Judea & Samaria JNS - Jewish News Syndicate FEB 22, 2026
Judea, Samaria Jewish population grew at twice Israel’s overall rate in 2025
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As of Jan. 1, 2026, 541,085 Jews lived in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley, amounting to some 5.32% of the nation’s population
The Jewish population in Judea and Samaria grew in 2025 at twice the rate of Israel’s overall population, according to a report compiled by former lawmaker Ya’akov Katz and first shared with JNS on Friday.
As of Jan. 1, 2026, 541,085 Jews lived in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley, amounting to some 5.32% of the total population of the Jewish state, according to the West Bank Jewish Population Stats Report.
The population grew by 2.2% last year, exactly double the 1.1% growth rate of the nation’s overall population.
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