What is the population of Bet Shemesh?

The population of Bet Shemesh is 118,700.

Where is Bet Shemesh located?

Bet Shemesh is located at latitude 31.7307200 and longitude 34.9929300. It is in Israel.

What is the area of Bet Shemesh?

The area of Bet Shemesh is 34.259 km².

What time zone is Bet Shemesh in?

Bet Shemesh is in the Asia/Jerusalem time zone.

How has the population of Bet Shemesh changed?

The population of Bet Shemesh has increased from 20 (1949) to 118,700 (2018), a change of 593400%.

Bet Shemesh, Jerusalem

Bet Shemesh: city in Israel.

Quick Facts about Bet Shemesh

Population	118,700
Country	Israel
State	Jerusalem (Israel)
Area	34.26 km²
Official name	בית שמש
Latitude & Longitude	31.7307,34.9929
Altitude	722 feet / 220 meters
Establishment	January 01, 1950 (76 years ago)
Time Zone	Asia/Jerusalem
Local time	19:18:42 (23rd September 2026)

Geography

Bet Shemesh is located at 31°43'51"N 34°59'35"E (31.7307200, 34.9929300).

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Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1949	20	-	estimation process
1950	210	950%	estimation process
1951	2,608	1141.9%	estimation process
1952	2,680	2.76%	estimation process
1953	2,600	-2.99%	estimation process
1954	2,500	-3.85%	estimation process
1955	3,000	20%	estimation process
1956	4,430	47.67%	estimation process
1957	5,570	25.73%	estimation process
1958	6,200	11.31%	estimation process
1959	6,700	8.06%	estimation process
1960	6,800	1.49%	estimation process
1961	6,986	2.74%	estimation process
1962	8,200	17.38%	estimation process
1963	9,000	9.76%	estimation process
1964	9,550	6.11%	estimation process
1965	9,900	3.66%	estimation process
1966	9,900	0%	estimation process
1967	9,850	-0.51%	estimation process
1968	9,900	0.51%	estimation process
1969	10,100	2.02%	estimation process
1970	10,200	0.99%	estimation process
1971	10,600	3.92%	estimation process
1972	10,111	-4.61%	estimation process
1973	11,400	12.75%	estimation process
1974	11,300	-0.88%	estimation process
1975	11,200	-0.88%	estimation process
1976	11,200	0%	estimation process
1977	11,600	3.57%	estimation process
1978	11,800	1.72%	estimation process
1979	12,100	2.54%	estimation process
1980	12,300	1.65%	estimation process
1981	12,500	1.63%	estimation process
1982	13,000	4%	estimation process
1983	12,956	-0.34%	estimation process
1984	13,600	4.97%	estimation process
1985	13,800	1.47%	estimation process
1986	13,900	0.72%	estimation process
1987	14,000	0.72%	estimation process
1988	14,200	1.43%	estimation process
1989	14,700	3.52%	estimation process
1990	15,700	6.8%	estimation process
1991	16,800	7.01%	estimation process
1992	18,400	9.52%	estimation process
1993	20,900	13.59%	estimation process
1994	22,800	9.09%	estimation process
1995	24,179	6.05%	estimation process
1996	26,800	10.84%	estimation process
1997	29,300	9.33%	estimation process
1998	32,100	9.56%	estimation process
1999	38,500	19.94%	estimation process
2000	44,200	14.81%	estimation process
2001	49,100	11.09%	estimation process
2002	53,400	8.76%	estimation process
2003	57,046	6.83%	estimation process
2004	61,931	8.56%	estimation process
2005	65,905	6.42%	estimation process
2006	69,482	5.43%	estimation process
2007	72,565	4.44%	estimation process
2008	72,758	0.27%	estimation process
2009	77,159	6.05%	estimation process
2010	80,680	4.56%	estimation process
2011	84,805	5.11%	estimation process
2012	89,796	5.89%	estimation process
2013	94,069	4.76%	estimation process
2014	98,084	4.27%	estimation process
2015	103,922	5.95%	estimation process
2016	109,762	5.62%	estimation process
2017	114,371	4.2%	estimation process
2018	118,700	3.79%	estimation process

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