In 2023, Muslim nuclear families in Israel predominantly consisted of couples with children under the age of 17, making up 59 percent of households. Couples with children over the age of 18 accounted for 16 percent, while couples without children represented 12 percent of the Muslim family units.
Distribution of Muslim families in Israel in 2023, by family structure
Characteristic
Type of family
A couple with children; the youngest child under the age of 17
59%
A couple with children; the youngest child over the age of 18
16%
A couple without children
12%
Single parent; the youngest child under the age of 17
6%
Single parent; the youngest child over the age of 18
'Other' includes families where siblings live together without partners or children on their own, or families consisting only of a grandparent(s) and grandchildren; between 1-2 percent.
'Family' (Nuclear Family) includes two or more individuals sharing a household who are connected as married or unmarried partners (including same-sex couples) or parent and child (including adopted children).
Data is based on the 2023 Labor Force Survey. It excludes individuals living in institutions, kibbutzim, student dormitories, and unregistered settlements (e.g., Bedouins in the South of Israel).
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Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. (June 12, 2024). Distribution of Muslim families in Israel in 2023, by family structure [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1548373/israel-muslim-families-distribution-by-type/
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. "Distribution of Muslim families in Israel in 2023, by family structure." Chart. June 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1548373/israel-muslim-families-distribution-by-type/
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. (2024). Distribution of Muslim families in Israel in 2023, by family structure. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1548373/israel-muslim-families-distribution-by-type/
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. "Distribution of Muslim Families in Israel in 2023, by Family Structure." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1548373/israel-muslim-families-distribution-by-type/
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Distribution of Muslim families in Israel in 2023, by family structure [Graph], Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, June 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1548373/israel-muslim-families-distribution-by-type/
