The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #112662   Message #2396748
Posted By: Teribus
24-Jul-08 - 10:30 AM
Thread Name: BS: Lebanon - Piece at last!
Subject: RE: BS: Lebanon - Piece at last!
Congratulations on your wedding CarolC.

For population figures try these:

1914 – Ottoman Empire – 60,000 Jews - 731,000 Arabs
1922 – British Mandate – 83,790 Jews – 668,258 Arabs
1931 – British Mandate – 174,606 Jews – 858,708 Arabs

1941 – British Mandate – 474,102 Jews – 1,111,398 Arabs

1950 – Israel + Arab Occupied Palestinian Territory – 1,203,000 Jews* – 1,172,100

* Increase in Jewish population largely caused by eviction of Jews from Arab countries through the middle-east and North Africa.

1960 - Israel + Arab Occupied Palestinian Territory – 1,911,300 Jews – 1,340,100 Arabs
1970 – Israel including Israeli occupied Territory – 2,582,000 Jews – 1,045,000 Arabs
1980 - Israel including Israeli occupied Territory – 3,282,700 Jews – 2,100,000 Arabs
1995 - Israel + Gaza + West Bank + Golan – 4,495,100 Jews – 3,506,900 Arabs
2005 - Israel + Gaza + Golan – 5,275,700 Jews – 5,139,100 Arabs