On the occasion of 'Family Day': The Central Bureau of Statistics published data on families in Israel today (Sunday).
So which city has the most childless couples - and which city leads in the number of children?
Here is all the data:
• In 2024, there were in Israel Approximately 2.33 million families, compared to about 1.99 million in 2015.
• The average Israeli family includes 3.71 people.
• Living in a family setting is the most common.
• The most common family type in Israel was a couple with children, the youngest of whom was up to 17 years old (about 47%).
• Percentage of couples without children In Jewish families (about 29%) the percentage is higher than in Arab families (about 12%).
• Approximately 3.03 million children up to the age of 17 lived in families. Most of them lived with both parents (approximately 921,000), and the rest lived with only one parent.
• Approximately 11% of all families with children up to the age of 17 are single-parent families (approximately 138 thousand). Approximately 82% of these families are headed by a woman. Approximately 22% of all single mothers with children up to the age of 17 are single.
• In large cities with 100,000 or more residents, The highest percentage of families that include couples with children up to the age of 17 Was in Beit Shemesh – About 72%, compared to about 47% on the national average.
• The highest percentage of single-parent families with children up to the age of 17 was in Bat Yam – 10.3%, compared to 5.9% on the national average.
• The highest percentage of families that included couples without children was in Tel Aviv-Yafo – approximately 41%, compared to approximately 26% on a national average.
• In the big cities Highest average attendance per family is found in Beit Shemesh (5.06), Bnei Brak (4.78) and Jerusalem (4.26), compared to the national average of 3.71.
• Arab families are larger than Jewish families.. Among Jews, the average number of people per family increases as the level of religiosity increases, while among Arabs, families that maintain a traditional lifestyle are the largest.
• 94% of the couples in Israel are Married couples, and the rest (about 121 thousand pairs) are Couples living without marriage.
• In households of a couple with children Percentage of households with employed people Higher than the percentage in households without children (96.2% vs. 64.4%, respectively).
• In households of a couple with children and the youngest child is 18-24 years old, there is an even higher percentage of households with employed people – 97.01% of the households.
• In 2024, approximately 255.7 thousand families (973.0 thousand people) were Records in the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security.
• In 2024, the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security operated approximately 3,500 Foster families For those aged 0-17, approximately 5,000 children were placed in foster care. Approximately half of the children (53.71% of the children) are placed in foster care with their relatives.
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