Beer Sheva

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#647

Global Rank

3.4

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

5.9%


Share

Israel • MENA • Language power • Time zone Asia/Jerusalem UTC+2 (observes summer time)

Population
276K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
410 km² (158 mi²)
Density
673/km² (1,742/mi²)

Primary city Beer Sheva

State / province South

Language Hebrew

Beer Sheva metro area

31.25, 34.79
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research, Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

2 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • Israel

Hapoel Beer Sheva

Beer Sheva • Level: 1

6 titles8 cupsDomestic leagues →
Other Men’s Teams1 team

Basketball • Int'l Basketball

Hapoel Be'er Sheva BC

Beer Sheva

Championship History

6 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Beer Sheva, across all sports, newest first. 6 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Hapoel Beer Sheva
2026
Hapoel Beer Sheva
2018
Hapoel Beer Sheva
2017
Hapoel Beer Sheva
2016
Hapoel Beer Sheva
1976
Hapoel Beer Sheva
1975

Languages of Beer Sheva

Modern Hebrew first in South; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoModern Hebrew
AdministrativeModern Hebrew
NationalModern Hebrew
English reach, South
85%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
2.33
Rank 10 of 43; 2 working languages in Israel

South on the languages board · Language power

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#357

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Beersheba, Israel

Notable Infrastructure

Military Base1 entry

Nevatim Air Base

Beer Sheva • Air/Army Base