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Annual Growth Rate of Registered
Palestine Refugees and Female Percentage
(1953-2000)
| Year |
Total Refugee Population
|
Annual Growth Rate
|
Number of Females
|
Female (%)
|
| 1953 |
870,158
|
--
|
430,4830
|
49.5%
|
| 1955 |
912,425
|
1.9%
|
--
|
--
|
| 1960 |
1,136,487
|
2.9%
|
--
|
--
|
| 1965 |
1,300,117
|
2.9%
|
--
|
--
|
| 1970 |
1,445,022
|
2.5%
|
--
|
--
|
| 1975 |
1,652,436
|
2.7%
|
803,030
|
48.6%
|
| 1980 |
1,863,162
|
2.2%
|
905,606
|
48.6%
|
| 1985 |
2,119,862
|
2.6%
|
1,033,054
|
48.7%
|
| 1990 |
2,466,516
|
3.8%
|
1,204644
|
48.8%
|
| 1995 |
3,246,044
|
4.9%
|
1,588,505
|
48.9%
|
| 2000 |
3,737,494
|
3.1%
|
1,831,806
|
49.0%
|
Sources: UNRWA |
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