Israel — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Israel — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Israel had an estimated population of 6,986,639 in 2005, with 232 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Israel today — population now 8,883,800, against 6,986,639 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Tel Aviv-Yafo	3,062,773
2	Hefa	1,079,096

Cities and towns, 2005

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	714,685
2	Tel Aviv-Yafo	Tel Aviv	370,478
3	Haifa	Haifa	269,960
4	Rishon LeẔiyyon	Hamerkaz	222,300
5	Ashdod	Hadarom	202,680
6	Beʿer Sheva	Hadarom	187,456
7	Petaẖ Tiqwa	Hamerkaz	177,371
8	Netanya	Hamerkaz	172,404
9	H̱olon	Tel Aviv	167,071
10	Bene Beraq	Hamerkaz	140,849
11	Bat Yam	Tel Aviv	130,972
12	Ramat Gan	Tel Aviv	126,863
13	Ashqelon	Hadarom	108,342
14	Reẖovot	Hamerkaz	103,021
15	Herzeliyya	Tel Aviv	84,594
16	Kefar Sava	Hamerkaz	80,922
17	H̱adera	Haifa	77,286
18	Raʿanana	Hamerkaz	71,681
19	Lod	Hamerkaz	68,095
20	Bet Shemesh	Jerusalem	64,835
21	Naz̨erat	Haẕafon	64,240
22	Ramla	Hamerkaz	63,836
23	Modiʿin-Makkabim-Reʿut	Hamerkaz	56,558
24	Nahariyya	Haẕafon	50,880
25	Qiryat Atta	Haifa	49,548
26	Qiryat Gat	Hadarom	48,945
27	Givʿatayim	Tel Aviv	47,002
28	Elat	Hadarom	46,707
29	ʿAkko	Haẕafon	45,547
30	Naz̨erat ʿIllit	Haẕafon	44,631
31	Karmiel	Haẕafon	44,035
32	Hod HaSharon	Hamerkaz	42,996
33	Tiberias	Haẕafon	41,029
34	Umm Al-Fahm	Haifa	40,829
35	Qiryat Motzkin	Haifa	40,694
36	ʿAfula	Haẕafon	39,798
37	Rahat		38,652
38	Qiryat Yam	Haifa	38,122
39	Qiryat Bialik	Haifa	37,384
40	Rosh HaAyin	Hamerkaz	37,338
41	Ramat HaSharon	Tel Aviv	35,556
42	ʿIr Hahamisha	Haẕafon	33,853
43	Dimona	Hadarom	33,353
44	Tayibe	Hamerkaz	32,735
45	Shefarʿam	Haẕafon	32,473
46	Yavne	Hamerkaz	32,394
47	Or Yehuda	Tel Aviv	30,977
48	Baqa-Jatt	Haifa	30,908
49	Pardes H̱anna-Karkur	Haifa	29,943
50	Modiʿin Illit		28,584
51	Betar Illit	Judea and Samaria	28,576
52	Shagor	Haẕafon	28,535
53	Maʿale Adummim	Judea and Samaria	28,526
54	Nes Ẕiyyona	Hamerkaz	27,764
55	Ẕefat	Haẕafon	27,690
56	Tamra	Haẕafon	25,839
57	Yehud-Newe Efrayim	Hamerkaz	25,469
58	Migdal HaʿEmeq	Haẕafon	25,424
59	Netivot	Hadarom	24,932
60	Qiryat Ono	Tel Aviv	24,906
61	Ofaqim	Hadarom	24,633
62	Sakhnin	Haẕafon	24,401
63	ʿArad	Hadarom	24,222
64	Daliyat Al Karmel-ʿIsifya	Haifa	23,817
65	Qiryat Shemona	Haẕafon	22,738
66	Mevasserat Ziyyon	Jerusalem	22,663
67	Maʿalot-Tarshiẖa	Haẕafon	21,878
68	Nesher	Haifa	21,811
69	Sederot	Hadarom	20,865
70	Tire	Hamerkaz	20,736
71	ʿArrabe	Haẕafon	19,700
72	Tirat Karmel	Haifa	19,234
73	Mugar	Haẕafon	19,103
74	Shoham	Hamerkaz	18,936
75	Yoqneʿam Illit	Haẕafon	18,820
76	Givʿat Shemuel	Tel Aviv	18,799
77	Qiryat Malʿakhi	Hadarom	18,725
78	Judeide-Maker	Haẕafon	17,820
79	Kafar Kanna	Haẕafon	17,338
80	Kafar Qasem	Hamerkaz	17,189
81	Ariʿel	Judea and Samaria	17,133
82	Qalansawe	Hamerkaz	16,714
83	Yafiʿ		16,638
84	Zikhron Yaʿaqov	Haifa	16,512
85	Bet Sheʿan	Haẕafon	16,451
86	Ẕoran-Qadima	Hamerkaz	16,374
87	Reine	Haẕafon	16,157
88	Or ʿAqiva	Haifa	16,156
89	ʿArʿara	Haifa	15,437
90	Gan Yavne	Hadarom	14,830
91	Kafar Manda	Haẕafon	14,771
92	Gedera	Hamerkaz	14,267
93	Kafar Qaraʿ		14,011
94	Qiryat Tivʿon	Haẕafon	13,580
95	Tel Sheva		13,139
96	Kefar Yona	Hamerkaz	12,771
97	Ganne Tiqwa	Tel Aviv	12,408
98	Kokhav Yaʿir		12,217
99	ʿArʿara-BaNegev		11,764
100	Givʿat Zeʿev	Judea and Samaria	11,590
101	Maʿale Iron		11,514
102	Iksal	Haẕafon	11,213
103	Turʿan	Haẕafon	11,195
104	Jisr Az-Zarqa	Haifa	10,850
105	ʿEin Mahel	Haẕafon	10,642
106	Iʿbillin	Haẕafon	10,619
107	Binyamina-Givʿat Ada	Haifa	10,372
108	Azur	Tel Aviv	10,338
109	Nahef	Haẕafon	10,077
110	Qiryat ʿEqron	Hamerkaz	10,019
111	Beit Jann	Haẕafon	10,001
112	Fureidis	Hamerkaz	9,805
113	Kuseife	Hadarom	9,769
114	Beʿer Yaʿaqov	Hamerkaz	9,356
115	Hura		9,331
116	Kabul	Haẕafon	9,301
117	Yeroham	Hadarom	9,148
118	Even Yehuda	Hamerkaz	9,091
119	Tel Mond	Hamerkaz	8,939
120	Majdal Shams		8,716
121	Deir Hanna	Haẕafon	8,658
122	Kafar Yasif	Haẕafon	8,615
123	Haẕor HaGelilit	Haẕafon	8,549
124	Rekhasim	Haifa	8,521
125	Elʿad		8,385
126	Dabburiyya	Haẕafon	8,329
127	Mazkeret Batya	Hamerkaz	8,283
128	Bene Ayish	Hadarom	8,192
129	Buʿeine-Nujeidat	Haẕafon	7,737
130	Jaljulye	Hamerkaz	7,579
131	Efrata	Judea and Samaria	7,572
132	Basma		7,479
133	Laqye		7,398
134	Rame	Haẕafon	7,360
135	Qiryat Arba	Judea and Samaria	7,020
136	Bir El-Maksur	Haẕafon	6,942
137	Mashhed		6,740
138	Metar		6,716
139	ʿIlut	Haẕafon	6,561
140	Kisra-Sumei	Haẕafon	6,471
141	Qazrin		6,429
142	Pardesiyya	Hamerkaz	6,348
143	Basmat Tabʿun	Haẕafon	6,278
144	Zarzir		6,131
145	ʿOmer	Hadarom	5,995
146	Segev-Shalom	Haẕafon	5,991
147	Bet Dagan	Hamerkaz	5,989
148	Shaʿab	Haẕafon	5,923
149	Lehavim		5,803
150	Shelomi	Haẕafon	5,784
151	Ramat Yishay	Haẕafon	5,721
152	Oranit	Judea and Samaria	5,702
153	Abu Ghosh	Jerusalem	5,569
154	Kefar Weradim	Haẕafon	5,559
155	Alfe Menashe	Judea and Samaria	5,557
156	Qarne Shomeron	Judea and Samaria	5,518
157	Buqʿata		5,387
158	Hurfeish	Haẕafon	5,252
159	Bat Hefer		5,203
160	Peqiʿin	Haẕafon	5,195
161	Zemer		5,172
162	Kokhav Yaʿaqov	Judea and Samaria	5,165
163	Tuba-Zangariyye	Haẕafon	5,131
164	Bet El	Judea and Samaria	5,039
165	Shibli-Umm Al-Ghanam		5,026
166	Kefar Habad	Hamerkaz	4,771
167	Mizpe Ramon	Hadarom	4,769
168	ʿAtlit	Haifa	4,622
169	Qesarya	Haifa	4,300
170	ʿEilabun	Haẕafon	4,227
171	Shaʿare Tiqwa	Judea and Samaria	3,909
172	Qazir-Harish		3,809
173	Kaʿabiyye-Tabbash-Hajaj		3,725
174	Ẕur Hadassa	Jerusalem	3,711
175	Sajur	Haẕafon	3,547
176	Mazraʿa	Haẕafon	3,447
177	Savyon	Hamerkaz	3,434
178	Allon Shevut	Judea and Samaria	3,269
179	Elqana	Judea and Samaria	3,269
180	Masʿade		3,267
181	Qedummim	Judea and Samaria	3,133
182	Muqeible	Haẕafon	3,090
183	Mattan		3,078
184	Qiryat Yeʿarim	Jerusalem	3,066
185	Kafar Kama	Haẕafon	2,990
186	Fassuta	Haẕafon	2,985
187	Yavneʿel	Haẕafon	2,957
188	Ramat Efʿal	Hamerkaz	2,836
189	Merkaz Shappira	Hadarom	2,785
190	Elyakhin	Hamerkaz	2,728
191	Gan Ner		2,712
192	Miʿelya	Haẕafon	2,705
193	Jish	Haẕafon	2,684
194	Nof Ayyalon		2,665
195	Kaokab Abu Al-Hija		2,643
196	Newe Deqalim	Judea and Samaria	2,634
197	Bet Arye	Judea and Samaria	2,615
198	Uzeir	Haẕafon	2,591
199	Kafar Bara		2,590
200	ʿOfra	Judea and Samaria	2,524
201	ʿImmanuʿel	Judea and Samaria	2,522
202	Nofit		2,514
203	Rosh Pinna	Haẕafon	2,492
204	Sulam	Haẕafon	2,426
205	Hashmonaʿim		2,421
206	Lappid		2,391
207	Kefar Tavor	Haẕafon	2,323
208	Sheikh Dannun	Haẕafon	2,305
209	Nordiyya	Hamerkaz	2,264
210	Kafar Misr		2,142
211	Eli	Judea and Samaria	2,098
212	Kefar Adummim	Judea and Samaria	2,065
213	Nehalim	Hamerkaz	2,061
214	Ibtin	Haifa	2,020
215	ʿEin Qiniyye	Judea and Samaria	1,996
216	Har Adar	Judea and Samaria	1,996
217	Shilo	Judea and Samaria	1,973
218	Givʿat Avni		1,970
219	Karme Yosef		1,970
220	Ghajar		1,939
221	Sallama	Haẕafon	1,800
222	Givʿat Ela		1,791
223	Timrat	Haẕafon	1,789
224	Kefar Shemaryahu	Tel Aviv	1,774
225	Talmon	Judea and Samaria	1,742
226	ʿEin Naqquba		1,738
227	Adi		1,728
228	Bet Yizhaq	Hamerkaz	1,674
229	Geva Binyamin		1,654
230	Naʿura	Haẕafon	1,651
231	Nein	Haẕafon	1,588
232	Rumat Heib	Haẕafon	1,588

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Hamerkaz	1,673,067
2	Haẕafon	1,197,985
3	Tel Aviv	1,128,842
4	Hadarom	1,031,104
5	Haifa	872,592
6	Jerusalem	838,177
7	Judea and Samaria	244,872

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.