Settler Population Growth East and West of Barrier
Outside (East of) the Separation Barrier
Inside (West of) the Separation Barrier (including East Jerusalem)
*Settlements with population data unavailable were not included, so although there are 72 settlements outside the barrier, not all are represented by this number.
Source: Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics.
*During the 2001-2004 intifada, the settler population growth rate (23 percent) remained almost three times the national Israeli rate (7.9 percent), representing only a slight decrease from the Olso era.
*There was virtually no difference between growth rates east of the separation barrier and in the West Bank as a whole during the intifada. Settlements west of the barrier, however, enjoyed a far higher rate of growth during the boom years of the Oslo era.
*In absolute terms, the annual numerical population increase in settlements east of the separation barrier was remarkably consistent throughout the Olso and intifada periods, although those settlements east of the barrier that lost population grew by 50 percent during the intifada.
| Period | Number of Settlements* with an Increase in Population |
Number of Settlements* with a Decrease in Population |
|---|---|---|
| Oslo, 1994 - 2000 | 48 | 16 |
| Intifada, 2000 - 2004 | 47 | 23 |
| Overall, 1994 - 2004 | 49 | 15 |
Inside (West of) the Separation Barrier (including East Jerusalem)
| Period | Number of Settlements* with an Increase in Population |
Number of Settlements* with a Decrease in Population |
|---|---|---|
| Oslo, 1994 - 2000 | 51 | 5 |
| Intifada, 2000 - 2004 | 50 | 7 |
| Overall, 1994 - 2004 | 57 | 1 |
*Settlements with population data unavailable were not included, so although there are 72 settlements outside the barrier, not all are represented by this number.
| Oslo, 1994 - 2000 | Intifada, 2000 - 2004 | Overall, 1994 - 2004 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Settler population increase in the West Bank outside the barrier | 15,913 (33.7%) | 10,381 (22.6%) | 26,294 (46.2%) |
| Yearly average settler population increase outside the barrier | 2,652 | 2,595 | 2,629 |
| Population increase in the West Bank inside the barrier | 53,191 (22%) | 61,762 (21%) | 114,953 (47%) |
| Yearly average population increase in the West Bank inside the barrier | 8,865 | 15,440 | 11,495 |
| Settler population increase in the West Bank | 67,504 (54%) | 44,544 (23%) | 112,048 (89.3%) |
| Yearly average settler population increase in the West Bank | 11,251 | 11,136 | 11,205 |
| Population increase in Israel | 897,800 (16.4%) | 500,200 (7.9%) | 1,398,000 (25.6%) |
*During the 2001-2004 intifada, the settler population growth rate (23 percent) remained almost three times the national Israeli rate (7.9 percent), representing only a slight decrease from the Olso era.
*There was virtually no difference between growth rates east of the separation barrier and in the West Bank as a whole during the intifada. Settlements west of the barrier, however, enjoyed a far higher rate of growth during the boom years of the Oslo era.
*In absolute terms, the annual numerical population increase in settlements east of the separation barrier was remarkably consistent throughout the Olso and intifada periods, although those settlements east of the barrier that lost population grew by 50 percent during the intifada.
