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Demographics of Jerusalem by quarter This article provides the demographics of Jerusalem by quarter, sub-quarter (neighborhood), and approximate totals for West and East Jerusalem according to the UN-recognized border (1967 border). Some sub-quarters straddle the Green Line and in those cases the sub-quarter is assigned to the sector (East or West) into which most of the area falls.
2021
Source: Statistical Yearbook of Jerusalem, 2021.[1]
| West or East
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Quarter #
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Sub- quar- ter #
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Quarter: Description/ Subquarter: Name
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Subquarter name (Hebrew)
|
Total
|
Jews and others
|
Jews and others %
|
Approx. # of Ultra- Orthodox
|
Ultra- Orthodox as % of "Jews and Others"
|
Arabs/ Pale- stinians
|
Pale- stinian %
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
|
Old City & East Jerusalem core |
|
371,430 |
6,773 |
1.82% |
68 |
1% |
364,684 |
98.18%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2112 |
Bet Hanina |
בית חנינא |
45,300 |
198 |
0.44% |
0 |
0% |
45,102 |
99.56%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2111 |
Kafr 'Aqb, Atarot |
כפר עקב, עטרות |
42,410 |
14 |
0.03% |
0 |
0% |
42,396 |
99.97%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2312 |
At-Tur, Mount of Olives |
א-טור, מורדות הר הזיתים |
30,690 |
181 |
0.59% |
0 |
0% |
30,509 |
99.41%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2711 |
Jabal Mukabar |
ג'בל מוכבר |
26,800 |
214 |
0.80% |
0 |
0% |
26,585 |
99.20%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2211 |
Shu'afat |
שועפאט |
24,280 |
84 |
0.35% |
0 |
0% |
24,197 |
99.66%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2212 |
Shu'afat - refugee camp |
מחנה פליטים שועפאט |
23,400 |
22 |
0.09% |
0 |
0% |
23,378 |
99.91%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2613 |
Ras Al-'Amud |
ראס אל-עמוד |
21,540 |
746 |
3.46% |
0 |
0% |
20,795 |
96.54%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2511 |
Old City - Moslem Quarter |
העיר העתיקה - הרובע המוסלמי |
21,180 |
455 |
2.15% |
0 |
0% |
20,725 |
97.85%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2311 |
Isawiyya |
עיסאוויה |
20,560 |
10 |
0.05% |
0 |
0% |
20,551 |
99.96%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2811 |
Sur Bahar |
צור באהר |
20,370 |
33 |
0.16% |
0 |
0% |
20,337 |
99.84%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2611 |
Silwan |
סילוואן |
19,900 |
686 |
3.45% |
0 |
0% |
19,214 |
96.55%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2911 |
Bet Zafafa |
בית צפאפא |
15,320 |
183 |
1.19% |
0 |
0% |
15,137 |
98.81%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2411 |
Wadi Al-Joz, Sheih Jarrah |
ואדי אל ג'וז, שייח ג'ראח |
13,700 |
193 |
1.41% |
0 |
0% |
13,507 |
98.59%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2213 |
New Anata |
ענאתה החדשה |
12,810 |
18 |
0.14% |
0 |
0% |
12,792 |
99.86%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2612 |
Abu Thor |
אבו תור |
12,450 |
144 |
1.16% |
0 |
0% |
12,306 |
98.84%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2412 |
Bab Az-Zahara, Mas'udiya |
באב א-זהרה, מסעודיה |
6,370 |
70 |
1.10% |
0 |
0% |
6,300 |
98.90%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2812 |
Um Tubba |
אום טובא |
5,120 |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0% |
5,117 |
99.94%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2514 |
Old City - Christian Quarter |
העיר העתיקה - הרובע הנוצרי |
3,800 |
325 |
8.55% |
0 |
0% |
3,475 |
91.45%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2512 |
Old City - Jewish Quarter |
העיר העתיקה - הרובע היהודי |
3,210 |
2,059 |
64.16% |
844 |
41% |
1,151 |
35.84%
|
| West Bank |
Areas 2111–2911 |
2513 |
Old City - Armenian Quarter |
העיר העתיקה - הרובע הארמני |
2,220 |
1,118 |
50.38% |
391 |
35% |
1,102 |
49.62%
|
| West Bank |
Quarter 1 |
|
Northeast |
|
70,840 |
68,550 |
96.77% |
26,734 |
39% |
2,290 |
3.23%
|
| West Bank |
Quarter 1 |
11 |
Neve Ya'akov |
נווה יעקב |
26,470 |
26,141 |
98.76% |
21,697 |
83% |
329 |
1.24%
|
| West Bank |
Quarter 1 |
13 |
Pisgat Ze'ev east |
פסגת זאב מזרח |
23,870 |
23,041 |
96.53% |
691 |
3% |
829 |
3.47%
|
| West Bank |
Quarter 1 |
12 |
Pisgat Ze'ev north |
פסגת זאב צפון |
20,500 |
19,368 |
94.48% |
4,455 |
23% |
1,130 |
5.51%
|
| West Bank |
Quarter 4 |
|
North (WB) |
|
66,780 |
66,281 |
99.25% |
55,013 |
83% |
492 |
0.74%
|
| West Bank |
Quarter 4 |
42 |
Ramot Alon north |
רמות אלון צפון |
31,890 |
31,652 |
99.25% |
27,221 |
86% |
237 |
0.74%
|
| West Bank |
Quarter 4 |
43 |
Ramot Alon south |
רמות אלון דרום |
19,210 |
19,020 |
99.01% |
12,363 |
65% |
190 |
0.99%
|
| West Bank |
Quarter 4 |
41 |
Ramat Shlomo |
רמת שלמה |
15,680 |
15,639 |
99.74% |
15,170 |
97% |
41 |
0.26%
|
| Crosses Line |
Quarter 5 |
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| West Bank |
Quarter 5 (WB) |
52 |
Ramat Eshkol, Giv'at Hamivtar |
רמת אשכול, גבעת המבתר |
11,540 |
11,434 |
99.08% |
9,833 |
86% |
106 |
0.92%
|
| West Bank |
Quarter 5 (WB) |
53 |
Ma'alot Dafna-WB, Shmuel Hanavi-Green Line |
מעלות דפנה, שמואל הנביא |
10,870 |
10,739 |
98.79% |
9,880 |
92% |
131 |
1.21%
|
| West Bank |
Quarter 5 (WB) |
54 |
Giv'at Shapira (French Hill) Including the Mt, Scopus student dormitories |
גבעת שפירא (הגבעה הצרפתית) כולל מעונות הסטודנטים בהר הצופים |
7,860 |
6,396 |
81.38% |
1,215 |
19% |
1,463 |
18.61%
|
| Crosses Line |
Quarter 13 |
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| West Bank |
Quarter 13 (WB) |
135 |
East Talpiot-West Bank |
תלפיות מזרח |
14,790 |
14,385 |
97.26% |
0 |
0% |
405 |
2.74%
|
| West Bank |
Quarter 16 |
|
South (WB) |
|
57,260 |
56,273 |
98.28% |
7,316 |
13% |
981 |
1.71%
|
| West Bank |
Quarter 16 |
162 |
Homat Shmuel (Har Homa) |
חומת שמואל (הר חומה) |
25,500 |
25,424 |
99.70% |
2,797 |
11% |
76 |
0.30%
|
| West Bank |
Quarter 16 |
163 |
Gilo (east) |
גילה (מזרח) |
20,040 |
19,519 |
97.40% |
3,318 |
17% |
520 |
2.60%
|
| West Bank |
Quarter 16 |
164 |
Gilo (west) |
גילה (מערב) |
11,720 |
11,319 |
96.58% |
1,245 |
11% |
400 |
3.41%
|
| Total East Jerusalem |
611,370 |
240,831 |
39.4% |
111,121 |
46.1% |
370,532 |
60.6%
|
| Crosses Line |
Quarter 5 |
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| Green Line |
Quarter 5 (GL) |
51 |
Har Hotzvim, Sanhedria, Tel Arza - all Green Line |
הר חוצבים, סנהדריה, תל ארזה |
15,620 |
15,569 |
99.67% |
14,946 |
96% |
46 |
0.29%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 8 |
|
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|
85,460 |
84,275 |
98.61% |
62,364 |
74% |
1,181 |
1.38%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 8 |
82 |
Geula, Me'a She'arim |
גאולה, מאה שערים |
39,070 |
38,955 |
99.71% |
37,786 |
97% |
113 |
0.29%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 8 |
83 |
Mekor Baruch, Zichron Moshe |
מקור ברוך, זכרון משה |
17,160 |
17,065 |
99.45% |
15,529 |
91% |
96 |
0.56%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 8 |
85 |
Nahlaot, Zichronot |
נחלאות, זכרונות |
9,890 |
9,642 |
97.49% |
2,893 |
30% |
248 |
2.51%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 8 |
86 |
Rehavya |
רחביה |
8,420 |
8,328 |
98.91% |
1,499 |
18% |
93 |
1.11%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 8 |
84 |
City Center |
מרכז העיר |
7,220 |
6,898 |
95.54% |
2,069 |
30% |
321 |
4.45%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 8 |
81 |
Mamilla, Morasha (Musrara) |
ממילא, מורשה (מוסררה) |
3,700 |
3,425 |
92.57% |
2,363 |
69% |
275 |
7.43%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 9 |
|
Northwest-GL |
|
57,110 |
56,812 |
99.48% |
49,995 |
88% |
297 |
0.52%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 9 |
91 |
Romema |
רוממה |
26,470 |
26,364 |
99.60% |
25,837 |
98% |
106 |
0.40%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 9 |
93 |
Har Nof |
הר נוף |
16,180 |
16,156 |
99.85% |
13,894 |
86% |
22 |
0.14%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 9 |
92 |
Giv'at Shaul |
גבעת שאול |
14,460 |
14,292 |
98.84% |
10,576 |
74% |
168 |
1.16%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 10 |
|
'North-northwest GL |
|
65,990 |
65,503 |
99.26% |
24,891 |
38% |
497 |
0.75%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 10 |
103 |
Bayit Vagan |
בית וגן |
22,210 |
22,142 |
99.69% |
17,935 |
81% |
68 |
0.31%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 10 |
101 |
Kiryat Moshe, Beit Hakerem |
קרית משה, בית הכרם |
27,670 |
27,418 |
99.09% |
3,839 |
14% |
251 |
0.91%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 10 |
104 |
Ramat Sharet, Ramat Denya |
רמת שרת, רמת דניה |
12,520 |
12,373 |
98.83% |
2,846 |
23% |
147 |
1.17%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 10 |
102 |
Giv'at Ram |
גבעת רם |
3,590 |
3,513 |
97.85% |
281 |
8% |
75 |
2.09%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 11 |
|
West GL |
|
46,260 |
45,687 |
98.76% |
8,681 |
19% |
573 |
1.24%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 11 |
114 |
Kiryat Menahem, Ir Ganim |
קרית מנחם, עיר גנים |
18,870 |
18,613 |
98.64% |
1,303 |
7% |
256 |
1.36%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 11 |
112 |
Kiryat Hayovel (north) |
קרית היובל (צפון) |
14,360 |
14,272 |
99.39% |
5,566 |
39% |
88 |
0.61%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 11 |
113 |
Kiryat Hayovel (south) |
קרית היובל (דרום) |
11,030 |
10,911 |
98.92% |
1,855 |
17% |
119 |
1.08%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 11 |
111 |
Ein Kerem, Kiryat Hadassah |
עין כרם, קרית הדסה |
2,000 |
1,903 |
95.16% |
95 |
5% |
97 |
4.84%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 12 |
|
Southwestern GL |
|
40,030 |
39,407 |
98.44% |
3,941 |
10% |
628 |
1.57%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 12 |
121 |
Gonen (Katamon) A - I |
גונן (קטמון) א' - ט' |
24,380 |
23,857 |
97.85% |
1,193 |
5% |
522 |
2.14%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 12 |
122 |
Giv'at Havradim (Rassco), Giv'at Mordechay |
גבעת הוורדים (רסקו), גבעת מרדכי |
15,650 |
15,562 |
99.44% |
2,957 |
19% |
87 |
0.56%
|
| Crosses Line |
Quarter 13 (GL) |
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| Green Line |
Quarter 13 (GL) |
134 |
Talpiot, Arnona, Mekor Haim |
תלפיות, ארנונה, מקור חיים |
18,670 |
18,189 |
97.42% |
728 |
4% |
478 |
2.56%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 13 (GL) |
133 |
Ge'ulim (Baq'a), Giv'at Hananya (Abu Tor), Yemin Moshe |
גאולים (בקעה), גבעת חנניה (אבו תור), ימין משה |
12,410 |
11,193 |
90.20% |
112 |
1% |
1,216 |
9.80%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 13 (GL) |
131 |
German Colony, Gonen (Old Katamon) |
המושבה הגרמנית, גונן (קטמון הישנה) |
9,810 |
9,708 |
98.96% |
485 |
5% |
102 |
1.04%
|
| Green Line |
Quarter 13 (GL) |
132 |
Komemiyut (Talbiya), YMCA Compound |
קוממיות (טלביה), מתחם ימק"א |
3,480 |
3,386 |
97.30% |
102 |
3% |
94 |
2.70%
|
| Total West Jerusalem |
354,840 |
349,734 |
98.6% |
166,688 |
47.7% |
5,088 |
1.4%
|
| Total Jerusalem |
966,210 |
590,565 |
61% |
277,809 |
29% |
375,620 |
39%
|
Totals do not sum exactly due to the presentation of some ethnoreligious groups as percentages of totals.
Two quarters span East and West Jerusalem:
| West or East
|
Quarter #
|
Sub- quar- ter #
|
Quarter: Description/ Subquarter: Name
|
Subquarter name (Hebrew)
|
Total
|
Jews and others
|
Jews and others %
|
Approx. # of Ultra- Orthodox
|
Ultra- Orthodox as % of "Jews & Others"
|
Arabs/ Pale- stinians
|
Pale- stinian %
|
| Crosses Line |
Quarter 5 |
|
North-Northeast (split) |
|
45,890 |
44,185 |
96.28% |
34,906 |
79% |
1,718 |
3.74%
|
| Crosses Line |
Quarter 13 |
|
East Talpiot SE, WB |
|
59,160 |
56,871 |
96.13% |
1,706 |
3% |
2,281 |
3.85%
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References
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