Number of Settlers in the Israeli Settlements and Palestinian Population in the West Bank by Governorate, 2018

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Ratio of Settlers to
Palestinian Population*
Palestinian Population Number of Settlers Governorate
22.7 2,953,943 671,007 West Bank
1.0 321,920 3,234 Jenin
3.7 62,430 2,341 Tubas
2.1 190,169 3,944 Tulkarm
4.8 396,210 19,192 Nablus
34.1 115,184 39,268 Qalqiliya
58.7 77,473 45,446 Salfit
39.4 336,835 132,774 Ramallah & Al-Bireh
13.9 50,946 7,064 Jericho & Al-Aghwar
69.7 446,585 311,462 Jerusalem
79.3 288,152 228,614 Area J1
52.3 158,433 82,848 Area J2
38.4 222,624 85,541 Bethlehem
2.8 733,537 20,741 Hebron

Sources: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Israeli Settlements and Land Grab Database 2019. 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 - 2018).
The Jerusalem Institute for Israeli Studies 2019, Statistical Yearbook of Jerusalem 2019 (No 33). Jerusalem.