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Precise Jewish population statistics of Judea and Samaria
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I tried getting the numbers from the Israel Government authority in charge of stats: The Central Bureau of Statistics. They said that they don’t yet have the stats that you published. So, how can you have them?
Thanks for your question. Indeed, the Central Bureau of Statistics does not yet have the info. They get an enormous amount of info from the Interior Ministry batched all together later in the year. The “Mirsham Ochlusin” [Population registry] in the Interior Ministry has the info, albeit not organized into a report. Our numbers are straight from the source.
Your report seems to be lacking numbers. Some small towns like Adei Ad and Kida in the Binyamin bloc are simply skipped over and not listed.
Not every small town in Judea and Samaria is yet recognized in the Interior Ministry as an official entity. In such cases, the Population registry includes those residents into the number of the larger, nearby official town. In the case of the two towns you mentioned, those residents are included in the total number for Shiloh. Subsequently, the report is NOT lacking in numbers, rather some smaller towns are not listed and are rather included in the larger nearby town.
Hi,
The fact that the Jewish population of the West Bank is rising faster than other parts of Israel is receiving big headlines. I noticed in the report that there are some towns where the population has gone down over the last year. Even Bet El, which seems like a prominent town, went down in numbers. What’s the explanation?
For decades the argument against Israeli sovereignty in Judea-Samaria has been the growth rate of the Arab population – an assumption that if they become citizens they will be a threat to the Jewish character of Israel. The stats are apparently really hard to verify, and there are periodic claims that both the current and projected numbers for the Arab Judea-Samaria population are inflated.
So here we have surprisingly high numbers in Jewish residence and growth, but is it anywhere near that of the Arab population? And, if anyone claims ‘yes’ or ‘no’, how can we know if their figures are accurate?
Why do you call it “West Bank” and not the original Hebrew name? This is after what our enemies intent of denying us our own land and history call it!
i don’t “see it”!
i’ll go as far to say it is a means of shielding your bias.
Someone who calls the region “Judea and Samaria” is using the correct historical term, the one that was used on all maps up until a few decades ago, when the term “West Bank” was invented to erase the Jewish connection to the land. So, yes, I have a bias towards historic fact, and not towards more recent terminologies which are loaded with political bias.
How is the process to require to live in Samaria and Judea after Aliah?
How can you explain that the population of Maaleh Adumim during the last year increased only on 0.4% (from 40828 to 40996). This is significantly lower even than the average Israeli population growth of about 1.6% per year.
Shalom Lev,
In general, during some years, there’s more construction than in others.
This can depend on a variety of reasons such us authorizations from PM Netanyahu or other issues.
A successful mayor or council head is one who can navigate all the blockages standing in the way of construction and bring about robust progress in housing, to help alleviate the national housing crisis which persists in Israel, and prevents multiple young couples from purchasing a home, which is/was longstanding standard procedure for Israeli society.
If I come across more specific into on Maaleh Adumim, I will add it here.
Thanks for the inquiry, Baruch
Shalom Baruch,
According to the latest (2017) statistical abstract “Jerusalem Facts and Trends” produced by the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research and used by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, the population of the Jewish residents in Jerusalem living over the Green line in neighborhoods constructed after 1967 comes to 211,600. According to your report the number is 315,000. Can you explain this discrepancy please. It is really important for me to know the facts as accurately as possible.
Thanks,
Avery
Hi Avery, thanks for your inquiry. In general, many research and policy institutes produce statistics that support certain political goals (AKA publish low Jewish population numbers in order to promote the Two-state Solution). Those reports ignore the tremendous amount of construction in multiple neighborhoods of eastern Jerusalem that has taken place over the last several years. We do not calculate the statistics or create a report for eastern Jerusalem data, as we focus solely. on the West Bank Jewish population. That being said, raw data from Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority from January 2011 shows that the total Jewish population in eastern Jerusalem at that time was already 227,936. So there is no way that in 2017 the population only stood at 211,600.
you forgot Ade Ad in the Shilo Block
Not all the small offshoots near Shiloh are recorded in the Interior Ministry. In the case of Ade Ad, those residents are included in the number of Shiloh.
I reviewed your statistics and was very impressed. I disagree with your population forecast on last page. There has been a “baby boom” in Israel over the past 25 years, and these people are becoming adults and starting a secondary baby boom. Bottom line, the rate of the adult population growth in Israel is increasing, and the place for them to move is Judea/Samaria. For this reason, I expect the rate of population growth, and home construction/purchases to dramatically accelerate over the upcoming years.
Hi Hezy, we too expect the population to accelerate exponentially in the coming years. However, we based our forecast solely on the increase over the last five years.
I cannot get the Stat’s report (which I want) unless I take other thing’s as well which I do not have time to read. Am I doing something wrong.
Hi Andrew, thanks for your inquiry! We provide the report for free for anyone who subscribes to our monthly newsletter. I highly recommend the newsletter – it arrives in your inbox only once a month, and it provides 4-6 very short and easy-to-read summaries of articles that further prove the unviability of the Two-state Solution. That being said, if you just want the report, you can subscribe in order to receive and download it, and then unsubscribe very easily by clicking the unsubscribe link in the email. However, if you will want the updated report next year as well, you will have to manually resubscribe then.