The Population of Palestine by Religion, 1870-1946
[Ottoman censuses to 1914, British Mandate censuses to 1946)
Year
Muslim
%
Jewish
%
Christian
%
Other
%
Total
1860-1
325,000
88
13,000
4
31,000
8


369,000
1882-3
408,318
87
15,300
3
44,471
10


468,089
1895-6
469,750
86
20,117
4
58,987
10


548,854
1905-6
531,236
85
27,862
4
69,092
11


628,190
1914-5
602,377
83
38,754
6
81,012
11


722,143
1918
618,528
83
58,728
8
70,429
9
443

748,128
1922
640,798
78
94,752
12
76,194
9
8,515
1
820,259
1931
777,403
73
176,468
17
93,029
8
10,314
1
1,057,214
1936
879,496
63
385,408
28
112,401
8
11,547
1
1,388,852
1939
949,612
61
457,943
30
120,853
8
12,319
1
1,540,727
1946
1,175,196
60
602,586
31
148,910
8
15,657
1
1,942,349