Demographic security

Palestinian population to exceed Jewish population by 2020

Figures released by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics on Thursday suggested that Palestinians will outnumber Israeli Jews in historic Palestine by 2020.

The results of the Palestinian census were released as 2015 came to a close in the center’s annual analysis of demographics in the area.

The census estimated that by the end of 2015, the total number of Palestinians in "historical Palestine" -- meaning the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, and Israel -- was around 6.22 million, compared to 6.32 million Jews.