Businesses in Rahat

Categories in Rahat

Auto Machine Shop Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Gas Station Aluminum Window Import Export Company Wholesale Grocer Clothing stores Women's clothing Mobile phone stores Government Office Mosques Non-Profit Organization Electronics Store Building Materials Store Construction of buildings Hardware store Home Goods Store Driving schools Education Cultural Center Bakeries Burger restaurants Butcher Cafes Caterer Coffee Shop Dessert Buffet Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Pizza Restaurants Furniture stores Dental Clinic Dentists Medical Center Medical clinic Beautician Beauty salons Back Office Business Management Consultant Business to Business Service Consulting & Advisory Services Internet Marketing Service Research Institute Apartment Building Computer stores Convenience stores Department stores Gift Shop Market Pharmacy Pottery Store Shopping Shopping Mall Shopping other Supermarket Gym Bus Station Bus Stop Freight/commercial transport Lodging Other transport activities Tour Agency Travel Agency Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Rahat

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	83
Education	47
Unreachable	45
Shopping	37
Grocery stores and supermarkets	37
Buses and trains	36
Cafes	33
Pharmacies and drug stores	23
Clothing stores	23
Electronics stores	20
Corporate management	20
Car repair	17
Research, development and testing services	15

Rahat Facts

Area	17.4 km²
Population	39,825
Male Population	19,712 (49.5%)
Female Population	20,113 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+787.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+48.0%
Median Age	24.7 years (Male: 23.9, Female: 25.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$48,578 (2022)
Neighborhoods	17, 18, 20, 32, Merkaz HaIr
Local Time
Timezone	Israel Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	31.39337, 34.75498
Postal Codes	85357

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Rahat Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	4,488	19,903	26,914	33,374	39,825	42,276	45,046
Population Density	258.3 / km²	1,145.5 / km²	1,549 / km²	1,920.8 / km²	2,292.1 / km²	2,433.2 / km²	2,592.6 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rahat Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 48% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Rahat	+787.4%	+100.1%	+48%
Southern District (Israel)	—	—	—
Israel	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rahat Median Age

Median Age: 24.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Rahat	24.7 yrs	25.6 yrs	23.9 yrs
Southern District (Israel)	27.7 yrs	28.8 yrs	26.7 yrs
Israel	29.5 yrs	30.6 yrs	28.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Rahat Population Density

Population Density: 2,292 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Rahat	39,825	17.4 km²	2,292 / km²
Southern District (Israel)	1.1 million	14,450.3 km²	78 / km²
Israel	8.3 million	22,078 km²	374 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rahat Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 300 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Rahat

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Rahat

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Rahat Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$18,705	$26,147	$34,073	$36,895	$36,531	$39,243	$43,499	$48,578
Total GDP	$93.4M	$199.2M	$337M	$397.9M	$423.1M	$488M	$577M	$659.8M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Rahat CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Rahat	413,745 tn	10.39 tn	23,812.7 tons/km²
Southern District (Israel)	11,654,295 tn	10.35 tn	806.5 tons/km²
Israel	81,985,471 tn	9.92 tn	3,713.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Rahat CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	413,745 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	10.39 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	23,812.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/30/15	2:39 AM	4.2	68.8 km	13,000 m	24km NNE of `En Boqeq, Israel	usgs.gov
12/2/07	7:38 AM	4	80.9 km	10,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
11/23/07	10:19 PM	4.4	54.6 km	11,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
11/20/07	11:21 PM	3.2	85.4 km	5,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
11/20/07	9:18 AM	4.6	82.7 km	10,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
2/9/07	10:14 PM	4.5	74.1 km	15,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
2/9/07	10:12 PM	4	86.2 km	2,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
9/17/06	8:22 AM	4	97.1 km	1,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
9/9/06	4:58 AM	4.5	98.4 km	1,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
10/3/05	4:05 AM	4.4	83.1 km	10,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Rahat

Rahat (Hebrew: רַהַט, Arabic: رهط‎) is a predominantly Bedouin city in the South District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of December 2014 the city had a total population of 60,400 (53,095 in December..

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