Number of Settlers in the Settlements and Palestinian Population in the West Bank, by Governorate, 2015

 

Percentage of Settlers of Palestinian Population

Palestinian Population

Number of Settlers

Governorate

21.3 2,898,927 617,291

West Bank

0.9 315,094 2,851

Jenin

3.1 65,787 2,036

Tubas

1.6 183,684 2,993

Tulkarm

4.6 385,145 17,706

Nablus

33.0 112,187 37,006

Qalqiliya

55.2 71,503 39,488

Salfit

34.9 353,039 123,194

Ramallah & Al-Bireh

11.9 52,858 6,286

Jericho & Al-Aghwar

69.2 422,821 292,555

Jerusalem

81.5 262,630 214,135

Area J1

49.0 160,191 78,420

Area J2

34.4 218,958 75,320

Bethlehem

2.5 717,851 17,856

Hebron


Sources: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Israeli Settlements and Land Grab Database 2015. Ramallah- Palestine.

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2014. Revised estimates based on the final result of Population, Housing, and Establishment Census-2007. Ramallah- Palestine.
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Abstract of Israel. Jerusalem, Various Years, (2003-2015).
The Jerusalem Institute for Israeli Studies, Statistical Yearbook of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Various Years, (2005-2012).