Number of Settlers in the Settlements and Palestinian Population in the West Bank by Governorate, 2017

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Ratio of Settlers to
Palestinian Population*
Palestinian Population Number of Settlers Governorate
22.6 2,888,931 653,621 West Bank
1.0 315,382 3,104 Jenin
3.7 61,072 2,272 Tubas
2.0 186,803 3,646 Tulkarm
4.7 388,680 18,458 Nablus
34.1 112,670 38,430 Qalqiliya
56.9 75,679 43,037 Salfit
39.2 329,601 129,201 Ramallah & Al-Bireh
13.5 50,025 6,732 Jericho & Al-Aghwar
70.2 436,645 306,529 Jerusalem
79.9 281,913 225,335 Area J1
52.5 154,732 81,194 Area J2
37.7 217,871 82,190 Bethlehem
2.8 714,503 20,022 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 2018.  Ramallah- Palestine.
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2018. Estimates based on the final results of Population, Housing and Establishment Census 2017. Ramallah-Palestine.
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Abstract of Israel.  Jerusalem, Various Years, (2003 - 2017).
The Jerusalem Institute for Israeli Studies 2018, Statistical Yearbook of Jerusalem 2018 (No 32). Jerusalem.