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Population

More then 3 Million people live in the West Bank, 85% of them are Palestinians. Source: Israeli and Palestinian CBS, end of 2023

Source: Israeli CBS, end of 2023

Number of Settlements147

Settlements in the West Bank that were officially established by the government (East Jerusalem excluded). Peace Now's count, 26/11/2024

Number of Outposts (Including Farms)224

Outposts are settlements that were established since the 1990's without government approval and are considered illegal according to Israeli law.

Peace Now's count. As of November 2024, there are 123 outposts and 113 farm-outposts. Download the list of settlements and outposts (1/12/24) - here.

Source: Israeli CBS

Source: Peace Now's count, 31/12/24.
Out of the outposts established: 2 outposts were evicted (Migron and Amona); 29 outposts were legalized (four as independent settlements and the rest as "neighborhoods" of existing settlements); at least 28 outposts are in the process of being legalized (plans promoted and/or a government resolution). The outposts phenomenon started mainly under Netanyahu as Prime Minister in 1996, and it was stopped in 2005. In 2012 the government of Netanyahu started to established illegal outposts again.