | Rehovot | 11.9 |
Socio-economic index value (2021)
Bet Shemesh ranks 16 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, Bet Shemesh (Publication 1987), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fec3e6da1eee…)
- 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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