How Many Haredi Women Work in Israel? 150,100 Were Employed in 2024
150,100 Haredi women were employed at mid-2024, about 80% of 187,400 of working age, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures.
150,100 Haredi women were employed at the end of the second quarter of 2024, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures published by the State Comptroller of Israel in the May 2025 follow-up audit on the accessibility of higher education to Haredi society. That is about 80% of the 187,400 Haredi women of working age counted in the same Bureau series. The audit publishes the count and the rate together, so the base behind the percentage is visible on its face.
| Figure | What it counts | Who published it | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150,100 | Haredi women employed, of 187,400 of working age | State Comptroller of Israel, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures | End of the second quarter of 2024 |
| About 80% | Employment rate among working-age Haredi women | State Comptroller of Israel, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures | End of the second quarter of 2024 |
| 1,275,000 | Non-Haredi Jewish women employed, of 1,544,100 of working age | State Comptroller of Israel, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures | End of the second quarter of 2024 |
| 101,800 | Haredi men employed, of 190,400 of working age | State Comptroller of Israel, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures | End of the second quarter of 2024 |
| 12.3% | Haredi society as a share of Israel’s population | State Comptroller of Israel, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures | End of 2022 |
| 60.2% | Employed as a share of all persons aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted | Central Bureau of Statistics | April 2026 |
| 2.9% | Unemployed as a share of the labour force, seasonally adjusted | Central Bureau of Statistics | April 2026 |
150,100 Haredi women were employed at mid-2024
The State Comptroller of Israel published the count in a May 2025 follow-up audit, drawing it from the Central Bureau of Statistics, which measures employment through its own Labour Force Survey of the resident population. The figure is a count of employed women at a single point, the end of the second quarter of 2024, and not an annual average or a cumulative total.
- The unit is women, not jobs, and not households.
- The point in time is the end of the second quarter of 2024.
- The count is the state statistical agency’s own measurement, relayed by the audit rather than produced by it.
The 80% is a share of 187,400 working-age women
The denominator matters, because the rate is 150,100 of 187,400 Haredi women of working age, not a share of all Haredi women and not a share of employed women in Israel. The State Comptroller of Israel prints each numerator beside its own base, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures for the end of the second quarter of 2024, so every rate below can be checked by division.
| Group | Employed | Of working age | Rate as published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haredi women | 150,100 | 187,400 | About 80% |
| Non-Haredi Jewish women | 1,275,000 | 1,544,100 | About 83% |
| Haredi men | 101,800 | 190,400 | About 53% |
| Non-Haredi Jewish men | 1,314,600 | 1,514,700 | About 87% |
Source: State Comptroller of Israel, May 2025 follow-up audit, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures for the end of the second quarter of 2024.
Non-Haredi Jewish women’s employment stood at about 83%
The comparison group in this audit is non-Haredi Jews, not Israelis and not Jews as a whole. The State Comptroller of Israel recorded 1,275,000 of 1,544,100 working-age non-Haredi Jewish women in employment, about 83%, against 150,100 of 187,400 Haredi women, about 80%, both on Central Bureau of Statistics measurement for the same quarter. The men’s figures in the same series run 101,800 of 190,400 against 1,314,600 of 1,514,700.
The audit publishes no breakdown of Haredi women by sector
The State Comptroller of Israel’s follow-up audit carries the employment counts and rates and nothing further on where those women work. The Central Bureau of Statistics monthly Labour Force Survey release for April 2026, the state’s own measurement of participation and employment, reported 62.0% participation, 60.2% employment and 2.9% unemployment for persons aged 15 and over on the seasonally adjusted figures, with no Haredi breakdown in the monthly series.
- Neither publication gives an industry or occupation split for Haredi women.
- The monthly national rates cover all persons aged 15 and over, so they are not a Haredi figure.
- The unemployment rate is a share of the labour force, while participation and employment are shares of the population aged 15 and over.
Haredi society was 12.3% of Israel’s population in 2022
The State Comptroller of Israel recorded Haredi society at 12.3% of Israel’s population at the end of 2022, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures, in the same audit on access to higher education. The audit also relays two Bureau projections, which are modelled forward rather than counted.
| Share | People | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.3% | Not published in the audit | Measured share of the population | End of 2022 |
| 22% | 3.2 million | Projection | 2045 |
| 32% | 6.4 million | Projection | 2065 |
Source: State Comptroller of Israel, May 2025 follow-up audit, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures and projections.
Which figures here may not be added together?
The four employment pairs come from one Central Bureau of Statistics series for one quarter and each carries its own base, so a rate is read only against the base printed beside it. The Haredi and non-Haredi Jewish figures cover different populations and may not be summed into a national total, and the April 2026 monthly rates cover all persons aged 15 and over rather than any single group. The 22% and 32% shares for 2045 and 2065 are Bureau projections and are never presented as counts. The Bureau’s monthly release is superseded each month, so any figure taken from it carries its month.
Questions readers ask
How many Haredi women were employed in Israel?
The State Comptroller of Israel published 150,100, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures for the end of the second quarter of 2024.
What is the employment rate among Haredi women?
The State Comptroller of Israel recorded about 80%, being 150,100 of 187,400 Haredi women of working age at the end of the second quarter of 2024.
How does that compare with non-Haredi Jewish women?
The State Comptroller of Israel recorded 1,275,000 of 1,544,100 non-Haredi Jewish women of working age in employment, about 83%, for the same quarter.
How many Haredi men were employed?
The State Comptroller of Israel recorded 101,800 of 190,400 Haredi men of working age, about 53%, at the end of the second quarter of 2024.
Which body produced the counts?
The Central Bureau of Statistics measured them and the State Comptroller of Israel published them in its May 2025 follow-up audit.
What period do the employment figures cover?
The State Comptroller of Israel dated them to the end of the second quarter of 2024.
Do the figures say which industries Haredi women work in?
The State Comptroller of Israel published employment counts and rates only, with no occupational or industry breakdown in that audit.
What is Israel’s overall employment rate?
The Central Bureau of Statistics reported 60.2% employment and 62.0% labour force participation among persons aged 15 and over for April 2026, on seasonally adjusted figures.
What share of the labour force is unemployed?
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded 2.9% for April 2026, a share of the labour force rather than of the population.
How large is Haredi society in Israel?
The State Comptroller of Israel recorded 12.3% of the population at the end of 2022, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures.
Are the 2045 and 2065 shares measurements?
The State Comptroller of Israel relayed them as Central Bureau of Statistics projections, 22% in 2045 and 32% in 2065.
What does Israel publish on Haredi schooling?
The State Comptroller of Israel counted about 446,000 Haredi pupils in school year 5779, which is 2018/19, about 30% of the Hebrew education system, across 6,664 supervised institutions.
Sources
- Central Bureau of Statistics, 2026. Labour Force Survey, monthly release, media release 154/2026, data for April 2026. Official or primary record.
- State Comptroller of Israel, 2020. The Ministry of Education: Haredi Education and Its Supervision. Annual Report 70b, chapter 210. Official or primary record.
- State Comptroller of Israel, 2025. Accessibility of Higher Education to Haredi Society, Follow-up Audit. Report 75c, May 2025. Official or primary record.
