Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area
Mainly Haredi area
Confidence: mediumonly one detailed source covers this place, or the sources differ somewhat.
In the CBS 2022 census, Haredi households are the most common group in this area (for a city: in the areas where most residents live). Other groups can be large.
Jews and non-Jews — estimate
Jews (estimate)98%
Non-Jews (estimate)2%
Share of Israeli residents, foreign nationals not included; “Jews” includes residents the CBS classes as “others”. Non-binding estimate. How is this calculated?
Household lifestyle — Jewish-majority areas
Haredi68%
Traditional14%
Religious / very religious13%
Secular5%
CBS Census 2022, Jewish-majority areas: residents by the main household lifestyle of their statistical area (10 areas)
Safed (Northern District) has 39,179 residents (CBS 2023, provisional). Community character (an estimate from official data): Mainly Haredi area. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: 98% (non-Jews: 2%).
The full profile adds the map, the distance to each synagogue, mikveh and school, and a side-by-side comparison.
CBS Census 2022 · 37,800 residents in the census · every row beside the national average
SafedNational average
Aged 0–1945.6%
Aged 20–6444.6%
Aged 65+9.8%
Households with children aged 0–528.9%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.9Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪74,500Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)15.8%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)59.4%
Households owning their home58.7%
Households renting32.9%
Households without a car37.9%
Source: CBS Census 2022 (locality totals) and CBS localities file 2023 (provisional population).
Olim whose receiving locality was Safed
Olim whose receiving locality was Safed
Country of origin
2014–23
2024–25
per 1,000 residents
From the USA
352
62
10.6
From France
23
10
0.8
From the UK
38
15
1.4
All olim
2,044
160
56.3
Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: olim by receiving locality at arrival (2014–2023 table; 2024 and 2025 individual records). People may have moved since. Rate per 1,000 uses the CBS 2023 population.
Continent of origin (Jews & others, CBS categories)
Israel (born in Israel, father born in Israel)58.6%
Europe (incl. former USSR)12.9%
America & Oceania6.8%
Africa18.2%
Asia3.5%
17.7%Jews & others born abroad
≈ 6.8%Arrived 2002+ (≈ share of residents)
≈ 5.5%Arrived 2010+ (≈ share of residents)
Most common country of origin here: Israel
CBS “origin” = own country of birth for those born abroad, father's country of birth for those born in Israel. “America & Oceania” is a single CBS category covering North, Central and South America and Oceania. CBS does not publish a France-only share by area.
Sources: CBS Census 2022; Ministry of Aliyah and Integration (data.gov.il).
Jewish life & schools
Totals for all of Safed. Open a street or neighbourhood for distances.
64Synagogues
9Mikvaot
47Schools
106Kindergartens
7Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
1Ulpanim for olim
Schools by stream 47
State 4State-religious 9Haredi 33Other 1
Kindergartens by stream 106
State 11State-religious 37Haredi 57Arab, Druze and Bedouin (state) 1
Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 31 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 0 · Community centres (OSM): 5 · Other places of worship (OSM): 1
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