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
[edit]Source: Statistical Yearbook of Jerusalem, 2021.[1]
| 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 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 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 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) | ||||||||||
| 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% |
References
[edit]- ^ "Table III/5 - Population of Jerusalem by Population Group, Religious Identification, Quarter and Sub-Quarter, 2021" (PDF). Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research. Retrieved 15 February 2024.