The population of Palestine, including travelers, but not including members of His Majesty’s Forces or the nomadic population, was officially estimated at 1,300,000 as of the end of 1936.
This figure includes 796,175 Moslems, 384,055 Jews, 108,513 Christians and 11,378 other people.
The total increase in population in 1936 is estimated by the Office of Statistics at 58,590, or 4.62 per cent. The Moslem increase was 26,040, there being an estimated natural increase of 25,917 and an estimated net immigration of 123. The Jewish increase was 28,933 being made up of a net immigration of 21,183 and a natural increase of 7,750.
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