Lod

Lod

One of Israel's oldest cities, Jewish and Arab, next to Ben Gurion Airport.

90,800

residents · +26% since 2014

11.6%

aged 65 or over

69%

earn the (Israel 71%, 2022/23)

3 of 10

socio-economic level

  • Jewish and others70.2%
  • Arab Muslim28.8%
  • Arab Christian1%
Lod – People

01 · People

5,500 years, three faiths

Lod has been lived in almost without a break since ancient times. Today it is a mixed city of Jews and Arabs, and of long-time residents and newcomers.

  • 30%of residents are Arab citizens, Muslim and Christian (2023)
  • 16.5%came to Israel since 1990, against 12.8% in Israel
  • 4,200Ethiopian-Israelis (2019), 5.4% of residents
Lod – Schools

02 · Schools

Hebrew and Arabic schools side by side

About 18,278 pupils in state, state-religious, and Arab schools.

  • 18,278pupils in 2022/23
  • 52schools, 36 of them primary
  • 69%of 12th-graders earn the , against 71% in Israel
Lod – Getting around

03 · Getting around

A railway junction next to the airport

Two train stations, Ben Gurion Airport on the edge of the city, and Tel Aviv a short drive away.

  • 12.5 kmto the edge of the Tel Aviv district
  • 2railway stations in the city
  • 62%of employed residents work outside Lod, against 54% in Israel
Lod – Everyday life

04 · Everyday life

A Roman mosaic and an old city

A Roman mosaic that toured the world's great museums, an old city of churches and mosques, and new neighbourhoods in the east.

  • 17 mlong: the Roman Lod Mosaic, found in 1996
  • ₪12,088average monthly wage in 2025, below Israel's ₪15,140
  • 27%of homes are rented, against 29% in Israel

05 · Neighbourhoods

Where to live in Lod

  • City centre

    CentralEstablished

    The centre and the older neighbourhoods around it, with shops and municipal services.

    Homes in City centre
  • Old city

    HistoricArab community

    Lod's historic heart, with the Church of St George and the El-Omari mosque; the municipality plans its renewal.

  • Ramat Eshkol

    Arab communityEstablished

    Next to the old city, part of the quarter of Lod's Arab community: established blocks of flats.

    Homes in Ramat Eshkol
  • Ganei Aviv

    LargeTrain

    The western quarter: a large neighbourhood built from the 1990s, with flats and duplexes and a railway station of its own.

    Homes in Ganei Aviv
  • Ben Gurion

    Established

    In the eastern quarter, an established neighbourhood of blocks of flats.

    Homes in Ben Gurion
  • Ganei Yaar

    Established

    In the eastern quarter, mostly blocks of flats.

    Homes in Ganei Yaar
  • Ahisamakh

    New building

    A new neighbourhood in the south-east of the city, with recent buildings.

    Homes in Ahisamakh
  • Nofei Ben Shemen

    New buildingGreen

    A new neighbourhood on the eastern edge of the city, towards the Ben Shemen forest.

    Homes in Nofei Ben Shemen

06 · Homes

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