How Many People Live in Tel Aviv? 494,900 in 2024
Tel Aviv-Yafo had 494,900 residents in 2024 on the Central Bureau of Statistics’ provisional count: 467,273 Israelis and 27,627 foreigners.
Tel Aviv-Yafo had 494,900 residents in 2024, on the Central Bureau of Statistics’ provisional count for the municipality. That total includes 27,627 foreigners. The Israeli residents number 467,273. The Central Bureau of Statistics published every population figure in its 2024 profile of the city as provisional.
| Figure | What it counts | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 494,900 | Total population of the municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo, foreigners included, provisional | 2024 |
| 467,273 | Israelis, the sum of Jews and Others and Arabs, provisional | 2024 |
| 440,299 | Jews and Others, as the Bureau defines the group, provisional | 2024 |
| 26,974 | Arabs, provisional | 2024 |
| 27,627 | Foreigners, counted in the total and outside both groups, provisional | 2024 |
| 200,000 to 499,999 | The Bureau’s size class for the municipality | 2024 |
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Localities: Tel Aviv-Yafo, general data for 2024, published 2026. All population figures are provisional.
Tel Aviv-Yafo had 494,900 residents in 2024, provisionally
The Central Bureau of Statistics puts the population of the municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo at 494,900 for 2024. The figure is provisional. It counts everyone the Bureau places in the city, Israelis and foreigners alike.
The Bureau publishes two whole-city figures, and each has its own wording:
- About 495,000 people: the total, 494,900, foreigners included.
- About 467,000 Israeli residents: the Israeli count, 467,273, foreigners excluded.
- Both cover the single municipality the Bureau lists as Tel Aviv-Yafo, locality code 5000.
467,273 Israelis and 27,627 foreigners make up the total
The Central Bureau of Statistics counts 27,627 foreigners inside the 494,900 total. That is about 5.6% of the total. The remaining 467,273 are Israelis, about 94.4%, and the two add exactly to 494,900.
| Group | Residents | Share of the 494,900 total |
|---|---|---|
| Israelis | 467,273 | About 94.4% |
| Foreigners | 27,627 | About 5.6% |
| Total | 494,900 | 100% |
All three rows are provisional figures for 2024. The foreigners appear in the total and in no population group. That is why the city has one figure for all residents and a second, smaller figure for Israelis.
The Bureau counts 440,299 Jews and Others and 26,974 Arabs
The Central Bureau of Statistics splits Tel Aviv-Yafo’s 467,273 Israelis into 440,299 Jews and Others and 26,974 Arabs. Both are provisional for 2024. The two groups sum to 467,273, the Israeli count, and not to the 494,900 total.
| Group | Residents | Share of the 467,273 Israelis |
|---|---|---|
| Jews and Others | 440,299 | About 94.2% |
| Arabs | 26,974 | About 5.8% |
| Israelis, total | 467,273 | 100% |
The foreigners sit outside both groups. A share of either group is therefore a share of 467,273. Jews and Others is a single group in the Bureau’s population figures, and the profile reports it as one number.
Tel Aviv-Yafo sits in the 200,000 to 499,999 size class
The Central Bureau of Statistics records Tel Aviv-Yafo as a municipality (עירייה) in its size class of 200,000 to 499,999 residents. The provisional 2024 total of 494,900 sits 5,100 short of 500,000. The city is also above the threshold for the Bureau’s big cities, which a 2026 release defines as those with 100,000 residents or more.
- Locality status: municipality (עירייה).
- Size class: 200,000 to 499,999 residents.
- District: Tel Aviv District, Tel Aviv sub-district.
- Big-city threshold: 100,000 residents or more, in Well-Being Indicators in the Big Cities, 2024. That release extends the definition to Kfar Saba, which had 99,511 residents in 2024.
The size class and the district are classifications of the locality, not population counts. Each population figure on the profile describes the municipality alone.
No metropolitan population figure appears in these Bureau releases
The Central Bureau of Statistics published a locality profile that names the Tel Aviv District and the Tel Aviv sub-district as classifications for Tel Aviv-Yafo. The profile gives no population total for either of them. Neither release used here publishes a metropolitan total for Tel Aviv.
| Unit | In the locality profile | Population total published there |
|---|---|---|
| Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo | Yes, locality code 5000 | 494,900, 2024, provisional |
| Tel Aviv sub-district | Yes, as a classification | None |
| Tel Aviv District | Yes, as a classification | None |
| Tel Aviv metropolitan area | Not among its classifications | None |
Which Tel Aviv figures may not be added together?
The 467,273 Israelis and the 494,900 total may not be added together, because the total already contains them.
- The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes every Tel Aviv-Yafo population figure here as provisional for 2024.
- Jews and Others plus Arabs equals 467,273 Israelis. Adding the 27,627 foreigners gives 494,900. The foreigners belong to neither group.
- Every count is for the municipality only, not the Tel Aviv District, the sub-district or any wider area.
- The 100,000 threshold and Kfar Saba’s 99,511 come from a separate 2026 release on the big cities.
Questions readers ask
How many people live in Tel Aviv?
The Central Bureau of Statistics puts the population of Tel Aviv-Yafo at 494,900 for 2024, provisionally. The figure covers the municipality and includes foreigners.
How many Israelis live in Tel Aviv-Yafo?
The Central Bureau of Statistics counts 467,273 Israelis in Tel Aviv-Yafo for 2024, provisionally. The figure is the 494,900 total less 27,627 foreigners.
Does the Tel Aviv population figure include foreigners?
Yes. The Central Bureau of Statistics counts 27,627 foreigners inside the 494,900 total for 2024, about 5.6% of it.
How many Arabs live in Tel Aviv-Yafo?
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded 26,974 Arabs in Tel Aviv-Yafo for 2024, provisionally. That is about 5.8% of the 467,273 Israelis, not of the 494,900 total.
How many Jews live in Tel Aviv?
The Central Bureau of Statistics counts 440,299 people in its Jews and Others group for Tel Aviv-Yafo in 2024, provisionally. That is about 94.2% of the city’s 467,273 Israelis.
Are the 2024 Tel Aviv figures final?
No. The Central Bureau of Statistics published every population figure in its 2024 Tel Aviv-Yafo profile as provisional.
Under what name does the Bureau list Tel Aviv?
The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes the city’s figures under the locality Tel Aviv-Yafo, locality code 5000. Its population figures cover that one municipality.
Which district is Tel Aviv in?
The Central Bureau of Statistics records Tel Aviv-Yafo in the Tel Aviv District and the Tel Aviv sub-district. Its locality profile gives no population total for either.
Is Tel Aviv one of Israel’s big cities?
Yes, on the Bureau’s definition. The Central Bureau of Statistics published a 2026 release defining big cities as those with 100,000 residents or more, and Tel Aviv-Yafo’s 494,900 is above that threshold.
Does Tel Aviv have half a million people?
The Central Bureau of Statistics records Tel Aviv-Yafo in its size class of 200,000 to 499,999 residents. The provisional 2024 total of 494,900 is 5,100 short of 500,000.
How many people live in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area?
The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes no metropolitan population total in its Tel Aviv-Yafo locality profile. That profile counts the municipality only.
Can the three population groups be added together?
Yes. The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded 440,299 Jews and Others, 26,974 Arabs and 27,627 foreigners for 2024, and the three sum exactly to the 494,900 total.
Why are there two totals for Tel Aviv-Yafo?
The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes both: 494,900 with foreigners and 467,273 Israelis without them. Each is cited as what it counts, either about 495,000 people or about 467,000 Israeli residents.
Sources
- Central Bureau of Statistics, 2026. Localities: Tel Aviv-Yafo, general data for 2024 (יישובים, נתונים כלליים, שנת 2024). Locality profile, locality code 5000. https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/Settlements/Pages/%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9D/Yishuv.aspx?semel=5000&mode=Yeshuv. Official or primary record.
- Central Bureau of Statistics, 2026. Well-Being Indicators in the Big Cities, 2024 (מדדי איכות חיים בערים הגדולות, 2024). Media release 037/2026, 2 February 2026. cbs.gov.il. Official or primary record.
