Number of Settlers in the Settlements and Palestinian Population in the West Bank by Governorate, 2016

Ratio of Settlers to
Palestinian Population*
Palestinian Population Number of Settlers Governorate
21.4 2,972,069 636,452 West Bank
0.9 322,946 2,861 Jenin
3.2 67,690 2,156 Tubas
1.8 187,631 3,326 Tulkarm
4.5 394,197 17,741 Nablus
32.8 114,994 37,769 Qalqiliya
56.2 73,183 41,143 Salfit
34.5 362,445 125,061 Ramallah & Al-Bireh
11.9 54,232 6,479 Jericho & Al-Aghwar
70.0 431,866 302,188 Jerusalem
82.9 268,249 222,325 Area J1
48.8 163,617 79,863 Area J2
34.9 224,575 78,365 Bethlehem
2.6 738,310 19,363 Hebron

* Ratio of settlers to the Palestinian population: Number of settlers devided by the Palestinian population, for example 21 means the presence of 21 settlers to each 100 Palestinians.
Sources: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Israeli Settlements and Land Grab Database 2017.  Ramallah- Palestine.
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2016. Palestinians at the End of 2016. Ramallah - Palestine.
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Abstract of Israel.  Jerusalem, Various Years, (2003 - 2016).
The Jerusalem Institute for Israeli Studies 2017, Statistical Yearbook of Jerusalem 2017(No 31). Jerusalem.