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Demographic history of Palestine (region)
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged with Arab migrations to the Levant. (Discuss) Proposed since September 2024. |
| Year | Jews | Christians | Muslims | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st c. | Majority | – | – | ~1,250 | ||
| 4th c. | Majority | Minority | – | >1st c.[1][2] | ||
| 5th c. | Minority | Majority | – | >1st c. | ||
| End 12th c. | Minority | Minority | Majority | >225 | ||
| 14th c. | Minority | Minority | Majority | 150 | ||
| 1533–1539 | 5 | 6 | 145 | 156 | ||
| 1553–1554 | 7 | 9 | 188 | 205 | ||
| 1690–1691 | 2 | 11 | 219 | 232 | ||
| 1800 | 7 | 22 | 246 | 275 | ||
| 1890 | 43 | 57 | 432 | 532 | ||
| 1914 | 94 | 70 | 525 | 689 | ||
| 1922 | 84 | 71 | 589 | 752 | ||
| 1931 | 175 | 89 | 760 | 1,033 | ||
| 1947 | 630 | 143 | 1,181 | 1,970 | ||
| Estimates by Sergio DellaPergola (2001), drawing on the work of Bachi (1975). Figures in thousands.[3] | ||||||
The population of the region of Palestine, which approximately corresponds to modern Israel and the Palestinian territories, has varied in both size and ethnic composition throughout the history of Palestine.
Studies of Palestine's demographic changes over the millennia have shown that a Jewish majority in the first century AD had changed to a Christian majority by the 3rd century AD,[4] and later to a Muslim majority, which is thought to have existed in Mandatory Palestine (1920-1948) since at least the 12th century AD, during which the total shift to Arabic language was completed.[5]
- ^ An Introduction to Jewish-Christian Relations by Edward Kessler P72
- ^ The Cambridge History of Judaism: Volume 4, The Late Roman-Rabbinic Period By William David Davies, Louis Finkelstein, P:409
- ^ Pergola, Sergio della (2001). "Demography in Israel/Palestine: Trends, Prospects, Policy Implications" (PDF). Semantic Scholar. S2CID 45782452. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2018.
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