Ashkelon has a population of 144,073, making it the 13th largest place we list in Israel. It is in Southern District.
Ashkelon holds 1.5% of Israel's 9,647,689 people. Jerusalem, the largest place we list there, is 6.7 times its size.
144,073
population
#13
in Israel
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Beersheba | Southern District | 186,600 |
| Ramat Gan | Tel Aviv | 170,822 |
| Reẖovot | Central District | 149,392 |
| Bat Yam | Tel Aviv | 129,012 |
| Bet Shemesh | Jerusalem | 124,957 |
| Kfar Saba | Central District | 110,456 |
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.