Mid Year Projected Population in the Palestinian Territory by Governorate

Governorate/ District	Year
Governorate/ District	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Palestinian Territory	2,783,084	2,897,452	3,019,704	3,150,056	3,298,951	3,472,121	3,647,875	3,827,914
West bank
Jenin	192,743	200,041	207,837	216,126	225,711	236,958	248,248	259,683
Tubas District	34,755	36,158	37,650	39,239	41,067	43,207	45,359	47,547
Tulkarm	127,341	132,209	137,381	142,865	149,188	156,592	164,020	171,520
Qalqiliya	68,361	71,385	74,605	78,029	81,942	86,484	91,075	95,752
Salfit District	46,077	47,974	49,993	52,137	54,595	57,468	60,359	63,300
Nablus	248,102	257,566	267,650	278,317	290,621	305,030	319,453	334,050
Ramallah & Al-Bireh	202,759	211,800	221,436	231,690	243,432	257,058	270,855	284,940
Jericho	31,089	32,428	33,849	35,352	37,066	39,055	41,050	43,065
Jerusalem	320,809	331,553	342,756	354,417	367,003	381,275	395,607	410,193
Bethlehem	130,361	135,604	141,187	147,121	153,954	161,941	169,962	178,104
Hebron	385,165	401,154	418,293	436,637	457,781	482,514	507,621	533,337
Total	1,787,562	1,857,872	1,932,637	2,011,930	2,102,360	2,207,582	2,313,609	2,421,491
Gaza Strip
North Gaza	178,605	188,277	198,660	209,768	222,344	236,791	251,710	267,239
Gaza	357,768	372,310	388,031	404,973	424,509	447,346	470,744	494,953
Deir El-Balah	144,015	150,498	157,450	164,919	173,416	183,263	193,321	203,667
Khan Yunis	195,475	203,686	212,572	222,157	233,202	246,100	259,351	273,074
Rafah	119,659	124,809	130,354	136,309	143,120	151,039	159,140	167,490
Total	995,522	1,039,580	1,087,067	1,138,126	1,196,591	1,264,539	1,334,266	1,406,423