Population statistics for Israeli West Bank settlements

Map of Israeli settlements (magenta) in the West Bank in 2014

The population statistics for Israeli West Bank settlements are collected by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. As such, the data contains only population of settlements recognized by the Israeli authorities. Israeli outposts are not tracked, and their population is hard to establish. In addition to these, Nahal settlements are formally considered military outposts, and their population is counted, but not reported. Once a Nahal settlement becomes a civilian locality, it starts to be reported.

While all settlements in the West Bank were advised by the International Court of Justice to be unlawful in 2004,^[1] the construction of the West Bank Barrier would keep a significant number of settlements behind a wall. The largest settlements left beyond the barrier would include Kiryat Arba (population 7,593 in 2012), Kokhav Ya'akov (6,476), Beit El (5,897), Geva Binyamin (4,674), Eli, Mateh Binyamin (3,521), Ofra (3,489), Talmon (3,202), Shilo, Mateh Binyamin (2,706), Tekoa, Gush Etzion (2,518), and Mitzpe Yeriho (2,115). The total number of settlers east of the barrier lines in 2012 was at least 67,702, plus 11,528 in the Jordan Valley. By comparison, the number of Gaza Strip settlers in 2005 who refused to move voluntarily and be compensated, and that were forcibly evicted during the Israeli disengagement from Gaza was around 9,000.^[2] The total population of all settlements in the West Bank was nearly 400,000 in 2014, excluding East Jerusalem.^[3] As of December 2015, altogether over 800,000 Israeli Jews resided over the 1949 Armistice Lines (including east-Jerusalem neighborhoods), constituting approximately 13% of Israel's Jewish population.^[4]

Statistics

Population of Israeli West Bank settlements

Name	Hebrew	2014[5]	2010[6]	2005[7]	2003[8]	2000[9]	1999[10]	Est.[6]	Fence[11]	Council	Subarea or bloc
Adora	אדורה	367	240	206	191	271	291	1984	E	Har Hebron	West
Alei Zahav	עלי זהב	983	498	684	424	391	355	1982	W	Shomron	Western S.
Alfei Menashe	אלפי מנשה	7614	7079	5541	5,347	4,580	4,410	1983	W	Shomron	Western S.[12]
Alon Shvut	אלון שבות	3141	3033	3291	3,146	2,680	2,230	1970	W	Gush Etzion	Etzion
Almog	אלמוג	179	170	159	141	167	156	1977	V	Megilot	Dead Sea
Almon (Anatot)	עלמון (ענתות)	1214	893	762	726	698	672	1982	W	Binyamin	Adumim
Argaman	ארגמן	128	169	166	169	164	155	1968	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Ariel	אריאל	18391	17668	16520	16,053	15,600	15,100	1978	W	Shomron	Western S.[13]
Asfar (Metzad)	מיצד (אספר)	535	401	258	232	361	356	1983	E	Gush Etzion	Judean Mtns
Ateret	עטרת	848	770	373	349	302	287	1981	E	Mateh Binyamin	Western B.
Avnat	אבנת	110	101	n/a				1983	V	Megilot	Dead Sea
Avnei Hefetz	אבני חפץ	1658	1553	1127	964	785	695	1990	E	Shomron	Western S.
Barkan	ברקן	1627	1401	1231	1,217	1,150	1,080	1981	W	Shomron	Western S.
Bat Ayin	בת עין	1196	987	804	767			1989	W	Gush Etzion	Etzion
Beit Aryeh	בית אריה	4516	3909	3457	2,522	2,380	2,330	1981	W	Shomron	Western S.[12]
Beit El	בית אל	5991	5626	4967	4,627	4,120	3,800	1977	E	Mateh Binyamin	[12] Ramallah
Beit HaArava	בית הערבה	134	120	83	54	55	45	1980	V	Megilot	Dead Sea
Beit Horon	בית חורון	1218	1115	848	822	772	720	1977	W	Mateh Binyamin	Giv'on
Beit Yatir (Mezadot Yehuda)	בית יתיר (מצדות יהודה)	478	379	431	412	422	412	1983	W	Har Hebron	South
Beitar Illit	ביתר עילית	46874	37575	26996	22,926	15,800	12,700	1985	W	Gush Etzion	Etzion[13]
Beka'ot	בקעות	171	162	156	145	144	144	1972	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Bruchin	ברוכין	675	n/a					2012	W	Shomron	Western S.
Carmei Tzur	כרמי צור	1011	725	713	623	481	422	1984	E	Gush Etzion	Etzion
Carmel	כרמל	419	383	330	321	246	252	1981	E	Har Hebron	South
Dolev	דולב	1281	1195	1034	973	880	850	1983	E	Mateh Binyamin	Western B.
Efrat(a)	אפרת	8131	7454	7428	7,037	6,430	6,230	1980	W	Gush Etzion	Etzion[12]
El'azar	אלעזר	2532	1905	1131	882	784	747	1975	W	Gush Etzion	Etzion
Eli	עלי	3947	3108	2420	2,058	1,900	1,730	1984	E	Mateh Binyamin	Eli
Elkana	אלקנה	3871	3587	2963	3,050	2,990	2,940	1977	W	Shomron	Western S.[12]
Elon Moreh	אלון מורה	1773	1447	1212	1,097	1,060	1,050	1979	E	Shomron	Nablus
Einav	ענב	691	604	538	473	500	504	1981	E	Shomron	Enav
Eshkolot	אשכולות	494	619	225	220	171	148	1982	W	Har Hebron	South
Etz Efraim	עץ אפרים	1550	760	642	617	525	500	1985	W	Shomron	Western S.
Ganim	גנים			0[14]	139	158	149	1983	E	Shomron	Northern S.
Geva Binyamin (Adam)	גבע בנימין (אדם)	5065	4370	2436	1,801	1,020	707	1984	E	Mateh Binyamin	Ramallah
Gilgal, Bik'at HaYarden	גלגל	169	166	164	162	180	164	1970	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Gitit	גיתית	362	297	191	119	100	109	1973	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Giv'at Ze'ev	גבעת זאב	15094	11764	10656	10,790	10,300	10,000	1983	W	Mateh Binyamin	[12] Giv'on
Giv'on Hadasha	גבעון החדשה	1161	1097	1147	1,224	1,190	1,180	1980	W	Mateh Binyamin	Giv'on
Hagai	בית חגי (חגי)	547	502	452	388	406	405	1984	E	Har Hebron	Hebron
Halamish	חלמיש	1282	1090	941	915	922	1,100	1977	E	Mateh Binyamin	Western B.
Hamra	חמרה	124	88	132	131	147	149	1971	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Har Adar (Giv'at HaRadar)	הר אדר (גבעת הרדאר)	3776	3426	2260	1,839	1,420	1,380	1986	W	Mateh Binyamin	[12] Giv'on
Har Brakha (Brakha)	הר ברכה (ברכה)	2195	1691	1094	880	752	714	1983	E	Shomron	Nablus
Har Gilo	הר גילה	1438	602	381	369	363		1972	W	Gush Etzion	Etzion
Hashmonaim	חשמונאים	2638	2610	2225	2,097	1,830	1,770	1985	W	Mateh Binyamin	Modi'in
Hebron	חברון				554			1980	E	Har Hebron	Hebron[15]
Hemdat (Nahal)	חמדת	209	178	140	107			1980	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Hermesh	חרמש	203	184	212	229	279	272	1982	E	Shomron	Rehan
Hinanit	חיננית	1101	813	760	669	481	432	1981	W	Shomron	Rehan
Homesh	חומש			0[14]	156	159	163	1980	E	Shomron	Northern S.
Immanuel	עמנואל	3197	2948	2583	2,455	3,040	3,150	1983	W	Shomron	Western S.[12]
Itamar	איתמר	1275	1101	651	557	541	511	1984	E	Shomron	Nablus
Kadim	קדים			0[14]	128	148	138	1983	E	Shomron	Northern S.
Kalia	קלי"ה	390	306	271	260	260	262	1968	V	Megilot	Dead Sea
Karnei Shomron	קרני שומרון	6650	6284	6280	6,093	5,890	5,590	1978	W	Shomron	Western S.[12]
Kedar	קדר	1384	1028	728	624	447	393	1985	W	Gush Etzion	Adumim
Kedumim	קדומים	4187	3877	3087	2,934	2,660	2,540	1977	W	Shomron	Kedumim[12]
Kfar Adumim	כפר אדומים	3952	3286	2127	1,866	1,690	1,590	1979	W	Mateh Binyamin	Adumim
Kfar Etzion	כפר עציון	1060	804	422	404	427	421	1967	W	Gush Etzion	Etzion
Kfar Tapuach	כפר תפוח	900	1025	648	523	347	352	1978	E	Shomron	Western S.
Kiryat Arba	קרית ארבע	6951	7248	6819	6,605	6,380	6,240	1972	E	Har Hebron	Hebron[12]
Kiryat Netafim	קרית נטפים	824	690	438	384	249	240	1983	W	Shomron	Western S.
Kokhav HaShahar	כוכב השחר	1829	1557	1449	1,367	1,150	1,080	1977	V	Mateh Binyamin	Jordan
Kokhav Ya'akov (Abir Ya'akov)	כוכב יעקב (אביר יעקב)	6993	6006	4919	3,819	1,640	1,260	1985	E	Mateh Binyamin	Ramallah
Lapid	לפיד	2505	2497	2247	2,176			1996	W	Hevel Modi'in	Modi'in
Ma'ale Adumim	מעלה אדומים	37404	35673	30162	27,259	24,900	23,800	1975	W	Gush Etzion[13]	Adumim
Ma'ale Amos	מעלה עמוס	352	255	340	299	336	342	1981	E	Gush Etzion	Judean Mtns
Ma'ale Efraim	מעלה אפרים	1145	1250	1423	1,443	1,480	1,460	1970	V	Bik'at HaYarden[12]	Jordan Valley
Ma'ale Levona	מעלה לבונה	758	686	545	497	445	447	1983	E	Mateh Binyamin	Eli
Ma'ale Mikhmas	מעלה מכמש	1319	1104	1126	980	826	753	1981	V	Mateh Binyamin
Ma'ale Shomron	מעלה שומרון	965	837	574	533	527	486	1980	W	Shomron	Western S.
Ma'on	מעון	488	357	347	327	283	265	1981	E	Har Hebron	South
Maskiot	משכיות	192	n/a	n/a		507	N/A	1986	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Massu'a	משואה	149	141	136	145	148	140	1970	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Matityahu	מתתיהו	663	465	1353	1,365	1,380	1,410	1981	W	Mateh Binyamin	Modi'in
Mehola	מחולה	467	400	362	327	306	315	1968	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Mekhora	מכורה	138	131	120	125	113	120	1973	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Menora	כפר האורנים \מנורה	2668	2509	1804	1,240	768	332	1998	V	Mateh Binyamin	Modi'in
Mevo Dotan	מבוא דותן	330	280	303	289	310	314	1978	E	Shomron	Rehan
Mevo Horon	מבוא חורון	2425	1771	950	712	497	494	1970	W	Mateh Binyamin	Modi'in
Migdal Oz	מגדל עוז	447	412	334	298	289	280	1977	W	Gush Etzion	Etzion
Migdalim	מגדלים	204	142	150	152	154	150	1983	E	Shomron	Western S.
Mitzpe Shalem	מצפה שלם	171	166	180	193	210	208	1971	V	Megilot	Dead Sea
Mitzpe Yericho	מצפה יריחו	2270	1851	1536	1,430	1,210	1,160	1978	V	Mateh Binyamin	Jordan
Modi'in Illit	מודיעין עילית	63187	48639	30484	24,290	16,400	13,000	1996	W	Mateh Binyamin	Modi'in[12]
Na'ale	נעלה	1441	1035	623	556	137	105	1988	E	Mateh Binyamin
Nahliel	נחליאל	583	412	264	248	244	230	1984	E	Mateh Binyamin	Western B.
Negohot	נגוהות	271	245	150	134	409	n/a	1999	E	Har Hebron	West
Nativ HaGdud	נתיב הגדוד	179	186	127	120	139	143	1976	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Neve Daniel	נווה דניאל	2174	1824	1467	1,073	933	868	1982	W	Gush Etzion	Etzion
Nili	נילי	1276	846	852	806	721	666	1981	E	Mateh Binyamin
Niran	נירן	81	52	49	52	56	45	1977	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Nofim	נופים	549	421	400	402	385	362	1987	W	Shomron	Western S.
Nokdim	נוקדים	1836	1413	729	646	611	526	1982	E	Gush Etzion	Judean Mtns
Na'omi	נעמ"ה	107	100	130	123	121	133	1982	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Ofarim	עופרים			n/a[16]	870	686	623	1989	W	Mateh Binyamin
Ofra	עפרה	3137	3296	2384	2,214	1,880	1,870	1975	E	Mateh Binyamin	Ramallah
Oranit	אורנית	8086	6205	5585	5,316	5,070	4,780	1985	W	Shomron	Western S.[12]
Otniel	עתניאל	862	787	747	698	560	553	1983	E	Har Hebron	South
Peduel	פדואל	1475	1185	1113	1,088	885	834	1984	W	Shomron	Western S.
Ma'ale Hever (Pnei Hever)	מעלה חבר (פני חבר)	423	380	375	376	304	266	1982	E	Har Hebron	Hebron
Peza'el	פצאל	244	214	215	213	224	228	1975	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Psagot	פסגות	1904	1658	1464	1,278	1,090	1,030	1981	E	Mateh Binyamin	Ramallah
Rechelim	רחלים	529	n/a					2013		Shomron
Rehan	ריחן	183	177	150	129	120	100	1977	W	Shomron	Rehan
Revava	רבבה	1805	1262	827	703	504	389	1991	W	Shomron	Western S.
Rimonim	רימונים	564	632	561	512	499	474	1977	V	Mateh Binyamin	Jordan
Ro'i	רועי	153	157	117	118	141	133	1976	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Rosh Tzurim	ראש צורים	910	606	364	263	265	290	1969	W	Gush Etzion	Etzion
Rotem	רותם	157	n/a					1983	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Sa-Nur	שא-נור			0[14]	55	52	54	1982	E	Shomron	Northern S.
Sal'it	סלעית	604	525	447	441	410	377	1977	W	Shomron	Enav
Sansana	סנסנה	284	n/a					1997		Har Hebron
Sha'are Tikva	שערי תקווה	5451	4727	3709	3,692	3,380	3,220	1983	W	Shomron	Western S.
Shadmot Mehola	שדמות מחולה	544	494	516	507	399	400	1979	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Shaked	שקד	779	661	527	524	497	468	1981	W	Shomron	Rehan
Shani (Livne)	שני (לבנה)	463	441	424	438	483	490	1989	W	Har Hebron	South
Shavei Shomron	שבי שומרון	863	688	606	604	573	569	1977	E	Shomron	Western S.
Shilo	שילה	3113	2172	1945	1,810	1,580	1,490	1979	E	Mateh Binyamin	Eli
Shim'a	שמעה	475	316	349	357	296	263	1985	E	Har Hebron	South
Susiya	סוסיא	1014	923	700	643	482	468	1983	E	Har Hebron	South
Talmon	טלמון	3486	2797	1964	1,618	1,250	1,150	1989	E	Mateh Binyamin	Western B.
Tekoa	תקוע	3200	1808	1243	1,116	980	948	1977	E	Gush Etzion	Judean Mtns
Telem	תלם	278	241	152	127	97	101	1982	E	Har Hebron	West
Tene Omarim	טנא עומרים	758	608	532	563	561	580	1983	E	Har Hebron	South
Tomer	תומר	232	234	281	298	308	307	1978	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Vered Jericho	ורד יריחו	221	196	156	161	164	155	1980	V	Megilot	Dead Sea
Yafit	יפית	136	107	99	95	125	118	1980	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Yakir	יקיר	1821	1285	984	932	822	765	1981	W	Shomron	Western S.
Yitav	ייט"ב	249	139	156	136	114	107	1970	V	Bik'at HaYarden	Jordan Valley
Yitzhar	יצהר	1279	982	590	440	329	328	1983	E	Shomron	Nablus
Zofin	צופים	1815	1251	1043	1,040	857	794	1989	W	Shomron	Kedumim
Total (excl. East Jerusalem):		372945	313928	249901	226,852	192,976	177,411
Total (incl. East Jerusalem):					401,820	362,945

Population of East Jerusalem neighborhoods

Name	Hebrew	2003[17]	2000[9]	Est.[6]	Fence[11]
East Talpiot	תלפיות מזרח	12,439	12,845	1967	W
French Hill	הגבעה הצרפתית	6,628	8,193	1969	W
Gilo	גילֹה	27,425	27,637	1973	W
Giv'at Hamivtar	גבעת המבתר	2,958	2,912	1970	W
Har Homa, Givat Hamatos	הר חומה	2,152	763	1997	W
Ma'alot Dafna	מעלות דפנה	3,664	3,645	1972	W
Neve Yaakov	נווה יעקב	20,306	20,288	1972	W
Pisgat Ze'ev	פסגת זאב	39,747	36,649	1985	W
Ramat Eshkol	רמת אשכול	3,123	2,917	1970	W
Ramat Shlomo	רמת שלמה	13,390	11,348	1995	W
Ramot	רמות אלון	39,383	37,934	1974	W
Sanhedria Murhevet	סנהדריה המורחבת	4,999	5,018	1970	W
Total:		176,214	170,149

Unreported Nahal settlements:

• Elisha (population of 753 in 2000)
• Gvaot (population of 44 in 2003)

Localities of unknown status:

• Bitronot
• Doran
• Ein Hogla
• Mahane Giv'on

Other localities:

• Shvut Rachel (est. 1991) – an independently governed settlement which is formally designated as a neighborhood of Shilo. As such, its population is counted within Shilo.

See also

• Israeli settlement
• Judea and Samaria Area
• List of cities administered by the State of Palestine
• List of cities in Israel
• List of Israeli settlements with city status in the West Bank
• Population statistics for Israeli Gaza Strip settlements
• Yesha Council

Notes

1. See the advisory opinion in Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory [2004] ICJ 3
2. For prior statistics, see Population statistics for Israeli Gaza Strip settlements.
3. http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/26966/jewish-population-in-judea-and-samaria-growing-significantly/#ddFGqPD1D4W2vaaT.97
4. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/18210#.VpK885scTIU
5. Central Bureau of Statistics, Localities in Israel (Hebrew),
6. Central Bureau of Statistics, Localities in Israel (Hebrew),
7. Central Bureau of Statistics, Localities in Israel 2003-2008 (Hebrew),
8. Settlement Search
9. List of Localities: Their Population and Codes, 31.12.2000. Jerusalem: Central Bureau of Statistics, 2001.
10. List of Localities: Their Population and Codes, 31.12.1999. Jerusalem: Central Bureau of Statistics, 2000.
11. W: West of barrier or on side towards Israel. E: East of barrier or on side towards major Palestinian areas. V: Jordan Valley is even farther east.
12. Governed by own Local council (Israel) instead of the regional council
13. Governed as city instead of by the regional council
14. The settlements of Ganim, Hodesh, Kaddim and Sa Nur were evacuated in 2005 in Israel's unilateral disengagement plan.
15. Governed by own Regional Committee (Israel) instead of by the regional council
16. The settlement of Ofarim was appended to Beit Aryeh in 2004
17. Settlement Search

Population data for Tzurit as of 2002. Source: http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2002/tab_5.pdf

External links

• Israeli Settlements Population in the West Bank at the Jewish Virtual Library
• Yesha Council
• FMEP Reports: Settlements in the West Bank