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Population statistics for Israeli settlements in the West Bank

Population statistics for Israeli settlements in the West Bank

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The population statistics for Israeli settlements in the West Bank are collected by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. As such, the data contains only population of settlements recognized by the Israeli authorities. Israeli outposts, which are illegal by Israeli law, are not tracked, and their population is hard to establish. All settlements in the West Bank were advised by the International Court of Justice to be unlawful.[1]

Map of Israeli settlements (magenta) in the West Bank in 2020

As of January 2023, there are 144 Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including 12 in East Jerusalem.[2] In addition, there are over 100 Israeli illegal outposts in the West Bank. In total, over 450,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank excluding East Jerusalem, with an additional 220,000 Jewish settlers residing in East Jerusalem.[3][4]

The construction of the West Bank barrier keeps a significant number of settlements behind it. The total number of settlers east of the barrier lines in 2012 was at least 79,230. By comparison, the number of Gaza Strip settlers in 2005 who refused to move voluntarily and be compensated, and that were forcibly evicted during the Israeli disengagement from Gaza, was around 9,000.[5]

Statistics

Statistics below refer to the period between 1999 and 2018. For more recent data, see List of Israeli settlements.

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Unreported Nahal settlements:

Localities of unknown status:

  • Bitronot
  • Doran
  • Ein Hogla
  • Mahane Giv'on

Other localities:

  • Shvut Rachel (est. 1991) – an independently governed settlement which is formally designated as a neighborhood of Shilo. As such, its population is counted within Shilo.

See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    See the advisory opinion in Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory [2004] ICJ 3
  2. [2]
    "Jerusalem". Peace Now. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  3. [3]
    "Growth rate of settlements plummets to all-time low". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  4. [4]
    "Population". Peace Now. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  5. [5]
    For prior statistics, see Population statistics for Israeli Gaza Strip settlements.
  6. [6]
    "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. [7]
    Central Bureau of Statistics, Localities in Israel, 2017 (Hebrew),
  8. [8]
    Central Bureau of Statistics, Localities in Israel, 2016 (Hebrew), Archived 2018-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
  9. [9]
    Central Bureau of Statistics, Localities in Israel, 2015 (Hebrew),
  10. [10]
    Central Bureau of Statistics, Localities in Israel (Hebrew),
  11. [11]
    Central Bureau of Statistics, Localities in Israel 2003-2008 (Hebrew),
  12. [12]
    Settlement Search Archived 2006-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  13. [13]
    List of Localities: Their Population and Codes, 31.12.2000. Jerusalem: Central Bureau of Statistics, 2001.
  14. [14]
    List of Localities: Their Population and Codes, 31.12.1999. Jerusalem: Central Bureau of Statistics, 2000.
  15. [15]
    W: West of barrier or on side towards Israel. E: East of barrier or on side towards major Palestinian areas. V: Jordan Valley is even farther east.
  16. [16]
    Governed by own Local council (Israel) instead of the regional council
  17. [17]
    Governed as city instead of by the regional council
  18. [18]
    The settlements of Ganim, Hodesh, Kaddim and Sa Nur were evacuated in 2005 in Israel's unilateral disengagement plan.
  19. [19]
    Governed by own Regional Committee (Israel) instead of by the regional council
  20. [20]
    The settlement of Ofarim was appended to Beit Aryeh in 2004
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