REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JERUSALEM -- Here is a look at the growth in the population of Israel's West Bank settlements over the past decade, including the past five years under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, compared with growth of the overall Israeli and Palestinian populations.
Israeli overall population: 6.75 million (2003), 7.42 million (2008), 8.13 million (2013)
Growth: 9.9 percent (2008), 9.6 percent (2013)
West Bank settlement population: 221,898 (2003), 290,311 355 (2008), 993 (2013)
Growth: 31 percent (2008), 23 percent (2013)
Settlements inside barrier: 168,713 222,121 274,115
Growth: 32 percent (2008), 23 percent (2013)
Settlements outside barrier: 53,185 (2003), 68,190 (2008), 81,878 (2013)
Growth: 28 percent (2008), 20 percent (2013)
Palestinian population: 2.09 million (2003), 2.39 million (2008), 2.72 million (2013
Growth 14 percent (2008), 14 percent (2013)
All data is obtained from sources Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, Peace Now and Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. Israeli figures are year-end numbers, while Palestinian figures are mid-year estimates. The Palestinians figures include an estimated 300,000 Palestinian residents of east Jerusalem.
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