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Largest cities in Israel 2026

The largest cities in Israel are Jerusalem (1,075,201), Tel Aviv-Yafo (496,752) and Haifa (293,556) residents, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics estimate for September 2026. Israel has 82 cities in all.

Beit She'an: 20,691Kafr Qara: 21,760Ariel: 22,884Nesher: 22,923Ma'alot-Tarshiha: 23,399Kiryat Shmona: 23,687Mughar: 24,122Yokneam Illit: 24,971Ganei Tikva: 25,620Qalansawe: 25,954Or Akiva: 27,168Arrabe: 27,846Tire: 28,492Kafr Qasim: 28,749Migdal HaEmek: 29,239Kfar Yona: 29,928Kiryat Malakhi: 30,046Arad: 31,088Givat Shmuel: 31,340Yehud-Monosson: 31,370Baqa al-Gharbiyye: 31,752Tirat Carmel: 32,784Sakhnin: 34,529Ma'ale Adumim: 36,388Tamra: 37,945Safed (Tzfat): 38,578Dimona: 40,301Sderot: 41,048Be'er Ya'akov: 41,452Kiryat Yam: 42,304Or Yehuda: 43,265Ofakim: 43,514Harish: 43,816Shefa-'Amr: 44,578Karmiel: 47,261Nes Ziona: 47,397Nof HaGalil: 47,467Kiryat Ono: 47,493Tayibe: 47,712Kiryat Bialik: 48,544Ramat HaSharon: 49,481Kiryat Motzkin: 51,251Elad: 51,258Acre (Akko): 52,985Tiberias: 53,602Eilat: 57,264Givatayim: 57,968Yavne: 58,652Netivot: 61,212Umm al-Fahm: 61,823Kiryat Ata: 63,013Hod HaSharon: 67,359Nahariya: 70,078Afula: 70,239Beitar Illit: 74,079Nazareth: 74,156Kiryat Gat: 76,567Rosh HaAyin: 82,077Rahat: 82,549Ra'anana: 85,859Ramla: 87,194Modi'in Illit: 92,341Kfar Saba: 98,791Lod: 100,174Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut: 102,782Hadera: 109,062Herzliya: 113,519Bat Yam: 128,583Rehovot: 155,118Ramat Gan: 174,389Ashkelon: 177,083Holon: 189,843Beit Shemesh: 193,479Be'er Sheva: 226,725Ashdod: 229,850Netanya: 237,160Bnei Brak: 242,192Rishon LeZion: 262,132Petah Tikva: 272,014Haifa: 293,556Tel Aviv-Yafo: 496,752Jerusalem: 1,075,201123
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Largest

  1. #2Tel Aviv-Yafo496,752Residents
  2. #1Jerusalem1,075,201Residents
  3. #3Haifa293,556Residents

Smallest

  1. 82Beit She'an20,691
  2. 81Kafr Qara21,760
  3. 80Ariel22,884

Full ranking: Largest cities in Israel

Residents, September 2026. Click a name to see all its data.

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#CityResidents
1Jerusalem
1,075,201
2Tel Aviv-Yafo
496,752
3Haifa
293,556
4Petah Tikva
272,014
5Rishon LeZion
262,132
6Bnei Brak
242,192
7Netanya
237,160
8Ashdod
229,850
9Be'er Sheva
226,725
10Beit Shemesh
193,479
11Holon
189,843
12Ashkelon
177,083
13Ramat Gan
174,389
14Rehovot
155,118
15Bat Yam
128,583
16Herzliya
113,519
17Hadera
109,062
18Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
102,782
19Lod
100,174
20Kfar Saba
98,791

Dashed line: the median, 51,251

By district

The median value in each district

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Jerusalem
1,075,201
Tel Aviv
128,583
Judea and Samaria
74,079
Southern
61,212
Central
58,652
Haifa
43,816
Northern
38,578

How is this ranking calculated?

Method and sources

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Residents are the CBS monthly population estimate for the end of the month. The list includes every place whose municipal status is a city (a municipality, iriya).

FAQ

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What is the largest city in Israel?

Jerusalem, with 1,075,201 residents (September 2026).

How many cities are there in Israel?

82 places in Israel have city status, meaning they are run by a municipality.

What is the smallest city in Israel?

Beit She'an, with 20,691 residents.

How many Israeli cities have more than 100,000 people?

19 cities.

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