Palestinians to outnumber Jews by 2020

The number of Jews and Palestinians living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean will be equal by 2016, according to estimates by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). According to the data, there are currently 11.6 million Palestinians across the globe.

 

According to the PCBS, by 2016 there will be 6.5 million Palestinians and a similar number of Jews in Israel. By 2020, the Palestinians will outnumber the Jews – they are estimated to number 7.2 million compared with 6.9 million Jews.

 

According to the data, there are 4.4 million Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip; 1.4 million in Israel (Arab-Israelis); 5.5 million in Arab states and 655,000 in the rest of the world.

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