Jerusalem, 20 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) — As of July 2025, there were approximately 3.02 million residential apartments/housing units (herein after referred to as apartments) in Israel, an increase of 56,100 apartments compared to 2024, an increase of 1.9%. This is according to data released by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics.
Approximately 2.76 million apartments were in municipalities and local councils and 258,100 apartments were in regional councils.
In the last decade (2016-2025), there was an increase of approximately 19.6% in the number of apartments in municipalities and local councils, an addition of 452,500 residential apartments.
In 2025, the highest percentage of apartments was in the Central District (24.6% of all apartments) and the Tel Aviv District (19.5% of apartments), while the lowest percentage was in the Judea and Samaria region (3.2% of apartments).
The highest number of apartments was in Jerusalem – 251,885 (an increase of 2,578 apartments compared to 2024) followed by Tel Aviv-Yafo – 222,760 apartments (an increase of 3,309 apartments).
A significant increase in the number of apartments compared to 2024 was recorded in the localities of Be’er Ya’akov (10.9%), Gan Yavne (10.5%) and Mevaseret Zion (7.5%).
A high percentage of buildings with 41 or more apartments is found in the cities of Bat Yam and Ashdod (9.1% and 9.0%, respectively), Netanya (5.1%), Tel Aviv-Yafo (4.2%), and Ashkelon (3.8%). In contrast, in Hadera, Bnei Brak, Herzliya, Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut, and Beit Shemesh, the percentage of buildings with 41 or more apartments is less than two percent of all residential buildings in each city.
70.7% of the buildings in Be’er Sheva and 68.5% of the buildings in Ashkelon have 1-2 apartments.