Number
of Registered Refugees 1
(as of 30 June each year)
|
Field
|
1950
|
1960
|
1970
|
1980
|
1990
|
2000
|
| Jordan |
506,200
|
613,743
|
506,083
|
716,372
|
929,097
|
1,570,192
|
| Lebanon |
127,600
|
136,561
|
175,958
|
226,554
|
302,049
|
376,472
|
| Syrian Arab Republic |
82,194
|
115,043
|
158,717
|
209,362
|
288,731
|
383,199
|
| West Bank 2 |
-
|
-
|
272,692
|
324,035
|
414,298
|
583,009
|
| Gaza Strip |
198,227
|
255,542
|
311,814
|
367,995
|
488,342
|
824,622
|
|
Total
|
914,221
3
|
1,120,889
|
1,425,219
|
1,844,318
|
2,422,517
|
3,737,494
|
Source: United Nations, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East, 30 June 2000 (21 May 2001).
1 Figures are based on UNWRA records, which are updated continually; however, the registration with the Agency is voluntary and these figures do not represent an accurate population record.
2 Until 1967, the West Bank was administered as an integral part of the Jordan field.
3 Excluding 45,800 persons receiving relief in Israel, who where the responsibility of UNRWA until June 1952.