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Population Ashkelon (Israel)
144 073
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Ashkelon is 144 073 people, including children under the age of 6 - 14 605 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 16 803 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 17 487 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 61 753 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 27 086 people, and the centenarians Ashkelon over 80 years old - 6 339 people.
Population size Ashkelon by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 14 605 / 10.14% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 16 803 / 11.66% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 17 487 / 12.14% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 61 753 / 42.86% |
| Elderly over 60 | 27 086 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 6 339 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Ashkelon
Total Ashkelon permanent residents 68 435 men (47.5%) and 75 638 women (52.5%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 4 495 / 6.1% | 3 596 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 4 495 / 6.1% | 3 527 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 4 011 / 5.4% | 3 182 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 3 388 / 4.5% | 2 767 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 4 011 / 5.4% | 3 320 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 5 947 / 8.2% | 4 980 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 5 809 / 8% | 4 980 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 5 325 / 7.3% | 4 841 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 4 910 / 6.7% | 4 565 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 4 495 / 6.1% | 4 219 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 5 117 / 7% | 5 118 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 5 394 / 7.4% | 5 879 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 4 495 / 6.1% | 5 256 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 3 112 / 4.1% | 4 150 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 1 314 / 1.5% | 2 213 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 1 659 / 2% | 3 458 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 1 175 / 1.3% | 3 112 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Ashkelon: have higher education 22.7% (32 705 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (4 178 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (51 434 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (22 619 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (12 534 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (11 814 people), have no education — 0.4% (576 people), illiterate — 0.6% (864 people).
| Higher education | 32 705 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 4 178 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 51 434 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 22 619 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 12 534 / 8.7% |
| High school | 11 814 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 576 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 864 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Ashkelon
Total Ashkelon the number of officially employed population is 93 647 people (65%), pensioners 38 900 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 7 204 people (5%).
| Employed population | 93 647 / 65% |
| Unemployed | 7 204 / 5% |
| Pensioners | 38 900 / 27% |
Disability
Total Ashkelon have a disability 13 730 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 2 118 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 5 360 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 5 143 (3.57.%), disabled children 1 109 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 13 730 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 2 118 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 5 360 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 5 143 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 1 109 / 0.77% |