The number of residents of Bnei Brak, according to data from the Population Registry Bureau at the Ministry of the Interior, is 182,916, and will continue to increase.
The data refers to the first half of 2014, compared to 176,556 in 2013, 171,038 in 2012, and 166,913 in 2011.
According to the municipality spokesman, in contrast to various statistics and research institutes, the most up-to-date and reliable data is from the Population Registry Bureau at the Ministry of the Interior, which, through the "Meidam 2000" software, provides ongoing and accurate updates to resident numbers, as only the Ministry of the Interior has the correct numbers of residents entering, leaving, and being born in each settlement. The latest data for Bnei Brak is from Sunday, 28 Adar 2, 5774 (30,3,14).
Built 90 years ago, designed for 10,000 residents
The spokesman added that, according to the Ministry of Interior's population data, the city's population is increasing steadily and continuously, despite its land shortage, as Bnei Brak was built 90 years ago with a plan for 10,000 residents.
At the same time, several plans for the construction of residential buildings were recently approved, including a plan for 560 housing units in the Lubinsky complex on Rabbi Kahneman Street.
The distribution by age is: from 0 to 5: 33,408; from 12-6: 29,935; from 13-17: 18,410; from 21-18: 13,909; from 22-40: 43,474; from 41-60: 24,972; over 60 – 18,808.
According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, the average number of people per family in Bnei Brak is 4.2, the highest among large and medium-sized cities in the country.
The municipality's education department also found that there had been an increase of hundreds in the number of kindergarten registrations. As a result, new kindergarten classes were opened in various areas of the city.
The increase in the number of residents in the city stems from several factors, including: birth rates, the entry of residents from other cities, and the purchase of many apartments by young people in old neighborhoods such as Shikun G, Shikun H, and Pardes-Katz.
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