WEST BANK

Jewish
Population
Stats
(not including eastern Jerusalem)
UPDATED TO: JANUARY 1, 2024

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Stats Based on Population Registry, Ministry

of the Interior, State of Israel
compiled by
Yaakov “Ketzaleh” Katz
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Arutz Sheva/Besheva Group
Former Chairman of the National Union
Party in the Israeli Parliament 2009-2013
Founder of Bet El Institutions

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 Former MK Yaakov
“Ketzaleh” Katz, founder of
the West Bank Stats report,
speaking in the Knesset

About This Report:

After Israel's 1967 reclamation of the West
Bank (AKA Judea and Samaria), public opinion
trended into two camps. The "Peace Camp"
regarded the West Bank and Gaza as negotiable
assets, to be relinquished to Palestinian
Arabs in the context of a comprehensive
peace agreement. The "Nationalist Camp"
sought to correct historical injustices through
Jewish resettlement and restoration of Jewish
sovereignty over these territories.
As documented in this report, the Nationalist
Camp has since brought over half a million
Jews to the West Bank. The numbers would
have soared yet more if not for a wall of
opposition from the Peace Camp, whose
members hold key positions in the media and
government institutions.
The underlying premise of the Peace Camp
rests on the belief that by improving the living
conditions of the Arab population, the armed
struggle against Israel will fizzle out.
Enter Oct 7, 2023.
The fundamental assertion of the Peace
Camp collapsed on this day when terrorists
massacred, raped, and burned Israelis alive with
the support of Gazan civilians. Subsequently,
many Peace Camp advocates changed their
positions. This trend is well-represented in
a Facebook post by former Shabak (Israeli
Secret Service) agent Yaniv Cohen Aviad:
“I was… so mistaken. For my entire
adult life, I was captive to the paradigm
of finding a solution to the Palestinian
issue… through education, patience,
humanitarian gestures, speaking to
moderates and ceding land. This approach
collapsed on Oct 7th. The realists who
warned that the Arabs really meant what
they say about wanting to destroy us…,
they were right. It’s either us or them.”
While the scope of the shift in public opinion
is not yet clear, serious cracks have indeed
developed in the wall of opposition to Jewish
settlement of the West Bank. This new reality
will likely lead to accelerated growth in the
coming years.
Former Member of Knesset Yaakov “Ketzaleh”
Katz began publishing these statistics during
his Knesset term (2009-2013) when he
saw that his political rivals on the left, who
supported deporting all Jews from the West
Bank, had no clue as to the number of Jews
already living there.

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 Map of West Bank Blocs

HAIFA

North Samaria Bloc

Ariel Elkana
Binyamin Bloc Samaria Bloc
TEL AVIV

Kiryat Sefer Bloc Maaleh Adumim Bloc

Etzion Bloc
JERICHO
JERUSALEM
Beitar Illit
South Hevron Hills Bloc Eastern Etzion Bloc
HEVRON

BEER SHEVA
Jordan Valley Bloc

Total Number of Jewish Residents

in Judea & Samaria (the West Bank)
not including the Old City
and eastern neighborhoods of Jerusalem

Total as of Total as of Total as of

1/1/19 1/1/23 12/31/23
449,508 502,991 517,407

2.87% growth in last 1 year

517,407
15.11% growth in last 5 years haalnfdaclim i l l i on
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In the coming pages, the above totals are
broken down by regions and towns.

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 The stats in this pamphlet do NOT take into account
the some 340,000 Jewish residents
of the Jerusalem neighborhoods listed below,
which were liberated in the 6-Day War of June
1967 and are technically part of the West Bank.

Armon Hanatziv Maalot Dafna

Beit Orot Neve Yakov
French Hill Nof Tzion
Gilo Pisgat Ze’ev
Givat Chananya (Abu Tor) Ramat Eshkol
Givat Hamatos Ramat Shlomo
Givat Hamivtar Ramot
Har HaTzofim Sanhedria Murchevet
Har Homa Shimon HaTzadik
Kfar HaShiloach Talpiot Mizrach
Ma'ale Zeitim The City of David
The Old City

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 NORTH SAMARIA BLOC
Total as of Total as of Total as of
Yishuv
1/1/19 1/1/23 12/31/23
Chinanit 1466 1820 1847
Chermesh 280 297 289
Mevo Dotan 477 705 790
Rechan 317 428 466 HAIFA

Shaked 974 1146 1178

Total 3514 4396 4,570

3.96% growth in last 1 year TEL AVIV

30.05% growth in last 5 years JERICHO

JERUSALEM

ARIEL ELKANA (HIGHWAY 5) BLOC HEVRON

Total as of Total as of Total as of

Yishuv BEER SHEVA
1/1/19 1/1/23 12/31/23
Revava 2664 3205 3294
Oranit 9437 10043 10151
Alfei Menashe 8466 8635 8671
Elkana 3902 4433 4556
Ariel 20445 20912 21395
Barkan 1981 2205 2271
Elei Zahav 3119 5073 5358
Peduel 2070 2261 2284
Kiryat Netafim 891 960 940
Shaar Shomron* 8310 8868 9048
Total 61285 66595 67,968
** All years include Shaarei Tikvah and Etz Efraim population
(merged to become Shaar Shomron in 2022) 2.06% growth in last 1 year
10.09% growth in last 5 years

* increased more than 40% over the last five years 5

** increased more than 10% over the last 1 year
*** both of the above
 BINYAMIN REGION
Total as of Total as of Total as of
Yishuv
1/1/19 1/1/23 12/31/23
Amichai 213 286 318
Bet El 6027 6060 6292
Bet Aryeh 5353 5754 5817
Bet Horon 1403 1510 1519
Geva (Adam) 5596 6082 6226
Givon Hahadasha 1318 1233 1262
HAIFA
Givat Zeev 19300 22710 23955
Dolev 1417 1661 1665
Har Adar 4362 4399 4493
Halamish 1254 1407 1451
Talmon 4723 5837 6109
TEL AVIV
Kochav HaShahar 2428 2763 2822
Kochav Yaakov 8910 10389 3792
JERICHO
JERUSALEM
Tel Tzion NO DATA NO DATA 6949
Kfar HaOranim 2508 2435 2392
HEVRON
Mevo Horon 2578 2637 2682
BEER SHEVA Maaleh Levona 720 865 918
Maaleh Michmash 1745 1993 2094
Nachliel 747 793 775
Nili 1787 2144 2191
Naaleh 1871 2782 2879
Ofra 3235 3268 3261
Ateret 689 712 749
Almon (Anatot) 1483 1577 1566
Psagot 2046 2299 2297
Rimonim 745 776 767
Shiloh 4307 5398 5637
Eli 4191 4532 4531
Total 90956 102302 105,409

3.04% growth in last 1 year

* increased more than 40% over the last five years 15.89% growth in last 5 years
6 ** increased more than 10% over the last 1 year
*** both of the above
SAMARIA BLOC
Total as of Total as of Total as of
Yishuv
1/1/19 1/1/23 12/31/23 HAIFA

Itamar 1224 1492 1594

Elon Moreh 1881 1976 1988
Bruchin 1157 2415 2640
Bracha 2582 3104 3190
TEL AVIV
Yitzhar 1668 2155 2288
Migdalim 378 608 674 JERUSALEM
JERICHO

Shavei Shomron 1010 1159 1182

Avnei Hefetz 1990 2434 2581
HEVRON
Yakir 2341 2766 2905
BEER SHEVA
Kfar Tapuach 1277 1524 1539
Rachelim 812 1104 1197
Nofim 867 1254 1364
Salit 1254 1514 1541
Emmanuel 4220 5217 5597
Einav 946 1152 1213
Tzofim 2422 2644 2769
Kedummim 4832 4804 4831
Karnei Shomron* 9390 10652 10781
Total 40251 47974 49,874
* all years include Maale Shomron population
(merged in 2020)
3.96% growth in last 1 year
23.91% growth in last 5 years

* increased more than 40% over the last five years

** increased more than 10% over the last 1 year 7
*** both of the above
 EASTERN ETZIYON
Total as of Total as of Total as of
Yishuv
1/1/19 1/1/23 12/31/23
Maaleh Amos 696 1071 1327
Nokdim 2081 2889 3191
Tekoa 4134 4677 4787
HAIFA
Metzad-Asfar 802 1204 1307
Total 7713 9841 10,612

TEL AVIV

JERICHO
7.83% growth in last 1 year
37.59% growth in last 5 years
JERUSALEM

HEVRON
GUSH ETZIYON
BEER SHEVA Total as of Total as of Total as of
Yishuv
1/1/19 1/1/23 12/31/23
Alon Shevut 3562 3468 3404
Elazar 2654 2786 2845
Efrata 11553 13471 13571
Bat Ayin 1616 1873 1905
Har Gilo 1602 1680 1709
Kfar Etziyon 861 1060 1074
Migdal Oz 407 393 408
Neve Daniel 2658 2700 2728
Rosh Tzurim 1026 1077 1108
Total 25939 28508 28,752

0.86% growth in last 1 year

10.84% growth in last 5 years

* increased more than 40% over the last five years

8 ** increased more than 10% over the last 1 year
*** both of the above
JORDAN VALLEY REGION
Total as of Total as of Total as of
Yishuv
1/1/19 1/1/23 12/31/23
Avnet 155 241 270
Almog 312 296 314
Argeman 163 162 171
Bet HaArava 287 512 538
Bekaot 215 225 228
Gittit 529 548 592
Galgal 171 218 227 HAIFA

Vered Yericho 365 426 436

Hemdat 257 354 359
Hamra 188 238 267
Yetav 415 350 333
Yafit 252 279 279 TEL AVIV

Mehola 599 747 789

JERICHO
Mechora 196 213 221
JERUSALEM
Mevuot Yericho NO DATA 325 398
Maaleh Efraim 1634 1791 1835 HEVRON

Mitzpe Shalem 229 237 241 BEER SHEVA

Mesua 228 356 393

Maskiot 249 333 354
Niran 103 120 135
Naama 189 286 323
Netiv Hagedud 211 230 227
Fetzael 337 428 451
Kalia 437 509 528
Roi 174 170 178
Rotem 217 286 303
Shadmot Mehola 720 800 793
Tomer 354 377 382
Total 9186 11057 11,565

4.59% growth in last 1 year

25.90% growth in last 5 years
* increased more than 40% over the last five years
** increased more than 10% over the last 1 year 9
*** both of the above
 HAIFA MAALE ADUMIM BLOC
Total as of Total as of Total as of
Yishuv
1/1/19 1/1/23 12/31/23
Maale Adumim 41220 40617 40651
Kfar Adumim 4446 4935 5038
TEL AVIV
Mitzpe Yericho 2413 2679 2846
JERICHO
Keidar 1534 1624 1605
JERUSALEM Total 49613 49855 50,140
HEVRON

BEER SHEVA 0.57% growth in last 1 year

1.06% growth in last 5 years

KIRYAT SEFER BLOC

Total as of Total as of Total as of
Yishuv
1/1/19 1/1/23 12/31/23
Hashmonaim 3270 3066 3020
Kiryat Sefer 74615 85700 88025
(Modiin Illit)
Matityahu 871 933 952
Ganei Modiin 3300 3553 3570
Total 82056 93252 95,567

2.48% growth in last 1 year

16.47% growth in last 5 years

* increased more than 40% over the last five years

10 ** increased more than 10% over the last 1 year
*** both of the above
 BEITAR ILLIT
Total as of Total as of Total as of
Yishuv
1/1/19 1/1/23 12/31/23
Beitar Illit 60098 67619 70813
Total 60098 67619 70,813

4.72% growth in last 1 year

17.83% growth in last 5 years

SOUTH HEVRON HILLS BLOC

Total as of Total as of Total as of HAIFA
Yishuv
1/1/19 1/1/23 12/31/23
Adura 469 551 563
Eshkolot 579 633 634
Hevron 544 604 616
TEL AVIV
Haggai 689 784 828
JERICHO
Tene 947 1107 1169
Carmel 511 556 613 JERUSALEM

Maon 632 657 691

HEVRON
Metzudat Yehuda 546 710 730
Negohot 371 550 581 BEER SHEVA

Susia 1270 1568 1641

Otniel 878 926 945
Pnei Hever 477 610 628
Kiryat Arba 8081 8260 8321
Shima 784 1021 1070
Telem 449 560 594
Sansena 512 812 835
Carmei Tzur 1158 1125 1124
Shani NO DATA 558 554
Total 18897 21592 22,137

2.52% growth in last 1 year

17.15% growth in last 5 years

* increased more than 40% over the last five years

** increased more than 10% over the last 1 year 11
*** both of the above
 Mark Langfan's map below illustrates the existential threat of an Arab state in the Judea
and Samaria mountainous region. Unlike short-range missiles from Gaza that typically hit
farmland, those launched from Judea and Samaria would disrupt airline traffic and endanger
70% of Israel's population in the densely-populated Greater Tel Aviv area.

MarkLangfan.com

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 PROJECTED JEWISH POPULATION
of Judea & Samaria (the West Bank)
based on growth of last 5 years

2025 533,038

2030 613,554

2035 706,233

2040 812,911

2045 935,702

2047 1,020,506

The above projected numbers do NOT take into account the some
340,000 Jewish residents currently residing in the Old City of
Jerusalem
and eastern Jerusalem neighborhoods which are technically part
of the West Bank.

Produced by Baruch Gordon, Harel Kohen, and Sharona Eshet-Kohen

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