The Jewish Population
in the West Bank & Gaza Strip


Year
Jewish Population
1970
1,514
1977
5,023
1980
12,424
1990
76,000
1992
123,184
1993
136,109
1994
141,222
1995
146,207
1997
161,000
1998
172,000
1999
192,976
2000
203,067
2001
213,672
2002
226,028
2003
243,000
2004
246,000
2005*
253,748
2006
260,932
2007
268,379
2008
276,440
2009
296,700
June 2010
303,900

*In August 2005, Israel evacuated all the Jews from the Gaza Strip and four settlements in Northern Samaria.

Sources: Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel Yearbook & Almanac, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), Jerusalem Post, (August 8, 2001, February 3, 2003; August 17, 2006, October 29, 2010); Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) (July 22, 2004); Haaretz, (August 27, 2005); Ynet, (January 4, 2006);