Haifa District: population, jobs, wages, health, schooling and poverty
Haifa District is a district of Israel, number 6 of 6 by population. Haifa District had 1,160,200 residents on 31 December 2024, 11.5% of the 10,065,500 people in Israel (the national total includes Israeli residents of the Judea and Samaria Area, which is not part of any district); that is the smallest of 6 among the districts.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Haifa District: 66.0% of people aged 15 and over in Haifa District worked at some point in the 12 months before the 2022 census (Israel: 66.2%); 3rd highest of 6 among the districts. The share was 70.8% for men and 61.6% for women.
- Health in Haifa District: 16,334 babies were born alive to residents of Haifa District in 2024, a crude birth rate of 14.4 per 1,000 residents (Israel: 18.6); the lowest of 6 among the districts.
- Education in Haifa District: 19.0% of people aged 15 and over in Haifa District had 16 or more years of study at the 2022 census, while 6.8% had 8 years or fewer (Israel: 17.7% and 6.8%); the 16-years-or-more share is 3rd highest of 6 among the districts.
- Poverty and living standards in Haifa District: 18.5% of families in Haifa District lived below the poverty line in 2023 (Israel: 20.1%), according to the National Insurance Institute; 3rd lowest of 6 among the districts. The poverty line is half of the national median net income per standard person (NIS 3,324 a month in 2023).
How fast is the population of Haifa District growing?
The population of Haifa District grew 5.0% between the 2022 census (2 April 2022, 1,104,700 people) and the end of 2024, against 4.8% for Israel as a whole; that growth is 3rd highest of 6 among the districts.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) · saved copyHow many towns and villages are there in Haifa District?
Haifa District has 94 localities (towns, villages, kibbutzim and similar) as of 31 December 2024, out of 1,221 in Israel including the Judea and Samaria Area.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) · saved copyHow big is Haifa District?
Haifa District covers 866 square kilometres and had 1,276 people per square kilometre at the 2022 census; density is 3rd lowest of 6 among the districts.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the median age in Haifa District?
The median age of people in Haifa District was 34 at the 2022 census (Israel: 30), joint oldest of 6 among the districts. 38% of households had children under 18 and 29% had someone aged 65 or over (Israel: 42% and 26%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) · saved copyHow many households are there in Haifa District?
There were about 387,640 households in Haifa District at the 2022 census, with 2.8 people each on average (Israel: 3.0); 2nd lowest of 6 among the districts.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the religious make-up of Haifa District?
In the 2022 census 66.8% of people in Haifa District were Jewish, 20.6% Muslim, 2.6% Christian and 2.5% Druze, with the rest of another religion or unclassified (Israel: 72.7% Jewish, 17.8% Muslim).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) · saved copyHow many people in Haifa District are secular or religious?
Asked about the way of life of the household, 51.7% of households in Haifa District described themselves as secular, 27.9% traditional, 12.8% religious or very religious and 2.9% ultra-Orthodox (2022 census; Israel: 43.5%, 27.4%, 16.7% and 8.0%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) · saved copyHow districts are governed in Israel
Districts (6) and sub-districts (15). District commissioner appointed by the Ministry of Interior. Deconcentrated central government: supervises local authorities and planning; no elected body.
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Other districts of Israel
- Central District 2,412,000
- Northern District 1,584,300
- Tel Aviv District 1,539,100
- Southern District 1,522,600
- Jerusalem District 1,331,600
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Sources
- Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS): Population Census 2022: Summarized file of broad geographical units (sheet District Sub-District Natural Region), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 79a967d1e721…)
- Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS): Statistical Abstract of Israel 2025, Table 4.11: Matriculation examinees, by entitlement to a certificate and selected characteristics (2024; Ministry of Education data), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7c420a608d7f…)
- Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS): Statistical Abstract of Israel 2025, Table 2.12: Localities and population, by district, sub-district and population group (31 December 2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5f38eb4d06e2…)
- National Insurance Institute of Israel (Bituach Leumi): Report on the Dimensions of Poverty and Income Inequality 2023, Supplement table 7: poverty by districts and large cities, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a8907563561a…)
- Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS): Statistical Abstract of Israel 2025, Table 2.26: Live births, deaths and infant deaths, by district and sub-district, population group and religion (2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 19bc65c8e286…)
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