Population P1
The Palestinian population living in the WBG is currently growing at an annual rate of just below 3.0%. The records of the ICBS indicated that in 1970, the total number of the Palestinians was less than one million persons (946,610). About 36% of the Palestinians were living in the Gaza Strip and the rest in the West Bank. This population reached 4,682,467 in 2015 with about 39% living in Gaza Strip as Figure 1 shows.
Population of the region of Israel-Palestine (west of River Jordan) by religious affiliation in select years between 0 and 2000 CE https://perma.cc/8Y2G-N4GZ
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (ICBS), as of April 2018, Israel (within the 1948-Green Line), has a population of approximately 8.842 million, including 6.589 million Jews (74.5%); about 1.849 million Arabs (20.9%); and about 0.404 million defined as “others” (JVL 2018). Judging by the current trends in population, experts predict that the population of Israel will reach 10 million by 2025 or sooner (JVL 2018). By the end of 2017, the number of Palestinians and Israelis in Historical Palestine was almost equal, and by the end of 2020, the number of Palestinians in Historical Palestine will be 7.12 million, compared to 6.96 million Jews (Figure 4).
According to the 2006 population’s data (PCBS 2006a; PCBS 2006b), the natural growth rate in the OPT was 3.3% (with 3.0% in the West Bank and 3.8% in the Gaza Strip). Approximately 53.5% of the total Palestinian population lives in urban areas (distributed as 46.7% in the West Bank and 63.7% in the Gaza Strip), and the remaining part (46.5%) of the population lives in rural areas and refugee camps (PCBS 2006a; PCBS 2006b).
The projected number of Palestinians living in State of Palestine at the end of 2015 is 4.75 million: around 2.90 million reside in the West Bank and 1.85 million in Gaza Strip. Palestinian refugees make up 42.8% of the Palestinian population in Palestine: 27.1% of them in the West Bank and 67.3% in Gaza Strip https://perma.cc/YKR6-Z4V5
The Palestinian population living in the WBG is currently growing at an annual rate of just below 3.0%. The records of the ICBS indicated that in 1970, the total number of the Palestinians was less than one million persons (946,610). About 36% of the Palestinians were living in the Gaza Strip and the rest in the West Bank. This population reached 4,682,467 in 2015 with about 39% living in Gaza Strip as Figure 1 shows.
Population of the region of Israel-Palestine (west of River Jordan) by religious affiliation in select years between 0 and 2000 CE https://perma.cc/8Y2G-N4GZ
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (ICBS), as of April 2018, Israel (within the 1948-Green Line), has a population of approximately 8.842 million, including 6.589 million Jews (74.5%); about 1.849 million Arabs (20.9%); and about 0.404 million defined as “others” (JVL 2018). Judging by the current trends in population, experts predict that the population of Israel will reach 10 million by 2025 or sooner (JVL 2018). By the end of 2017, the number of Palestinians and Israelis in Historical Palestine was almost equal, and by the end of 2020, the number of Palestinians in Historical Palestine will be 7.12 million, compared to 6.96 million Jews (Figure 4).
According to the 2006 population’s data (PCBS 2006a; PCBS 2006b), the natural growth rate in the OPT was 3.3% (with 3.0% in the West Bank and 3.8% in the Gaza Strip). Approximately 53.5% of the total Palestinian population lives in urban areas (distributed as 46.7% in the West Bank and 63.7% in the Gaza Strip), and the remaining part (46.5%) of the population lives in rural areas and refugee camps (PCBS 2006a; PCBS 2006b).
The projected number of Palestinians living in State of Palestine at the end of 2015 is 4.75 million: around 2.90 million reside in the West Bank and 1.85 million in Gaza Strip. Palestinian refugees make up 42.8% of the Palestinian population in Palestine: 27.1% of them in the West Bank and 67.3% in Gaza Strip https://perma.cc/YKR6-Z4V5