Demographic history of Palestine (region)
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.
| Year | Jews | Christians | Muslims | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st c. | Majority | – | – | ~1,250 | ||
| 4th c. | Majority | Minority | – | >1st c. | ||
| 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. | ||||||
Studies of Palestine's demographic changes over the millennia have shown that a Jewish majority in the first century CE had changed to a Christian majority by the 3rd century CE, and later to a Muslim majority, which is thought to have existed in Mandatory Palestine (1920-1948) since at least the 12th century CE, during which the total shift to Arabic language was completed.
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