Governorates
The population of the governorates of the Palestinian Territories according to census results and latest official projections.
The presented population figures include Arabs in for those parts of East Jerusalem which are annexed by Israel. They do not include the Israelian settlers in the West Bank (Dec. 2021: 465,400). Area figures and the map presentation include also areas that are not administered by the Palestinian National Authority.
| Name | Abbr. | Native | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (Cfa) 1997-12-10 | Population Census (Cf) 2007-12-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2017-12-01 | Population Projection (P) 2023-07-01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Territories | PSE | 6,020 | 2,895,683 | 3,767,126 | 4,781,248 | 5,483,500 | → | ||||
| Janīn [Jenin] | JAN | جنين | Janīn | 583 | 203,026 | 256,619 | 314,866 | 352,900 | 58300 | → | |
| Ṭūbās | TUB | طوباس والأغوار الشمالية | Ṭūbās | 402 | 36,609 | 50,261 | 60,927 | 68,800 | 40200 | → | |
| Ṭūlkarm | TUL | طولكرم | Ṭūlkarm | 246 | 134,110 | 157,988 | 186,760 | 205,900 | 24600 | → | |
| Nābulus [Nablus] | NAB | نابلس | Nābulus | 605 | 261,340 | 320,830 | 388,321 | 431,600 | 60500 | → | |
| Qalqīlyah | QAL | قلقيلية | Qalqīlyah | 166 | 72,007 | 91,217 | 112,400 | 127,000 | 16600 | → | |
| Salfīt | SAL | سلفيت | Salfīt | 204 | 48,538 | 59,570 | 75,444 | 85,900 | 20400 | → | |
| Rām Allāh & Al-Bīrah [Ramallah] | RAM | رام الله والبيرة | Rām Allāh | 855 | 213,582 | 279,730 | 328,861 | 370,000 | 85500 | → | |
| Arīḥā [Jericho] | ARI | أريحا والأغوار | Arīḥā | 593 | 32,713 | 42,320 | 50,002 | 55,300 | 59300 | → | |
| Al-Quds [Jerusalem] | AQU | القدس | 335 | 328,601 | 363,649 | 435,753 | 492,300 | 33500 | → | ||
| Bayt Laḥm [Bethlehem] | BAY | بيت لحم | Bayt Laḥm | 659 | 137,286 | 176,235 | 217,400 | 244,700 | 65900 | → | |
| Al-Khalīl [Hebron] | AKH | الخليل | Al-Khalīl | 997 | 405,664 | 552,164 | 711,223 | 822,400 | 99700 | → | |
| Aḍ-Ḍaffah al-Gharbiyah [West Bank] | W | الضفة الغربية | 5,655 | 1,873,476 | 2,350,583 | 2,881,957 | 3,256,900 | 565500 | → | ||
| Ghazzah ash-Shamālīyah [North Gaza] | GAS | شمال غزة | Jabālyah | 61 | 183,373 | 270,246 | 368,978 | 444,400 | 6100 | → | |
| Ghazzah [Gaza] | GHA | غزة | Ghazzah | 74 | 367,388 | 496,411 | 652,597 | 749,100 | 7400 | → | |
| Dayr al-Balaḥ [Deir al-Balah] | DAY | دير البلح | Dayr al-Balaḥ | 58 | 147,877 | 205,535 | 273,200 | 319,200 | 5800 | → | |
| Khān Yūnis | KHA | خان يونس | Khān Yūnis | 108 | 200,704 | 270,979 | 370,638 | 438,600 | 10800 | → | |
| Rafah | RAF | رفح | Rafaḥ | 64 | 122,865 | 173,372 | 233,878 | 275,300 | 6400 | → | |
| Qiṭā' Ghazzah [Gaza Strip] | G | قطاع غزة | 365 | 1,022,207 | 1,416,543 | 1,899,291 | 2,226,500 | 36500 | → |
- Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (Cf) 2017-12-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghazzah | GHA | 631,215 |
| 2 | Al-Quds | AQU | 281,163 |
| 3 | Khān Yūnis | KHA | 246,307 |
| 4 | Jabālyah | GAS | 222,166 |
| 5 | Rafaḥ | RAF | 208,449 |
| 6 | Al-Khalīl | AKH | 201,063 |
| 7 | Nābulus | NAB | 156,906 |
| 8 | Bayt Lāhīyā | GAS | 89,838 |
| 9 | An-Nuṣayrāt | DAY | 86,598 |
Contents: Cities & Localities
The population of all cities and localities in the Palestinian Territories with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results.
| Name | Native | Adm. | Population Census (Cf) 1997-12-10 | Population Census (Cf) 2007-12-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2017-12-01 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Abasān al-Kabīrah | عبسان الكبيرة | KHA | 13,378 | 18,413 | 26,767 | 1260 | → | |
| Al-'Aīzariyah | العيزرية | AQU | 12,893 | 17,606 | 21,175 | 630 | → | |
| Al-Bīrah [Al-Bireh] | البيرة | RAM | 27,972 | 38,202 | 45,975 | 1210 | → | |
| Al-Burayj (incl. Camp) [Bureij] | البريج | DAY | 25,180 | 33,855 | 43,515 | 607 | → | |
| Al-Khalīl [Hebron] | الخليل | AKH | 119,401 | 163,146 | 201,063 | 4650 | → | |
| Al-Maghāzī (incl. Camp) | المغازي | DAY | 16,858 | 22,612 | 27,827 | 373 | → | |
| Al-Qarārah [Qarara] | القرارة | KHA | 11,889 | 19,769 | 29,004 | 1620 | → | |
| Al-Quds [Jerusalem] | القدس | AQU | 210,209 | 225,416 | 281,163 | 3370 | → | |
| Al-Yāmūn | اليامون | JAN | 12,418 | 16,383 | 20,774 | 1170 | → | |
| An-Nuṣayrāt (incl. Camp) [Nuseirat] | النصيات | DAY | 44,722 | 64,759 | 86,598 | 1003 | → | |
| Arīḥā [Jericho] | أريحا | ARI | 14,744 | 18,346 | 20,907 | 3770 | → | |
| Ar-Rām & Dāhiyat al-Barīd | الرام | AQU | 18,967 | 20,359 | 15,814 | 441 | → | |
| As-Samū' | السموع | AKH | 12,912 | 20,130 | 26,011 | 2170 | → | |
| Aẓ-Ẓāhīriyah [Ad-Dhahiriya] | الظاهرية | AKH | 20,548 | 28,776 | 35,924 | 2540 | → | |
| Az-Zawāydah | الزَوايْدَة | DAY | 10,748 | 16,939 | 23,841 | 703 | → | |
| Banī Na'īm | بني نعيم | AKH | 13,582 | 20,084 | 24,628 | 2080 | → | |
| Banī Suhaylā [Bani Suheila] | بني سهيلا | KHA | 23,031 | 31,703 | 41,439 | 685 | → | |
| Bayt Ḥānūn [Beit Hanun] | بيت حانون | GAS | 20,791 | 38,047 | 52,237 | 1530 | → | |
| Bayt Lāhīyā [Beit Lahia] | بيت لاهيا | GAS | 38,460 | 64,457 | 89,838 | 1860 | → | |
| Bayt Laḥm [Bethlehem] | بيت لحم | BAY | 21,947 | 25,266 | 28,591 | 618 | → | |
| Baytūniyā [Beituniya] | بيتونيا | RAM | 9,391 | 19,761 | 26,604 | 684 | → | |
| Dayr al-Balaḥ (incl. Camp) [Deir al-Balah] | دير البلح | DAY | 42,870 | 60,877 | 82,117 | 1804 | → | |
| Dūrā | دورا | AKH | 15,682 | 28,268 | 39,336 | 2110 | → | |
| Ghazzah (incl. Ash-Shati') [Gaza] | غزة | GHA | 353,632 | 483,869 | 631,215 | 5194 | → | |
| Ḥalḥūl | حلحول | AKH | 15,682 | 22,128 | 27,031 | 2220 | → | |
| Idhnā | إذنا | AKH | 13,541 | 19,012 | 26,009 | 1830 | → | |
| Jabālyah (incl. Camp) [Jabalia] | جباليا | GAS | 113,901 | 164,931 | 222,166 | 1938 | → | |
| Janīn (incl. Camp) [Jenin] | جنين | JAN | 35,791 | 49,375 | 60,325 | 3068 | → | |
| Khān Yūnis (incl. Camp) | خان يونس | KHA | 123,175 | 180,342 | 246,307 | 5471 | → | |
| Nābulus [Nablus] | نابلس | NAB | 100,231 | 126,132 | 156,906 | 2840 | → | |
| Qabāṭiyah [Qabatiya] | قباطية | JAN | 14,694 | 19,197 | 24,439 | 1570 | → | |
| Qalqīlyah [Qalqiliya] | قلقيلية | QAL | 31,772 | 41,739 | 51,683 | 835 | → | |
| Rafaḥ (incl. Camp, Tall as-Sulṭān) | رفح | RAF | 109,174 | 156,332 | 208,449 | 3444 | → | |
| Rām Allāh [Ramallah] | رام الله | RAM | 18,017 | 27,460 | 38,998 | 1310 | → | |
| Salfīt | سلفيت | SAL | 7,103 | 8,796 | 10,911 | 520 | → | |
| Si'īr [Sa'ir] | سعير | AKH | 9,672 | 18,045 | 20,722 | 1180 | → | |
| Tarqūmiyā | ترقوميا | AKH | 10,567 | 14,357 | 19,311 | 1640 | → | |
| Ṭūbās | طوباس | TUB | 11,960 | 16,700 | 21,431 | 1250 | → | |
| Ṭūlkarm (incl. Camp) [Tulkarem] | طولكرم | TUL | 44,029 | 61,941 | 74,463 | 2199 | → | |
| Yaṭṭā | يطا | AKH | 31,539 | 49,949 | 63,511 | 3250 | → |
- Official projections for the cities and localities apply the growth rate of the corresponding governorate.
- Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (web).